After the events in Charlottesville, Virginia this summer, in which white supremacists rallied and ultimately killed a counter-protestor, this Virginia Muslim group is hoping to unite and build bridges with their local interfaith community. READ MORE (NBC29) ...
Muslim Students Create App to Track Anti-Muslim Incidents
More than two years after the murders of Muslim University of North Carolina Chapel Hill students Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha, and Razan Abu-Salha, UNC Chapel Hill's Muslim Student Association has launched an app to document instances of Islamophobia on and around the campus. Called Project Mawla, the open-source, Web-based app released last December allows students and residents of Chapel Hill to document anti-Muslim incidents. According to its website, Project Mawla was created as a ...
A Muslim Road Trip to Middle America
In this piece, two Muslims visit middle America to see how divided the U.S. really is and speak with people about different issues at the forefront of national debate. The writer had a lot of meaningful - and at times, perplexing - conversations, but ultimately concludes that the U.S. is such a diverse and nuanced place, that boiling regions and peoples down into simplistic tropes and stereotypes is as impossible as it is inaccurate. We salute this writer and her friend for making their journey ...
We Must Get to Know One Another
Creating Connections and Developing Religious Literacy
Learn about an initiative out of Calgary, Canada to help students learn about different faiths and develop religious literacy, more and more considered a skill set and knowledge base that is essential for life in our increasingly interconnected world and diverse societies. READ MORE (Calgary Herald) ...
