Interfaith “Babka” Diplomacy

the Karma Project

Babka Diplomacy, takes the ancient practice of “breaking bread” literally, creating interfaith engagement and resource sharing amongst community faith leaders in Ulster County, NY. Utilizing the Babka, a Jewish dessert, over the course of a year this Karma Project will bring together leaders from across the faith spectrum to work together to create a more resilient and cohesive community, by sharing pathways of support and by providing greater access to social services for the most vulnerable.

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John Thomas Pinna is an international development operative working in the areas of government relations, political positioning, and engagement modeling.

He is the host of the first Muslim/Christian Podcast, Crossing Faiths, and the Founder and Executive Director of Muslims for Muslims International. In 2009, Pinna joined the American Islamic Congress (AIC) where he continued to develop multi-faith events for three years while executing international programming as the executive director at the Development Organization for Societies in Transition (DOST), culminating in several events with Muslim leaders and His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.