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Cordoba Initiative Newsletter
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June 2014
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Op-Ed Series by Imam Feisal in The Malaysian Star
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Will Hudud Make a State more Islamic?
 Imam Feisal will write a special series for The Malaysian Star that will address the subject of hudud - the punishments associated with the Islamic penal code. This is a very charged, important subject in general, but the issue has recently come to the forefront in Malaysia.
Click here to read the first article in this series, "Will Hudud make a State More Islamic?"
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2014 Faith-in-Action Award
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Imam Feisal and Daisy Khan Honored with 2014 ICRD Faith-in-Action Award
May 30, 2014 - Imam Feisal and Daisy Khan, Executive Director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement, received the 2014 Faith-in-Action Award from the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy (ICRD).
Click here to view a video of the speech. Click here to view more photos.
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Changing the Discourse on Muslims in the Media
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"Everything about this is nothing more than cold-blooded murder
and violation of Islamic law..."
Imam Feisal talks to CNN's Jonathan Mann about so-called "Honor Killings"
Click to Watch
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Defining Good Governance in the Muslim World
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Constructing an Islamic Government and Rule of Law Index
 May 22, 2014 - Imam Feisal delivered a lecture titled "Constructing an Islamic Government and Rule of Law Index" at the International Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) in Malaysia, in which he discussed Cordoba Initiative's Islamic Rule of Law Index.
Click here to view more photos from this event.
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In Islam, delivering justice is more important than the Islamic state
Article in Malay Mail Online on IAIS Lecture
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Umno and PAS should overcome differences for the sake of Islam
Article in New Straits Times on IAIS Lecture
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Building Bridges: Christian-Muslim Dialogue Series
 On Thursday, June 19, the Cordoba Initiative hosted one of its ongoing series of interfaith discussions, called "Building Bridges," with leaders of religious organizations from around the city. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf opened the discussion with remarks about the idea of the "Word" according to Christian and Islamic traditions stating that both faiths have a strong connection to the "Word of God," although they each experience it in very different ways.
Despite these differences, Imam Feisal noted the inherent connotations and shared meaning in each faith's conception of the Word. He said, "The Quran is, to us, God's words, God's speech, literally. Christians regard Jesus Christ as the Word of God, but Muslims also do that, because the Quran, which we believe to be ultimately authoritative, states that Jesus was a
kalima, a word, which God cast into Mary." He stated that this was an important concept which could help bridge the two faith traditions.
The next discussion in this series will take place on September 25th. For more information, please contact [email protected]. |
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Abigail Chambers
"This is my third week working at Cordoba Initiative, and so far, other than absolutely loving the people that I work with, I find the work is very exciting and makes a huge difference both in the Muslim community and in the larger American community."
The Cordoba Initiative just welcomed a new intern, Abigail Chambers, a senior at Emory University, where she is pursuing a degree in Mathematics and Middle Eastern Studies.
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Moving the Mountain
Now Available in Paperback
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