After a Jewish cemetery in St. Louis was vandalized, the local Muslim community stepped up, starting an online fundraiser to collect money for needed repairs. Within only a few hours of its launch, the page exceeded its goal of $20,000 and, at the time of this writing, has raised over $85,000. According to one of the campaign organizers, raising money to help the Jewish community rebuild after such a hateful attack "is a great way to show respect and honor for our Jewish cousins." Read more ...
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Imam Feisal’s Vision for an American Muslim Identity
Imam Feisal spoke with Ilgin Beygo Yorulmaz in an interview for Auburn Seminary about the current social and political climate, as well as his vision for building an American Muslim identity. We need to translate our faith and culture to American language, culture, law, and create an "American Muslim identity" in terms of our laws, the way we dress, and other things. Read more (Auburn Seminary) ...
New Filmmaking Grant Works to Counter Bigotry
In the current social and political climate of heightened anti-Muslim bigotry, Michael Morgenstern, a Jewish filmmaker in California, wanted to find a way to support the American Muslim community. He reached out to the Islamic Scholarship Fund and suggested creating a fund for Muslim filmmakers. Together, they launched the American Muslim Storytellers grant and started a crowdfunding campaign to raise money to support several projects. Read more (Denver Post) ...
Op-ed by Imam Feisal: A Call for Unity
In this op-ed in the Huffington Post, Imam Feisal reflects on the meaning of the motto of the United States—"E Pluribus Unum"—in light of our current social and political climate, and calls for Americans to come together. At issue are the ingredients of nationhood. What makes us "one nation, indivisible?" Are we one in our sameness or in our differences from each other? Is it our similarities or our complementarities that unite us? Are we a mono-cultural or multicultural ...
