Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf appeared on CNN's Cuomo Prime Time to discuss the tragic mosque attacks in New Zealand, the forces and factors that are driving extremism, and how we can best respond to acts of hatred and extremism on both an individual and a global scale. Watch below or at the link. "We require now not just national security, but international security."In the light of New Zealand attacks, Founder & Pres. of the Cordoba House, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf speaks about how dissolving ...
“Be inspired by the love and the guidance of God…” Cordoba House Quoted in Voice of America
Cordoba House Executive Director, Naz Ahmed Georgas, speaks to Voice of America about Cordoba House's mission of acceptance across lines of faith, both with other faiths and within the Muslim community in this piece about Ahmadiyya Muslims, saying: "Our essential objective for every program is to be inspired by the love and the guidance of God and his light, and to inspire others." READ MORE (Voice of America) ...
Interfaith Community Comes Together to Support Medical Aid to Africa
A Jewish philanthropist couple from New York is backing a Christian medical mission to Africa that is supported by people from a wide variety of faiths. Last week, a group of priests, rabbis, imams, and ministers joined together to support this effort. Responding to this project, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf remarked that such an initiative proves that there is more good than bad in the world, saying, "If the news depicted and reported on the amount of good things going on in the world... it would ...
Imam Feisal on CNN: Living Your Faith in Heightened Political Times
Imam Feisal took part in an interfaith panel discussion on "Living Your Faith in Heightened Political Times" on CNN's "New Day." Imam Feisal was joined by Father Edward Beck and Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl. Click below to watch the conversation. WATCH VIDEO (Use Google Chrome or Internet Explorer browsers to view.) ...
“Sufism is the core and the very spirit of Islam itself…” – Imam Feisal on Vox.com
Following the attack on a Sufi mosque in Egypt, which left over 300 dead, many are asking what Sufism is and why Sufi Muslims were targeted for attack. In this piece in Vox, Imam Feisal explains that Sufism is "the core and the very spirit of Islam itself... The essence of Sufism is teaching people how to see God." Sufis are targeted by extremists because many extremists wrongly believe that Sufis are not "true Muslims." READ MORE (Vox) ...
