Khalil Abdur-Rashid is the first full-time Muslim chaplain at Harvard. In this article, he talks about his experiences in this role so far and what inspired him to become a chaplain. Read more below!
Interfaith Group Daughters of Abraham Brings People Together
A new group, Daughters of Abraham, is bringing people together for interfaith events. Their most recent gathering, in Long Grove, Illinois, featured Cordoba House community member and author of Threading My Prayer Rug: One Woman’s Journey from Pakistani Muslim to American Muslim, Sabeeha Rehman.
Muslim High School Seniors Fight Hate with Facts
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.”
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 from one another and build a sense of family and community.
What Muslims of Paterson, NJ Want Us to Know about their Town and Community
Following the horrific terror attack in New York City last week, the Muslim community of Paterson, NJ—where the attacker lived—is in the spotlight. But, the community wants us to know that it rejects extremism and that its members take pride in their American identities.
