Students of Cordoba House's Muslim Leadership Training Program—including prominent imams and graduate students from leading American universities—took part in an intensive media training seminar, which covered how to most effectively communicate an organizational message across various channels, such as social media, traditional media, and during interviews on television and radio. The goal of this training was to prepare these up-an-coming leaders to become effective spokespeople on ...
Stephan Said: World Refugee Day – Changing The Conversation On Forced Migration
Read this thoughtful and engaging piece for World Refugee Day by musician and activist, Stephan Said, in which he explores the roots of forced migration and what we can do not only to support displaced people but to help alleviate the causes of the crisis: "To stem the migration crisis, we must change the very nature of global society from one of individual interest, unaccountability and profit to one of mutual responsibility." READ MORE (Huffington Post) About Stephan Said Stephan ...
St. Louis Muslims Give Back during Ramadan
Ramadan is about charity and performing good works, and one group of Muslims from the St. Louis area is doing just that by serving food to the less fortunate at a local homeless shelter. According to one of the participants, the work was rewarding, especially during Ramadan: "During Ramadan, your good deeds are multiplied up to like 70,000. So, like, you do one good deed it's multiplied. So you want to do even more... During that time, you're more spiritual. Even those who, let's say, don't ...
Clearing Up Common Misconceptions about Ramadan
Cordoba House Sunday School Potluck Iftar
On Sunday, June 11, Cordoba House hosted a potluck Iftar for its Sunday School community of students and parents. The event featured presentations on Ramadan around the world, a melodious salawat with parents and children, a beautiful group dhiker, and delicious food provided by community families. We extend our warmest thanks to the volunteers that helped me the event a great success! Learn more about our education program for children here. ...
