Muslim high school seniors in New Jersey went online to counter hate with facts about Islam, believing that answering hate and ignorance with more hate will not solve anything and noting that "some people fear what they do not understand." READ MORE (NJ.com) ...
Penn Class Brings Students of Different Faiths Together
An interfaith class at Penn, called "Interfaith Dialogue in Action" (or, informally, iBelieve), brings students from different religious backgrounds together for discussions on faith, politics, gender, and other important topics, and to work on community service projects. The course stems from an interfaith trip in 2006 by Hillel and the school's Muslim Students Association to provide disaster relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina. Today, the vision of the course is to allow students to learn ...
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) ...
Muslim Festival Builds Interfaith Understanding
This weekend, Malden, Massachusetts hosted the second annual New England Muslim Festival, a day of fun and food celebrating Muslim cultures. In addition to providing an afternoon of fun for the local community, the festival also aims at breaking down stereotypes about Muslims and building bridges of friendship with interfaith neighbors by showing that Muslims are no different than anyone else. According to the event organizer, "There is an educational purpose for people to come and explore ...
“Ask a Muslim Anything” Events Break Down Misconceptions
At this time of heightened bigotry, there has been a rise in events hosted by Muslims that are designed to help dispel misconceptions and bring Muslims and non-Muslims together. One New Hampshire man, Robert Azzi, has begun a series of "Ask a Muslim Anything" events, which he has been leading at community centers, churches, and town halls across New Hampshire. The events give him the chance to teach people about his faith and reach out to neighbors, but the positive response he's received from ...
