On January 27, we marked Holocaust Remembrance Day, a day to honor those who died during the Holocaust as well as those who acted courageously to protect and save others from persecution and death. Learn more about 15 Muslim heroes who risked it all to save their Jewish friends and neighbors during this dark time in history. Read more (TIME) ...
Small Catholic University, Big Muslim Enrollment
Benedictine University, a small Catholic institution in a suburban county that is 78 percent white and 86 percent Catholic or Protestant, may have the highest percentage of Muslim students of any Catholic university in the nation. The students are drawn to the college due to its strength in science and technology, as well as a longstanding tradition of Catholic colleges and universities of welcoming students from different religious backgrounds. According to Michael Galligan-Stierle, president ...
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Value of Teaching about Art when Teaching about Islam
Conventional public school curricula on Islam focus primarily on how Islam developed and spread, and on the rise of early modern Islamic empires, and far less on the interconnectedness of European, Asian, and African civilizations and cultures. Teaching about art could help remedy this problem, by emphasizing the centuries-long cross-cultural exchange that took place between the Muslim world and neighboring peoples. Read more (Huffington Post) ...
Religious Literacy: More than Just Understanding Beliefs
Religious literacy is important for all Americans, and it requires being willing to step out of one's comfort zone to really get to know belief systems that may be very different from one's own. But, more than just developing an familiarity with and understanding of different religious beliefs and practices, true religious literacy also requires an understanding of religious experiences. Interfaith work can help fill this gap, and bring people closer together. Read more (Vox) ...
