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WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED IN 2016!
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A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CORDOBA HOUSE
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Dear Friends and Supporters,
Cordoba House launched its operations on October 1, 2015 with a vision to establish a Compassionate, Spiritual, and Pluralistic American Muslim identity. Within one year of inception, the organization has made remarkable strides in implementing two successfully run programs that have already reached full capacity. Cordoba House has established a Sunday School Program educating children and young adults by developing brand new curricula embedding the values of pluralism, compassion, and inclusion. In addition, Cordoba House has partnered with Hartford Seminary in developing yearlong workshops to educate and train a new generation of American Imams and community leaders. Please take a minute to celebrate our achievements of 2016 and join our mission as we look forward to the next phase of our work and service to the community!
With Warm wishes for a happy and productive 2017.
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The Cordoba House Sunday School was established in October 2015 as a pilot program with the mission to build an inclusive and nurturing learning environment that is relevant to modern-day American life.
- Expanded from 27 students in 2015 to 50 students with waitlists in 2016;
- Started with age groups 5-13 years in 2015; expanded to incorporate new teen class in 2017;
- Two professional curriculum developers created a curriculum and lesson plans embodying the values of compassion, pluralism, and spirituality;
- Partnered with leading Interfaith and Islamic institutions to produce an enhanced curriculum that includes music, age-appropriate language and activities, and tajweed;
- Hired a Music Director to write music and songs for children's lesson plans.
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Cordoba House, in partnership with Hartford Seminary and IIIT, launched a Muslim Leadership Training Program to instruct and inspire a new generation of American Muslim leaders to address the unique challenges and provide relevant solutions.
- Recruited 27 participants, including prominent Imams and graduate students from leading universities in America;
- Distinguished lecturers and instructors conducted eight workshops discussing topics on the unique challenges and solutions in leading the American Muslim community, including Islamic law in the context of America and writing sermons (khutbahs) for an American audience;
- Upcoming 2017 workshops on leading with Islamic spirituality, Engaging the Interfaith Community, and Media Training.
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Cordoba House actively engages in outreach to moderates of all faith traditions, through interfaith dialogue, forging partnerships of trust and mutual support to promote art, cultural and educational programming, and events.
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BETWEEN FAITH AND EXTREMISM
Imam Feisal joined Rabbi Reuven Firestone in Houston on March 9, 2016 to participate in a discussion about the relationship between religion and extremism. The event was co-hosted by Rice University's Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance and the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston (WAC). |
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IMAM FEISAL AT TRINITY CATHEDRAL, CLEVELAND
Imam Feisal participated in a moderated discussion on building bridges of understanding and cooperation between Islam and the West at Trinity Cathedral in downtown Cleveland as part of the "A Future That Belongs To us All" speakers series celebrating Trinity's Bicentennial. |
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For the last 15 years, Cordoba has participated as a leading Muslim voice during interfaith weeks at Chautauqua Institution. This year, Cordoba House participated during a week focused on Moral Leadership, a fitting theme for the organization and its founder, Imam Feisal, who led daily invigorating Dhikr (morning prayer) where the audience expressed feelings of deep inner peace and divine connection.
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In an op-ed titled "Moderates Must Step Up After Trio of Attacks" in the New York Observer, Imam Feisal speaks about three recent terror attacks in Germany, Turkey, and Switzerland and the need for religious and political moderates to come together to work towards peace.
"We grieve once again for horrific murders committed in the name of Islam, now in Ankara and Berlin. And we feel sorrow, again, for attacks on Muslims, this time at a mosque in Zurich, perpetrated by a gunman with unknown motives. All the attacks occurred on Monday, December 19, within hours of each other..." Continue Reading.
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