Friday, December 9, 2016

The Levant Foundation Helps Different Religions Come Together


Jamal Daniel is currently the Chairman of the Crest Investment Company. Outside of his work, Jamal Daniel serves as Chairman of The Levant Foundation.

As part of its larger mission to inform people about the culture of the Levant area, The Levant Foundation is dedicated to educating people about the three major religions (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam) that arose in the Middle East. One of the focuses of the foundation is to provide aid in the form of scholarships and fellowships for post-doctoral students. 

In 2011, the foundation provided financial support for the Swiss organization The Foundation for Interreligious and Intercultural Research and Dialogue (FDDI) to offer fellowships to post-graduate students who specialize in one of the three religions. The recipients of the fellowship formed a research group to study the commonalities among the different faiths with the goal of contributing to interreligious dialog and facilitating a deeper understanding between people.