Making Connections at the Honolulu United BWA meeting

On Saturday, October 15, 2016, Muslim women from Manoa Mosque participated in the Honolulu United Buddhist Women’s Association 2016 Joint Education / General Membership Meeting with the theme, “Reach Out – Make Connections.”

Attendees learned about misconceptions people have about Muslims. A panel of women from Manoa Mosque shared their personal spiritual paths and their experiences being a Muslim in Hawaii. In the afternoon, attendees shared tea and desserts prepared by the women of the mosque and the Hongwanji. Then there was a cultural exchange. The Muslim women demonstrated how to put on the hijab and also applied henna on some of BWA members. BWA members taught origami and furoshiki.

Photo by Ruth Tokumi.

More photos from the meeting are available on the Hawaii Federation of Buddhist Women’s Associations website. See also videos of the event on the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii YouTube channel.