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Stephan Said: “After Charlottesville, Richmond Can Be Love’s Victory”

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Read this thoughtful piece by musician and activist, Stephan Said, in which he argues that, rather than just fighting against hatred, racism, and violence, we must instead make it clear what we are fighting for: “a world that includes all of us.”

READ MORE (Huffington Post)

About Stephan Said

Stephan Said, aka Stephan Smith, is an internationally acclaimed musician, writer and activist who has been called “this generation’s Woody Guthrie” (Billboard Magazine) and favorably compared to Bob Dylan, John Lennon, and Bob Marley in other publications. An Iraqi-American with immediate family in Baghdad and Mosul and a diverse heritage that combines Christianity and Islam, he is a prominent voice for interfaith dialogue, peace, and global justice. He has agreed to share his songs and blogs on our website. We will be posting his blogs on a recurring basis.

Stephan Said: World Refugee Day – Changing The Conversation On Forced Migration

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Read this thoughtful and engaging piece for World Refugee Day by musician and activist, Stephan Said, in which he explores the roots of forced migration and what we can do not only to support displaced people but to help alleviate the causes of the crisis: “To stem the migration crisis, we must change the very nature of global society from one of individual interest, unaccountability and profit to one of mutual responsibility.”

READ MORE (Huffington Post)

About Stephan Said

Stephan Said, aka Stephan Smith, is an internationally acclaimed musician, writer and activist who has been called “this generation’s Woody Guthrie” (Billboard Magazine) and favorably compared to Bob Dylan, John Lennon, and Bob Marley in other publications. An Iraqi-American with immediate family in Baghdad and Mosul and a diverse heritage that combines Christianity and Islam, he is a prominent voice for interfaith dialogue, peace, and global justice. He has agreed to share his songs and blogs on our website. We will be posting his blogs on a recurring basis.

Ramadan in the USA

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At first, I stopped fasting. I had come to the US in 1971, a newly wed bride. In Pakistan I would fast regularly, but here in NY, the communal sense that goes with fasting was missing. No iftar gatherings, no one around you fasting, no Muslim community, no sounds of adhan announcing the beginning and ending of the fast, no Ramadan Mubarak signs adorning the stores… So my husband and I just stopped fasting, and it went on for a decade. It was only when my children started growing up, that we were compelled to bring the ritual of fasting back into our lives…

CONTINUE READING (SabeehaRehman.com)

This is part three of a series on Ramadan around the world by author and Cordoba House Community member, Sabeeha Rehman. Be sure to also read Part 1: Pakistan and Part 2: Saudi Arabia.

Community Blog: Isra Mi’raj – If It Weren’t for Moses…

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… we’d be praying 50 times a day.

Tonight was the night, 1,400 years ago, when God ordained that Muslims pray five times a day. But it didn’t start out that way. Every Muslim child—I think every Muslim child—knows this story. So I turn my attention to my other-than-Muslim readers, who may or may not have heard this story…

CONTINUE READING (SabeehaRehman.com)

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