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Amazing panel. Lots of interesting people, including NPR and Newsweek representatives. Short, pointed comments. Nothing too new, but well done. Chris Dickey Newsweek http://www.chrisdickey.com in the US history is a put down (you’re history), whereas in the rest of the world it is very much alive occupation has no meaning for Americans, never been occupied, don’t see themselves as occupiers Deborah NPR don’t have to worry about images Q: what are the equivalents to the angry Muslim? A: the adhaan Iraq was first time to talk about Sunni and Shi’ah http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100182 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5477014 Mustafa Australia French riots related to Cronulla riots…

On Talking About Traditions

Via Faith Gambler, I found this interesting piece on talking about Jesus to Muslims. It seems like a good way to recognize and talk about difference while remaining true to one’s own beliefs. This conversation wasn’t about conversion, and it wasn’t about watering down the traditions to make them palatable. Rather, it was a respectful discourse on a serious point of contention between the two traditions. Much respect. Rachel has a post about a missing dot and Jerusalem. One of the joys about writing is that one can always ignore authorial intent, which pretty clearly laid out her post, and…

30 Mosques Project

The 30 Mosques Project is going live again for Ramadan. They need some help, so please consider donating. — Dear friends, Hope you all are well. A year ago, my friend Aman and I took a road trip around the US during the month of Ramadan. We didn’t think much of it when we started, but as the days continued the trip slowly began to pick up some traction and we found ourselves giving a glimpse into the lives of many Americans that have been marginalized. We learned a lot and I think the hundreds of thousands of readers learned…