Muslim Chaplain Delivers Prayer for US House of Representatives...
March 03, 2010 A Muslim chaplain has delivered the opening prayer for the U.S. House of Representatives, an honor few Muslim clergy get. Abdullah Antepli of Duke University in North Carolina served as a guest chaplain Wednesday, at the invitation of Representative David Price, a North Carolina Democrat. He prayed for God to guide members of Congress and enable them to serve citizens of the country and all humanity, regardless of gender, ethnicity or religion. Duke University says Antepli, who was born in Turkey, is only one of a few full-time Muslim chaplains at U.S. colleges and universities. It says his work focuses on religious leadership for Duke’s Muslim community, pastoral care and counseling for people of any...
Islamic and Black US Communities Remember Malcolm X...
February 25, 2010 Nico Colombant | Chicago One of the foremost, if controversial, figures of the civil rights movement in the United States was Malcolm X. He, himself, rejected the term civil rights, preferring to call it a fight for human rights. Islamic and black communities in Chicago recently held events to remember his life, which they said was marked by transformation. Once a controversial figure, Malcolm X, assassinated 45 years ago, is now considered an icon in the struggle for black equality. He was a leader of the black power movement and refused to renounce the use of violence by blacks in their own self defense. Malcolm X became prominent in Chicago which boasts the only US college...
NY Rabbi Brings Style to Interfaith Activism...
December 10, 2009 Adam Phillips | New York Influential New York rabbi hosts a weekly talk show on an American Muslim TV network to encourage religious inclusiveness, tolerance Rabbi Brad Hirschfield is president of CLAL, a New York-based non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of Jewish knowledge and religious tolerance around the world. Hirschfield is also author of You Don’t Have to Be Wrong for Me to be Right and the host of a popular interfaith program on a leading Muslim television network. From the modern art on his walls to the traditional Talmudic texts stacked on the shelves, the décor of CLAL’s midtown offices reflects Rabbi Brad Hirschfield’s eclectic style and his unique mission. Dressed in a dark, conservative suit,...
Sayyid Syeed Works for Religious Tolerance...
November 10, 2009 Washington, DC Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. army officer who allegedly killed 13 people and wounded 31 others at Fort Hood military base in Texas Nov.5, is a devout Muslim. American Islamic organizations expressed shock and condemnation of what they called, “the senseless and appalling act of violence,” and offered condolences and prayers to the victims and their families. Among the groups speaking out is the Islamic Society of North America, or ISNA, the largest Muslim-American organization in the western hemisphere. Sayyid Syeed, the group’s national director, is the focus of this week’s American Profile. Sayyid Syeed’s work at ISNA reflects his lifelong campaign to promote tolerance and non-violence, and to bring people of different...
Obama Addresses World’s Muslims
June 04, 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama says it is time for a new beginning in relations between America and the world’s Muslims. The president said they should unite to confront violent extremism and promote the cause of peace. Fresh start President Obama says, after decades of frustration and distrust, it is time for candor … for dialogue … and a fresh start. “I have come here to Cairo to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world; one based upon mutual interest and mutual respect, and one based upon the truth that America and Islam are not exclusive, and need not be in competition,” the president said. Seeking common ground He spoke...
Pope Urges Christians, Muslim Palestinians to Coexist...
May 14, 2009 Jerusalem Pope Benedict XVI has urged Christian and Muslim Palestinians to work to repair the damage of past conflicts and coexist. The Pope spoke to tens of thousands of people attending Mass in the northern Galilee city of Nazareth, the place the Bible says was the hometown of Jesus. The Pope brought a message of reconciliation to a city that has seen sporadic tensions between the large population of Muslims and the Christians, who have in recent decades become a minority. Tens of thousands chanted, “Welcome, Benedict, to Nazareth!” They gathered at the Mount of the Precipice, a spot in Nazareth where the Bible says a crowd once tried to push Jesus off the top...
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