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 ...
Building Racial Justice in the American Muslim Community
The American Muslim community is racially and ethnically diverse and Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative, an organized based in Detroit, is reaching out to build racial justice through intersectional education and conversations and reinforcing the racial egalitarianism of Islam. READ MORE (Religion News) ...
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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 ...
New Museum Exhibition Showcases Muslim Cultures
