Imam Feisal participated via video response in a panel discussion April 29 following a special one-night-only performance of Flight of the Ibis in the Theatre of The Riverside Church. Imam Feisal was joined by Foreign Service Officer and former Director of Religion and Global Affairs at the U.S. State Department, Rachel Leslie; Minister of Justice and Advocacy at The Riverside Church Reverend Bertram Johnson; Associate Rabbi, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Benjamin Spratt; and playwright Alan ...
The Power of Listening
Muslim Family Reaches Out to Educate Neighbors about Islam
When members of the Afzal family were bullied for their Muslim faith, they decided to fight back through education and outreach to their non-Muslim neighbors. Members of the family put together a program to teach kids about inclusion and celebrate diversity, while one family member, Maimona, was elected to the local school board. While they have faced hardships and difficulties, they have managed to turn these traumas into teachable moments and make their community a better and more just ...
“Be inspired by the love and the guidance of God…” Cordoba House Quoted in Voice of America
Cordoba House Executive Director, Naz Ahmed Georgas, speaks to Voice of America about Cordoba House's mission of acceptance across lines of faith, both with other faiths and within the Muslim community in this piece about Ahmadiyya Muslims, saying: "Our essential objective for every program is to be inspired by the love and the guidance of God and his light, and to inspire others." READ MORE (Voice of America) ...
Muslims in America
