HUFFINGTON POST: “The Future of Religious Minorities in the Muslim World”
Tweet From Huffington Post by Imam Mohamed Magid President, Islamic Society of North America As an imam and as the president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), I know all too well the many challenges that American Muslims experience on a daily basis. We struggle for inclusion, for acceptance, and many times, just to...
HUFFINGTON POST: “I’m Not Muslim…But Ramadan Changed My Life”
Tweet From Huffington Post by Charlotte Dando My apartment is located in between three of the area’s most frequented bars. At 3 a.m. on a Sunday, I can hear the remainder of Saturday night’s revelers as they pass my window; singing, chatting and shouting under the street lights. I’ve never been much of a party girl,...
CHICAGO TRIBUNE: “Local Jews & Muslims Show Unity Through Bike Ride”
Tweet From Chicago Tribune A group of Muslim and Jewish cyclists found common ground Sunday on Chicago pavement as they biked across the city from a downtown mosque to a North Side synagogue. “We have a lot more in common than we have differences,” said Julie Hochstadter, at the end of the eight-mile bike ride...
CNN: “Muslim and Jewish College Students Join Together To Celebrate Art”
Tweet From CNN Art on display at the interfaith art gala hosted by Muslim and Jewish student organizations at Emory University. By Summer Suleiman, CNN ATLANTA (CNN) - Canvases with bold colors and Arabic letters lined the walls of the rooms. Downstairs, students rapped about Islam and Judaism to their own version of the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”...
SOUTH AFRICA: “Muslim & Jewish Teens Work Together to Help Sick Kids”
Tweet From The Star (South Africa) March 30 2012 at 09:32am By Noor-Jehan Yoro Badat ANYWHERE else it would be an improbable sight. A group of Muslim and Jewish teenagers are gathered on a patch of grass, chatting and laughing. Yet here they are, meeting every Friday, under the guidance of Marilyn Bassin and Moulana...
NEWSPAPER: “Jews & Muslims Tackle Hatred Together”
Tweet From Winnipeg Free Press Workshop to feature rabbi and imam By: Carol Sanders Posted: 03/19/2012 1:00 AM | A young hijab-wearing woman driving a car is stalked through traffic by a man making shooting gestures at her. A girl’s hair is set on fire at school by a boy making a slur against Jews. Both incidents happened...
NEWSPAPER: “Jewish College Students Decry Spying on American Muslims”
Tweet From The Jewish Daily Forward Community Leaders Side With NYPD in Civil Liberties Fracas NYPD Anger: Jewish students are speaking out in support of Muslim students targeted for surveillance by New York police. By Josh Nathan-Kazis Published March 01, 2012, issue of March 09, 2012. Jewish students have voiced solidarity with their Muslim counterparts following new...
NEWSPAPER COLUMN: “Muslims and Jews Savings Lives Together”
Tweet From The Daily News Egypt By Mehnaz M. Afridi February 23, 2012, 4:45 pm NEW YORK, New York: As I listen to sound bites of news, a swarm of words sting me: Iran, Israel, nuclear, Palestine-Israel at a standstill, Muslims kill Jews, and Jews kill Muslims. As a Muslim woman who teaches classes...
NEWSPAPER COLUMN: “In This Election Year, Let There Be Tolerance”
Tweet From Minneapolis Star-Tribune Article by: IMAM FEISAL ABDUL RAUF Updated: February 6, 2012 – 8:58 PM Distrust of Islam may eventually resolve constructively, if it follows the established pattern. Photo: file, Star Tribune As we enter the 2012 election season, should American Muslims be bracing for another round of Islamophobia? Certainly the 2010 elections...
CANADIAN NEWSPAPER: “Jewish Group Honor Muslims Who Saved Holocaust Survivors”
Tweet From Calgary Herald (Canada) By Mario Toneguzzi, Calgary Herald January 27, 2012 Efrat Shemesh Idelson, director of Holocaust Remembrance and Human Rights Education at the Calgary Jewish Federation. Calgary’s Jewish community is honouring Muslims who rescued Jews during the Holocaust. In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Calgary Jewish Federation, in association with...
