Month: April 2012

Conferences

Call for Papers: Muslim Perspectives on Peacebuilding

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Call for Papers: Muslim Perspectives on Peacebuilding   Paper Proposals Due: July 1, 2012 Conference Date: Oct. 12-13, 2012   Claremont Lincoln University, USC’s Office of Religious Life, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), and the Center for Global Peacebuilding at Claremont Lincoln are co-sponsoring a conference on Muslim Perspectives on Peacebuilding, from Oct. 12-13, 2012, in Claremont, Calif.   They’ve issued a call for papers from community leaders, activists, educators, researchers, and professionals to inspire fellow scholars and community members interested in peacebuilding from Muslim perspectives, by sharing their experiences in resolving family, community and interfaith conflicts. Themes should relate to…

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Inter-faith

Op-Ed: President Obama is not a Muslim (not that there’s anything wrong with that) | JTA – Jewish & Israel News

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Op-Ed: President Obama is not a Muslim (not that there’s anything wrong with that) | JTA – Jewish & Israel News. Why hasn’t Obama taken such an approach? He’s had more than three years as president of the United States to stand loud and firm about how problematic it is to use the label “Muslim” as a pejorative. The television sitcom “Seinfeld” dedicated an episode to this sort of liberal hypocrisy, with Jerry and George denying being gay lovers followed by a quick “not that there's anything wrong with that” with each denial. The sitcom was mocking the insincerity of…

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Events

Speaking Event: UT Arlington Islamic Art and Culture Forum focuses on American music

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UT Arlington Islamic Art and Culture Forum focuses on American music | Cision Wire. The bebop and cool jazz of American music will be explored when The University of Texas at Arlington’s College of Liberal Arts and School of Architecture welcome back Hussein Rashid, adjunct professor of religion at Hofstra University, to the campus next week for the discussion, “Everyday Art: Islamic Contribution to American Music.”

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Inter-faith

Muslim and Jewish students join to celebrate art – Schools of Thought – CNN.com Blogs

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Muslim and Jewish students join to celebrate art – Schools of Thought – CNN.com Blogs. Canvases with bold colors and Arabic letters lined the walls of the rooms. Downstairs, students rapped about Islam and Judaism to their own version of the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” melody, followed by songs performed in Arabic, Hebrew and English. For the first time, Muslim and Jewish students at Emory University collaborated for an interfaith art gala.

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Women

West Broward High School girls show support for Muslim teammate – South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

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West Broward High School girls show support for Muslim teammate – South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com. Most of them will never know what it’s like to be taunted for their faith. They’ll likely never be bullied or physically attacked for what they wear or have racial epithets thrown their way.  But on Thursday afternoon, some members of the West Broward High flag football team took a stand and got a small taste of how difficult life can sometimes be for one of their own.  Before taking the field for their regular-season finale at McArthur High, many of the Bobcats voluntarily donned a…

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Art

What Does Islamic Music Have to do With Blues, Jazz, and Surf Rock?

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What Does Islamic Music Have to do With Blues, Jazz, and Surf Rock? More Than You Think. | FrontRow. What do Bruce Springsteen, Mahalia Jackson, and John Coltrane all have in common? Well according to Dr. Hussein Rashid of Hofstra University  each bear witness to the Islamic Contribution to American Music. This was the title of his lecture at my law school alma mater, Southern Methodist University.

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Religion

ReliOmid Safi – What Would Muhammad Do? | First words since…..burying a 16-year old angel

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Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun. (We are from God and we return to God.) I did not have the privilege of knowing Shaira, but I do know her mother. May God give them all peace during this difficult time. Ustad Omid, as always, finds power in the pen, when there is pain in the heart. Omid Safi – What Would Muhammad Do? | First words since…..burying a 16-year old angel. So I sit here today, with the first words I have written since.   First words since trusting this child of God to God’s earth, and hoping and praying to…

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