By Sana Saeed July 1, 2014 Interfaith work has the potential to create and sustain profound relationships across religions. But what happens when interfaith work becomes a trojan horse? In this piece I explore the Muslim Leadership Initiative, a program which sends American Muslims leaders to Israel to study Judaism and Zionism and is funded…
During a visit to an institute in Israel, I gained a new perspective on a belief that I once saw as toxic. June 24, 2014 How probable is it to get ardent Zionists and pro-Palestinians to not just talk to one another, but love and respect one another? Not likely. That’s why the Shalom Hartman Institute launched…
June 28, 2014 Many forget that the first Muslims to celebrate Ramadan in America were African slaves. This weekend marks the beginning of Ramadan. Nearly one-fourth of the world will observe the annual fast and eight million Muslims in the United States will abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset during the holy…
WASHINGTON — The flow of foreign fighters into Syria has grown in just the last few months, with dozens of Americans joining the country’s conflict along with thousands of Europeans, FBI Director James Comey said Friday. U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials have expressed concern about the influence of hard-line jihadists — many of them…
April 8, 2014 The U.S. Department of State has released the 2014 edition of the publication on American Muslims. The pdf of the report can be found by clicking here.
