A new study on religious expression and interfaith engagement in higher education reveals that first year college students enter university with high expectations about religious tolerance and dialogue, but are often disappointed by the opportunities and level of openness present at their universities. READ MORE (Diverse Issues in Higher Education) ...
Macy’s Introduces a New Muslim Clothing Line
In a nod to diversity, Macy's will introduce a new clothing line aimed at Muslim women. The new brand, called the Verona Collection, launches on February 15 and will feature more modest clothing options, including fashionable hijabs. The launch of the Verona Collection comes at a time when more clothing brands are seeing the value of offering options to Muslim shoppers, such as Nike, which introduced its sports hijab late last year. READ MORE (New York Times) ...
The First East End Temple Khutbah
On Friday, February 9, 2018, Imam Feisal delivered his first khutbah at the East End Temple (EET), which has begun hosting Cordoba House Jumu'ah prayers. Cordoba House is actively seeking new khatib participants for this weekly program. The February service followed a class the previous evening at the Temple, taught by Imam Feisal and EET’s spiritual leader Rabbi Josh Stanton, on Jewish-Muslim relations. The rabbi and other members of the synagogue community attended the Jumu'ah service. Imam ...
Cordoba House Members Meet the East End Temple Community
Something new is afoot at Union Square in New York City. Union Square is the home of East End Temple (EET), a Reform synagogue that has begun hosting Cordoba House Jumu'ah prayer every Friday. EET has already been renting space to the Cordoba House Sunday School, but the relation between the two communities—one Muslim, the other Jewish—is evolving into much more than a landlord/tenant agreement. We have embarked on a journey of mutual discovery, towards a future together that is ...
Jewish and Muslim Community Members Build Bridges
