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Sowing the seeds of intellectual understanding
Image Credit: Chatham House/Wikimedia Commons When Sushmita Kamboj joined my World of Islam class as a student two years ago, she spoke of the vast distances between Islam and Hinduism in India. Growing up in Yamunanagar,...May 12, 2018 1192 0 -
Interfaith Talk: A two-state solution will greatly improve Muslim-Jewish relations
A Palestinian girl inside her family’s partially destroyed home, looks at the destruction outside, in the Shejaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City. Photo: UNICEF On April 11, I had the privilege of speaking in Temple Emanuel, a...May 5, 2018 890 0 -
When diversity prospers under one roof
ALC participants Photo: UPF Organized jointly by the Universal Peace Foundation and The Washington Times, a discourse at last week’s American Leadership Conference witnessed a unique coming together of diverse faiths and intellectual leaders. Speakers from...May 2, 2018 1875 0 -
‘Promote interfaith dialogue, promote friendship’
Perhaps no country in the world does a global event such as the one I attended this March quite like the USA. I was privileged to be launching my book, Journey into Europe, at the Woodrow Wilson...April 14, 2018 1459 0 -
What do some of the most admired people in the world have in common?
Murals dedicated to Malala Yousafzai in Rome, Image Credit: Nicholas Gemini/Wikimedia Commons YouGov, a data analytic and research firm, has released its latest list of the most admired men and women around the world – a...April 12, 2018 1185 0 -
A place for all – An opportunity for interfaith harmony
Photo: House of One Berlin/Facebook Page In the same country where six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust, the genocide to define all genocides, and where the Far Right is once again emerging from the...February 3, 2018 1517 0 -
The House of One – Pleading interfaith harmony amid divisive rhetoric
On November 11th, 2017, I was shocked as slogans calling for an “Islamic Holocaust” were chanted at parades commemorating Poland’s Independence Day in Warsaw. That such horrific words were evoked in the capital of a country...December 15, 2017 2601 0 -
Focusing on interfaith work in contradictory and confusing times
Photo:Dr. Edward Kessler via Woolf Institute Twitter We live in contradictory and confusing times: on the one hand, we have the cases of widespread murder and mayhem on the basis of religion and race and, on...December 3, 2017 1805 0 -
Pakistani-American scholar speaks at synagogue with call for enlightened dialogue
Photo: Author American minorities have been the target of political rhetoric and discrimination since last year’s election which saw President Donald Trump claim the White House. Anti-Semitic attacks have sharply risen this past year according to...November 22, 2017 6266 0 -
US helps Pakistan restore a Mughal era architectural masterpiece
In the Mughal city of Lahore, the historic Wazir Khan mosque has a special place for its ornate design, extensive artwork and embellishments. After careful work, the U.S. Consulate in the city and the Aga Khan...November 18, 2017 1751 1
