[7][8][4] In the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in the United States, according to Mehri Niknam, Executive Director of what was then named the Maimonides Foundation, "everyone told us it would be impossible to co-operate with Muslims."

"[10] Sir David Khalili was appointed as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in 2012 for "his outstanding commitment to the promotion of peace through education and culture".

[11] The Khalili Foundation has partnered with the Prince's Trust and its Mosaic Initiative to support global citizenship events for young people.

These trainees ran a series of Youth Summits for people from 22 Commonwealth countries on themes including education and sustainable development.

[18] To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, the Khalili Foundation, in association with UNESCO, produced and published a book of essays on cultural diversity by intellectuals, artists, and leaders including Antonio Guterres, Patricia Scotland, Michelle Bachelet, David Adjaye, Sami Yusuf, Peter Gabriel, Jimmy Wales, Daniel Barenboim, and Vandana Shiva.

[24] The foundation has provided speakers for schools and student groups to promote discussion of topics including social inclusion, antisemitism and Islamophobia.

[25] The foundation has paid for 3,000 copies of an English book based on Quranic stories of Joseph and Moses to be translated into Arabic and distributed to school children on the West Bank.

Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and Sheikh Zaki Badawi are among those who have travelled internationally, supported by the foundation, to attend mosques and synagogues.

It also offers students a positive experience of both Jewish and Islamic heritage through joint visits to relevant art exhibitions and museums.