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) ...
Celebrating Interfaith Unity in Upstate New York
February 1 - 7 is World Interfaith Harmony Week. Each year, the interfaith community in Upstate New York comes together for an assembly. This year's assembly, which brought together over 400 representatives of various faith groups, was on the theme "Voices in Harmony." Learn more about this yearly event, and this year's gathering, at the link below. READ MORE (Syracuse.com) ...
Interfaith Groups Help Resettle Refugee Family
In a wonderful act of compassion and charity, the interfaith community of Wilmington, Delaware came together to help a refugee family from Afghanistan settle in their city, providing the family with support, including furnishings for their new home, food, help navigating their new hometown, and employment assistance. As one organizer says, "Whether it's a single congregation or multiple congregations, when you can say 'this is my family now, and I will do everything I would do as if I was ...
Nike Promotes Diversity with New Sports Hijab
Nike has taken a step to make sports more inclusive by coming out with its first "sports hijab!" The ad campaign for the new hijab features Muslim women athletes, including American Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad. According to Muhammad, "It really sunk in how much my previous hijab was hindering my performance when I tried the Nike Pro Hijab... Suddenly, I could hear, I wasn't as hot and it felt like my body was able to cool itself down better and faster." At Cordoba House, we believe that ...
Sacred Sounds
A new exhibition at the Brigham Young University titled "Sacred Sounds: A Compassionate Listening Guide to Musical Worship," explores the ways in which sound is used in worship in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. At Cordoba House, we believe that focusing on the ideas we have in common is an important part of building interfaith solidarity and a crucial part of our interfaith work. READ MORE (Daily Herald) ...
