We enter Ramadan reflecting on the tragic loss of life in Manchester. We pray for the souls of the victims, for the recovery of survivors, and for strength of heart for all the families affected. There is small comfort in efforts to understand the terrorist mind, but perhaps some hope for the future lies there. The evils we understand we can perhaps avert. In a recent op-ed piece for the New York Times, columnist David Brooks used an illuminating word: alienation. Under the title for his ...
A Ramadan Prayer from Cordoba House
Imam Feisal on CNN: President Trump’s Speech to the Muslim World
Spring 2017: Isra Mi’raj and Sacred Spaces!
Message from Imam Feisal: “Let Our Image of God Unite Us”
What is a "sacred space"? What makes a place "sacred"? How does religion exist within spaces, such as mosques, churches, and synagogues? These questions prompted Imam Feisal to consider how we—as individuals, members of communities, and people of faith—locate ourselves in the world, and how we can let our common love for—and the love of—God unite us beyond barriers. Imam Feisal explored these ideas in depth in an op-ed published in the Philadelphia Inquirer. At ...