Sikh activist and professor Dr. Simran Jeet Singh has drafted a template letter of support to Muslims, and he's encouraging allies around the country to share it with Muslims in their community. The letter encourages genuine friendship and unity among people of different communities, urging people of all backgrounds to understand that "true solidarity can only exist when we see attacks on other communities as attacks on us all." Read more (Huffington Post) ...
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 ...
Central Florida Muslim Community Opens Free Health Clinic
The Muslim community near Orlando, Florida announced the opening of a free community health clinic to serve the poor and uninsured. According to the clinic's chairman, "Our goal is to serve humanity — no strings attached. Everyone is welcome... We have over 40 physicians who come to our mosque, and we have 11 of them signed up to volunteer here. So we are very, very blessed." Read more (Orlando Sentinel) ...
Students Collect Love Letters for the Muslim Community
After several mosques in California received threatening letters, a group of college students began working to counter this message of hate and intolerance through love letters. In just a few weeks, the students, a group whose members hail from diverse religious backgrounds, have collected nearly 200 letters of solidarity and support for the Muslim-American community from across California, as well as from New York, Mexico, Canada, Morocco, and South Korea. Read more (NBC News) ...
Interfaith Gathering At Boston’s Largest Mosque Seeks To Build Bridges
Christians, Muslims and Jews filled the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury for an interfaith event meant to build bridges and celebrate diversity and solidarity. Sponsored by the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization, the event was attended by Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, and a crowd of more than 2,000 people. Read more (WBUR 90.9) ...
