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An American Swami’s call for peaceful coexistence
Srimati Kamala Photo: Gandhi Memorial Center Facebook After 9/11, when American Muslims were still very much living isolated in the shadows of a growing Islamophobia in the land, it was none other than a prominent American...October 21, 2017 1897 0 -
Protesters rally against travel ban in Washington D.C.
A coalition of civil rights and immigration organizations staged a demonstrations outside the White House to press their opposition to travel ban against citizens of mostly Muslim majority countries. The organizers called the demonstration #NoMuslimBanEver and...October 19, 2017 1328 0 -
Protests in Washington D.C. against Myanmar’s persecution of Rohingyas
Back-to-back protest demonstrations outside Myanmar’s embassy in Washington D.C. this week urged the United States to stop massacre of the Rohingya community, which the UN and human rights bodies say face state persecution. On Friday, Americans...September 8, 2017 1627 0 -
Pakistani-American couple honored with Parents of the Year 2017 Award
Photo Credit: Kashif Sohail Dr. Zulfiqar Kazmi and Mrs Tanvir Kazmi, prominent Pakistani-Americans in literary and interfaith circles, have been honored with Parents of the Year Award 2017. The National Parents Day Coalition of faith organizations...August 10, 2017 2350 0 -
Governor Dayton, faith leaders express support for Muslims after mosque attack
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton condemned this weekend’s bomb attack on a Bloomington mosque as “act of terrorism” as officials and interfaith leaders expressed their support for the scared Muslim community. Dayton also termed the attack that...August 6, 2017 1567 0 -
Montgomery County celebrates Muslim organization’s work
Reflecting the spirit of inclusive coexistence, the Montgomery County celebrated the work of a Muslim organization that has built a reputation for timely welfare services over the last many years. County Executive Ike Leggett expressed warm...July 16, 2017 1567 0 -
The importance of beginning interfaith dialogue from a house of worship
Photo: National Cathedral Sanctuary Credit Noclip /Wikipedia The Washington National Cathedral is one of the great houses of worship in America with its Gothic towers looming large over the skyline and rolling hills of the nation’s capital....July 8, 2017 1147 0 -
What books help explain challenges facing Muslims and Islam
These are not normal times for a Muslim professor on a Western campus. At the beginning of each term, I calculate that students coming to my class have lived just about their entire lives in a...June 10, 2017 1472 0 -
Todd Green – An American advocate of Muslims
I first visited Luther College, situated in a small bucolic Iowa town in America’s heartland, in 2004.I had been invited to deliver a public lecture on Islam as the College’s first-ever high-profile Muslim speaker. My host...June 3, 2017 1556 0 -
Oregon: A story of courage and affinity
Oregonians in Portland laid flowers and held a vigil to express their sentiments over train stabbings on May 27, 2017. Photo Screenshot/KGW.com video What happened on a train in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday was an American...May 29, 2017 1253 0