Just found out my Air America appearance on State of Belief, is on tonight, Aug. 13, 2006. Check the site for more information, and download the podcast. For more on my thoughts on The New Mecca, click here.
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Conferences, Conferences
As you all know, next weekend is the Progressive Faith Blog Con. I’ll be there, and I hope to you meet you there as well. This weekend, I’m in Copenhagen for a conference called Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow (although they don’t have a website today). The press release is here. No outlets for laptops, so no live blogging, but I’ll try to put summary of the sessions and my thoughts on them as I can. Technorati Tags: MLT, progfaithblogcon
MLT – Artists Panel
Daisy’s introduction very good introduction to the role of arts in the Islamic tradition. [couldn’t capture it all] Azhar talks about comedy, jazz, and unique American art forms artists are the only ones who can and do speak truth to power Ani musician women’s issues important full music accompaniment Muslim pop Performs song for her daughter Yasmine author not comfortable in in English, asks Rajae to translate works for freedom can be free without losing religion not just one way freedom to be able to make choices Daisy asks “who took away your freedom?” answer later Shahzia [I’ve loved her…
Conference: Our Common Home
I was blessed to be invited to a conference at the Vatican on Laudato Si, the Papal Encyclical on creation care. Called Our Common Home, I presented a reflection on Laudato Si using the teachings of Imam Jafar as-Sadiq (AS). The conference ended with an audience with the Pope. Audience with Pope Francis
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I’m not stupid but far too many of us are acting stupidly in refusing to acknowledge or think critically about elements in our community that fully support and justify attacking innocent people.