Who Represents Islam?
In a 2017, interfaith leaders gathered to meet with US Senator Patti Murray to talk about Anti-Muslim bigotry. The Senator asked what the main message of the anti-Muslim hate industry is. I answered, “Anti-Muslim hate groups claim that the Taliban represent the truth...
Stand with our Jewish and Muslim Neighbors
Antisemitism and Islamophobia are part of the same vicious vine of fear and hate. Fertilize one, and the other one grows too. And not just these, but other forms of dehumanization against our Indigenous, black, brown, Asian American, LGBTQ+ siblings. Water one hatred,...
Meaningful Responses to Challenging Questions
I learned many things when I started working on a farm when I was in 6th grade. One of them was that it is a lot less work to keep the bucket of nails away from the edge of a table than to pick up all the nails once the bucket hits the ground. Once there, they can...
Islam Values are Not as Different as You May Think
Imam Adam Jamal of the Muslim Association of Puget Sound in Redmond, WA shares his overview and introduction to Islam. Adam will give an overview of the tradition that guides 1.7 billion people about loving God, the neighbor, and the earth. One of the Abrahamic...
How Art is at the Heart of Jewish and Islamic Traditions
Amina and Rainer share their stories about how art became a crucial part of their lives and why art is such an important part of being human and forming human community. They discuss the sensibilities that help frame art in these traditions, especially about the human...
Anti-Muslim hate groups are working overtime to dehumanize our American Muslim neighbors.
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