Dear Friends, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf spoke about the transformative power of spirituality in combating terrorism at a United Nations panel on June 24th entitled "Countering Terrorism and other acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief: Fostering Tolerance and Inclusivity." He expressed that when human beings live in the orientation of God or The Absolute, the propensities towards violence diminish and iterated that "we become unified within ourselves and with God - an ...
Islam: An American Faith
Earlier this month, on the Fourth of July, we Americans celebrated our independence. As we reflect on and remember our nation's early history, it is a good time to recall that Muslims are not new to the United States. Muslims have been in American since the very beginning! READ MORE (Huffington Post) ...
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Islam and Religious Freedom
Listen to this interesting conversation about the relationship between Islam and religious freedom, both around the world and in the United States. Around the globe, there is a lot of room for growth of religious freedom in Muslim-majority nations, even though the Islamic tradition itself is open to religious diversity. In the U.S., American Muslims value the constitutional right to practice their faith. ...
