Members of the Mubarak Mosque in Chantilly, Virginia were delighted to find messages of love, compassion, and support scrawled on the sidewalk in front of their mosque. The messages—"You are loved," "We are your brothers and sisters," and "We are with you"—come at a time of heightened tension, fear, and incidents of anti-Muslim hate following the presidential election. Read more (Huffington Post) ...
New Ad from Amazon Has Great Interfaith Message
Amazon is launching a television advertisement in which two friends, an imam and a vicar, exchange gifts. The company, which is launching the campaign in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany, says the add is about "selflessness and thinking of other people." Amazon is aware of the potential sensitivities of portraying interfaith friendship between religious leaders, but according to Simon Morris, director of advertising at Amazon, "We think it is an authentic and charming story." ...
Interfaith Allies form “Circle of Protection” Around Praying Muslim Students
Over two hundred interfaith students and faculty at the University of Michigan came together to form a "circle of protection" around praying Muslim after hearing that one Muslim student had been threatened for her faith. According to the president of the university's Muslim Student Association, "The amount of support was overwhelming and absolutely wonderful, and it brought some ease to the Muslim students [and] showed that we have other individuals who are willing to stand with us." Read ...
Muslim College Chaplains Extend a Hand Across Religious Divides
On college campuses across the United States, Muslim chaplains are playing a vital role in the spiritual and social lives of their universities. They do both the important work of welcoming and integrating Muslim students, and also of helping to normalize Islam to non-Muslim students who, in many cases, may be encountering Muslims for the first time in their lives. Read more (New York Times) ...
Muslim and Jewish Best Friends Invent Brilliant Interfaith Halloween Costume
Casey Pearlman and Yasmin Idris are best friends and classmates from Laguna Niguel, California. Casey is Jewish and Yasmin is Muslim. For Halloween, the pair of friends decided to dress as interfaith superheroes: The Juslims! As Yasmin explains, "I'm Muslim and she's Jewish; I'm black and she's white. I think it's really empowering for people to see us as role models in saying let's stop the war and to show equality between all people." Read more (Buzzfeed) ...
