Jews and Muslims join together to defend religious minorities

(The Christian Science Monitor) When Sheryl Olitzky first broached the subject of a Jewish-Muslim women’s group, Atiya Aftab didn’t buy it.

“Why is someone calling me because I’m Muslim?” Aftab recalled thinking. “This is creepy.”

But as Olitzky made her case over lattes at a Starbucks in suburban New Jersey, Aftab found herself drawn in.