Interfaith
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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 1804 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 6257 0 -
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 1893 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 1563 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 1461 0 -
An American Muslim couple’s inspiring example
An American Muslim couple received appreciation from the American media this month. Dr. Rafat Ansari, an oncologist and Dr. Zoreen Ansari, a family medicine physician, made an extraordinary gift of $ 15 million to Notre Dame...March 28, 2017 2138 1 -
American Muslims raise money to mend vandalized Jewish cemetery
Expressing solidarity with the Jewish community, American Muslims has raised more than $ 50,000 to repair a vandalized Jewish cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. Titled “Muslims United to Repair Jewish Cemetery,” an online fundraiser was set...February 22, 2017 1094 0 -
Editorial : ‘A Human Chain of Love and Peace’
In a show of interfaith solidarity, churches and a synagogue in Victoria, Texas, are offering support to the the Muslim community to rebuild the Victoria Islamic Center destroyed in a raging fire last week. According to...February 5, 2017 966 0 -
In Montgomery county, Muslim Foundation touches lives of diverse communities
The Montgomery County Muslim Foundation is serving communities through a variety of programs and in the process has been fostering interfaith harmony. Celebrated by the country leaders, state legislators and diverse communities living in the area,...December 21, 2016 1350 1 -
‘Spread Hummus, Not Hate’ rallying cry echoes at American University
A rally of religious leaders, interfaith activists, academics and students at the American University pledged to work toward thwarting religious discrimination and bigotry in accordance with American ideals of pluralism and inclusiveness. Assembling under the banner...October 25, 2016 1678 1
