Read this beautiful op-ed in celebration and support of interfaith solidarity in the face of sorrow, tragedy, and hatred.
READ MORE (Washington Post)Interfaith Food Drive in Memory of Slain Muslim Students
2019 marks the fourth anniversary of the murders of Muslim students Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha, and Razan Abu-Salha, who were killed by their neighbor in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This tragic event has inspired the local interfaith community to take action with a food drive, which has collected enough food to provide more than 21,000 means to the needy. As one event organizer put it, “We choose to express our pain through service.” Learn more about the food drive in memory of the murdered students at the link below.
Meet New Jersey’s First South Asian Mayor
Sadaf Jaffer is New Jersey’s very first mayor of South Asian origin. A Muslim and daughter of Pakistani immigrants, Jaffer was inspired to run for office because she did not feel her political perspectives were being well-represented in her home city, and thought that she could offer a fresh ideas as a woman and ethnic and religious minority. She hopes that her election – and the election of other Muslim and South Asian candidates – will inspire others to get involved in politics, especially women, saying, “Our voices are valuable because we bring really important perspectives… We need to take our seat of power at the table.”
How Interfaith Work Can Save Lives
In this time of heightened political polarization and religious and ethnic bigotry, interfaith work is especially important and may, indeed, have the ability literally to save lives. Read more in this great op-ed on the crucial importance of interfaith understanding.
New Museum Exhibition Showcases Muslim Cultures
A new exhibition for kids that focuses on Islam and Muslim cultures is coming to Philadelphia’s Please Touch Museum! Learn more about this fascinating show at the link below.
