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fromBrooklyn Paper
1 week agoCM Hanif, Interfaith Center of New York host summit to organize against mass deportations * Brooklyn Paper
As a Muslim council member in a district that has a huge Muslim enclave and a huge diverse Jewish community, I came into this work doing interfaith work. So having this summit doesn't feel like we're doing something new, it's a continuation of what we've already been building.
NYC politics
Online Community Development
fromwww.amny.com
1 week agoHarlem developer provides temporary worship site to Muslim congregation after mosque fire | amNewYork
A developer paused construction to allow a temporary mosque for a Muslim congregation celebrating Eid al-Fitr after their mosque was damaged by fire.
Philosophy
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month agoOf different faiths, but connected by belief - Harvard Gazette
Harvard's Interfaith Initiative hosted 'Across This Table,' bringing nearly 200 community members together for intimate conversations about diverse religious identities, faith, and lived spiritual experience.
fromInsideHook
2 months agoReport: Some American Churches Are Embracing Meditation
When you think about the goings-on inside an average church, you might envision a sermon, a reading from the Bible or a song or two. Something that's less expected would be, for instance, a guided group meditation - and yet meditation has been showing up in a growing number of religious contexts where you might not expect it. That, at least, is one of the big takeaways from a recent Associated Press investigation by Luis Andres Henao and Deepa Bharath.
Mindfulness
fromHarvard Gazette
4 months agoTo begin bridging campus divides: Just sit down together and listen - Harvard Gazette
The atmosphere on campus has been tense, and many have felt hurt, isolated, and afraid since the start of the Israel-Hamas War. The first step to forgiveness and reconciliation is both simple and difficult, according to campus religious leaders. Just sit together and listen. That was the message of a Parents' Weekend panel, "Moving Forward at Harvard: A Conversation on Forgiveness." Imam Khalil Abdur-Rashid, Rabbi Getzel Davis, and the Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts discussed their faiths' approaches to bridging divisions amid anguish and intense disagreement.
Higher education
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