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Cordoba Initiative Newsletter - August 2014
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Imam Feisal Speaks out Against ISIS
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 Imam Feisal spoke with CNN's Carol Costello and other panelists about how ISIS is unIslamic and why and how Muslims can stand against ISIS. Click to watch. |
Feisal and other Interreligious Leaders Welcome Ceasefire Agreement
between Israel and Hamas
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 Imam Feisal supported the statement "Jewish, Christian and Muslim Religious Leaders Welcome Ceasefire; Call Urgently for Renewed Negotiations for a Two-State Peace Agreement" issued by the National Interreligious Leadership Initiative for Peace in the Middle East (NILI). Click here to read the NILI press release.
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Cordoba Initiative at the Chautauqua Institution
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We had a very successful year at Chautauqua, with many TCI friends joining us for the first time. Imam Feisal's daily morning Muslim devotional hour was very well attended and we are excited and encouraged by the diversity of people who joined us this year.
Our Cordoba House mission was very well received and gained support from the other Chautauqua faith leaders. During the week TCI hosted a reception for other Chautauqua interdenominational houses to share with them TCI's plan to establish a Cordoba House there. Our guests included leaders from the broad multi-denominational Chautauqua community from all over the country.
We gave them an overview of The Cordoba Initiative, a description of our vision of a Cordoba House, our goal to establish and expand a Cordoba House at Chautauqua, and our plans to contribute to the already vibrant community there.
The guests received our message warmly and enthusiastically. Many spoke openly and sincerely, welcoming TCI's Cordoba House. Several offered various levels of support and help, including invitations to use their Chautauqua facilities for TCI events while we are working to establish a permanent presence here. One of the Faith leaders even said that Chautauqua needs TCI and a Cordoba House more than TCI needs Chautauqua. This was incredibly touching and encouraging.
We hope that more TCI Friends will join us there next year!
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Press Coverage on Imam Feisal and TCI at The Chautauqua Institution
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An Abrahamic Family: Imam's Cordoba House
Highly Supported by Chautauqua Faith Leaders
Article in The Chautauquan Daily on the Cordoba Initiative at the Chautauqua Institution
and TCI's Cordoba House Project.
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Imam Feisal to Lead Prayers at Chautauqua Institution
Article in the Post-Journal on Imam Feisal and TCI's activities at
The Chautauqua Institution.
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Defining Islamic Good Governance: All about Hijab
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Two-Part Op-Ed by Imam Feisal in The Malaysian Star
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When Imam Feisal wrote his Op-Ed series on Hudud in The Malaysian Star in July 2014, a concerned father wrote for advice, saying his daughter had decided, based on her study of the Quran and the hadith, to remove the headscarf she had been brought up wearing, just before her university graduation. In this two-part op-ed, Imam Feisal address the question of whether Islam requires the hijab.
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Save the Date: September 12, 2014!
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The Spiritual Alchemy of Music
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Join us for a Presentation and Performance by
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Doug Yeager, Stephan Said, and Asma Jamil Sadiq
Followed by
Mehfil-e Sama
Sufi Devotional Music
With Farid Ayaz and Abu Mohammed Qawwals and brothers from Pakistan
Date: September 12, 2014
Time: 7:15 PM
Place: St. Bartholomew's Church (East 51 Street and Park Avenue)
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Dear Friends,
Please mark your calendars and Save the Date for an exciting cultural, educational and musical experience at our The Spiritual Alchemy of Music community event on September 12th.
The performances explore an ancient tradition of spirituality with modern musical trends with a brief presentation about how music, culture, and religion blend to form movements.
Speakers include Imam Feisal; Producer Doug Yeager, who worked with Pete Seeger and other prominent artists; and Stephan Said, a popular American singer-songwriter and global activist of Iraqi and Austrian descent.
The first segment will include Stephan performing one of his pieces to illustrate how he has leveraged his Arab-Iraqi culture into modern American music. The second segment will feature a Qawali concert with Farid Ayaz and his team of Sufi devotional singers.
Details to Follow!
Naz Ahmed Georgas
Program Director, Faith and Community Affairs
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October 29, 2014 - Panel on Women's Rights (Mamaroneck, NY)
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Imam Feisal will participate in a panel on Women's Rights sponsored by the Mamaroneck Public Library and the Larchmont Public Library. The panel will focus on issues addressed in the book I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai. Imam Feisal will discuss how Islam empowers women. Moderator: Professor Joan Katen, Peace and Sustainability, Pace University; Panelists also include: Michaela Walsh, activist and scholar and Dr. Mahjabeen Hassan, American Muslim Women's Association (October 29, 2014, 4:00 pm - Mamaroneck Public, Library 136 Prospect Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY).
(Schedule Subject to Change)
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 Moving the Mountain
Now Available in Paperback
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