▁attacks ▁in ▁D ear born . ▁At ▁that ▁meeting , ▁he ▁challeng ed ▁community ▁members ▁to ▁not ▁sett le ▁for ▁a ▁“ k umb aya ▁moment ▁” but ▁to ▁work ▁toward ▁meeting ▁change , ▁eventually ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Inter Fa ith ▁Le ad ership ▁Council ▁of ▁Metropolitan ▁Detroit , ▁which ▁today ▁still ▁g athers ▁community ▁members ▁and ▁leads ▁community - based ▁initi atives . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁then - C IO M - ch air men ▁Beg g ▁organized ▁Sun ni ▁and ▁Sh i ’ ite ▁leaders ▁in ▁Michigan ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁peace ▁p act ▁aff irm ing ▁their ▁commit ment ▁to ▁speak ▁out ▁against ▁conflicts ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁sect s . ▁Then ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Beg g ▁began ▁a ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Jewish ▁community ▁volunte ers ▁in ▁met ro - Det roit ▁called ▁“ M itz v ah ▁Day ,” ▁where ▁non - pro fit ▁Islam ic ▁and ▁Jewish ▁groups ▁collabor ated ▁to ▁feed ▁and ▁cl othe ▁local ▁residents ▁on ▁and ▁around ▁Christmas . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Beg g , ▁alongside ▁Jewish ▁and ▁Chal de an ▁leaders , ▁organized ▁an ▁Inter fa ith ▁Health ▁Fair ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Community ▁Rel ations ▁Council ▁of ▁Detroit ▁and ▁the ▁C IO M . ▁ ▁Through out ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Beg g ▁spoke ▁out ▁against ▁Muslim ▁violence ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁publishing ▁of ▁" In noc ence ▁of ▁Muslim s ," ▁a ▁film ▁critical ▁of ▁Muhammad ▁and