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Cordoba Initiative Newsletter
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April 2014
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Changing the Discourse on Muslims in America
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Marathon Bombing Anniversary Demands an Interfaith Response
Op-Ed by Imam Feisal in The Huffington Post.
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God's Compassion in a Calamity
Op-Ed by Imam Feisal in
The Malaysia Star
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It's happening - Democratization of Religion in America...
Program at Sirius XM (April 11, 2014 in NYC): Stand Up with Pete Dominick - Roundtable with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Father Dave Dwyer and Rabbi Julie Schonfeld.
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"It's the extremists who are our common enemy..."
Article on Imam Feisal in The Boston Globe in advance of Imam Feisal's lecture at Glastonbury Abbey.
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Building an American Muslim Identity
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Jummah Khutba by Imam Feisal at Columbia University
March 6, 2014 - "How do we define ourselves as Muslims in America today? We very proudly identify ourselves as Muslims but can we really call ourselves a Mumin or a Muhsin... are we there?"
Please click here to listen to the Khutba in its entirety.
Pictured: Harris Durrani, President MSA of Columbia with the Imam and student advisor Imam Shair Abdul-Mani.
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Spiritual Courage in the Face of Extremism:
Lecture by Imam Feisal at Glastonbury Abbey in Hingham, MA
March 13, 2014 - Imam Feisal shared his personal journey in light of American Muslims 'coming of age' and their quest for an identity. View photos.
The Glastonbury Abbey Interfaith Lecture Series featuring Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf has been airing on Hingham Community Access and Media since March 11th. It will continue to be broadcast on Sunday mornings for several more weeks. Click to watch.
An Interfaith Seder at The Brotherhood Synagogue
April 7, 2014. Over an interfaith Seder, all faiths came together to share the tradition and share their stories of exodus. Asma Sadiq related the story of Prophet Muhammad's Hijra - emigration from Mecca to Medina. Many thanks to Rabbi Daniel Alder for opening the doors of the Brotherhood Synagogue to the Cordoba community.
Pictured: Members of the Cordoba community with Rabbi Daniel Alder and Cantor Michael Weiss.
Building Bridges Seminar at Cordoba
February 27, 2014. The second of the Episcopal Muslim Dialogue sessions was held at the offices of The Cordoba Initiative. The group is studying "Communicating the Word," published by Building Bridges Seminar, about the role of Scripture in our traditions. We thank Rev. Stephen Holton for leading the initiative in NYC.
Pictured: Participants from the Muslim and Episcopalian communities.
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Moving the Mountain
Now Available in Paperback
Imam Feisal's latest book, Moving the Mountain, is now available in paperback!
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