Cordoba Initiative Newsletter - April 2015
SiriusXM Interfaith Summit


March 31, 2015 - Imam Feisal joined Cardinal Timothy Dolan; Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, head of the Park Avenue Synagogue; Pastor A.R. Bernard, founder, Pastor and CEO of the Christian Cultural Center to discuss the role religion plays in today's society. Click here to listen to the conversation. Click here to view more photos.

Is the US a model of interfaith harmony for a violent world?
Article on SiriusXM Interfaith Summit


"Is religion the cause of so much of the violence racking today's world? Or is faith just one of many factors? Or collateral damage?..." Continue reading.

Changing the Discourse

Building bridges from Muslims to non-Muslims,
in Cleveland and the world
Op-Ed By Imam Feisal

 


"In Pakistan recently, Muslim students formed a human shield to ensure that their Hindu friends, whose religion makes up a minority in this Muslim-majority nation, could celebrate their spring festival of Holi in peace. Didn't hear about it? Such acts of friendship and cooperation between religions rarely get mentioned in the news media..." Continue Reading.


Every Little Bit Helps
Op-Ed By Imam Feisal



"As much of a shortcoming as bigotry is in some of civilization, the need, desire, and commitment to mitigate it, is a wonderful countering human trait shared by most. Thankfully, there are thousands of individuals and organizations around the world, fighting ignorance, hate and scorn..." Continue Reading.
 

Building Bridges
Mid-Michigan Interfaith Dialogue Symposium


April 19, 2015 - Imam Feisal was the keynote speaker at the 2015 Mid-Michigan Interfaith Dialogue Symposium in Saginaw, MI, where he spoke on Islam and Spirituality.
Limits of Free Speech: Publishing in a Hacked and Charlie Hebdo World

April 15, 2015 - Imam Feisal took part in a panel debate on First Amendment freedom vs. ethical restraint in a fast-changing media landscape with Victor Navasky of the Nation and author of The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and Their Enduring Power and professor/director at Columbia J-School; Signe Wilkinson, Pulitzer-prize winning cartoonist for the Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer ; David Wallis, New York Observer deputy editor and author of Killed Cartoons: Casualties from the War on Free Expression ; and Gail Gove, chief counsel of news for Reuters and adjunct professor of media law and ethics at the CUNY-J School. The moderator was Jessica Seigel, adjunct professor at the NYU journalism school and former Chicago Tribune national correspondent.
The Evolving American Muslim Identity

April 16, 2015 - Imam Feisal spoke on "The Evolving American Muslim Identity" during a two-day conference titled Growing Up Muslim in Europe and the United States at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY).
Enhancing Muslim-Western Relations

April 22, 2015 - South Franklin Circle resident Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell interviewed Imam Feisal about improving relations between the Muslim and Western cultures. The event was reported on in Cleveland Jewish News. Click here to read.

Upcoming Events

October 2 - 4, 2015 - First Community Church Event (Columbus, OH)
Imam Feisal will participate in several events including giving a lecture on the Introduction to Islam, a workshop on Sufism, and a sermon.


October 20 - 21, 2015 - Montana World Affairs Council Event (Missoula, MT)
Imam Feisal will participate in the Montana World Affairs Council Distinguished Speakers Program.



Schedule subject to change
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