Dear Friends, For the past five years we have been engaging friends and partners in the interfaith community to work to build stronger educational programs. We have worked together to develop networks, exchange best practices in curriculum development, teacher and leadership training and come together in joint and meaningful cultural and educational programs. But yesterday morning, as our team of educators, staff, parents and children walked into Sunday School, we did not expect to ...
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American Muslim Identity
As my children entered their teens, I noticed that they and their friends were expressing Islam in a manner that was quite different from their parents. A rather sensible version. When we had opened the doors of our mosque in Staten Island in 1990, Muslims of various ethnicities filled up the prayer hall—Pakistani, Indian, African-American, Arab, Turkish... Each group was expressing the faith in their own way... READ MORE (SabeehaRehman.com) ...
I Felt Ashamed…
T'was the Third Sunday in Advent, and I, a Muslim woman, had been given a place of honor at The Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew in New York City. Every year, the pastor invites me to participate in services, and read passages from the Quran from the chapter of Mary. But this year was different... READ MORE (SabeehaRehman.com) ...
A Hologram For A Visitor
I asked him, 'How did you pass your time living in the attic for two years?' The moderator pushed a button on the console and repeated the question, 'How did you pass your time living in the Gorskiis' attic for two years?' The holocaust survivor, sitting on the stage, uncrossed his legs, with a whimsical look, answered, "I imagined stories, made up stories, and entertained myself with these stories." Then he was quiet, and just looked straight at us, waiting for the next question. This wasn't ...
