My latest InterFaith21 offering in The Coastal Star: Deborah Lee Prescott is a Christian, who teaches at Palm Beach Atlantic University, a Christian college, but whose passion is to study the memoirs and autobiographies of Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
Tags: African Holocaust·Cenacle Sisters·Deborah Lee Prescott·Hebrew Books·Imagery from Genesis in Holocaust Memoirs·Jewish Holocaust·Palm Beach Atlantic University·The Cenacle·Tom O’Brien
… in our Great, Wide, Beautiful Diversity World. It actually started the previous evening with the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Kappa Upsilon Chapter’s Fifth Annual Formal Masquerade Ball at Benvenuto restaurant. We were present at the charity fundraiser to support dear Mr. James Jefferson, whose late wife Freddie “Stebbins” Jefferson (Feb. 1, 1936 – Oct. 27, [...]
Tags: Bridge and Tunnel·Catalyst for Justice·Diversity Summit·Freddie "Stebbins" Jefferson·Omega Psi Phi Fraternity·Palm Beach Post·South Florida Diversity Alliance·Vatican
I was invited as one of the speakers for Saturday’s impromptu rally, primarily of Palm Beach Atlantic University students, whose message was that those extremists and haters who claim to be speaking for our Muslim, Christian, Jewish and other faiths are full of it.
Tags: Gainesville·Josh McNeely·Keelan O'Carroll·Muslim American Veterans Assn·Palm Beach Atlantic University·Shaunessy McNeely
Things have been way too busy; am just getting around to posting this link to my latest InterFaith21 essay at The Coastal Star: September is a very busy month in the Jewish faith, and one can learn a lot about the coming holidays from Rabbis Robert A. Silvers and Randall J. Konigsburg.
Tags: Congregation B’nai Israel·Day of Atonement·Jewish New Year·Randall J. Konigsburg·Robert A. Silvers·Rosh Hashanah·Temple Emeth·Yom Kippur
Documenting Muslim American History: No fuss, no muss — and thus, no news media that I could see. Meanwhile, dozens of representatives of the Muslim men and women who have served in our armed forces and/or in civilian capacities (such as police, fire chiefs and one of the first African-American paratroopers), were being recognized during [...]
Tags: Columbus·El Hajj Malik Shabazz·Garden State Exhibit Center·Martin Luther King·Muslim American Veterans Assn·New York Times·Ramadan Session·The Mosque Cares
“We Cannot Stop Now” developing the ties of love, unity and mutual progress established by our dear leaders, the Blessed Lady Chiara Lubich and Imam W. Deen Mohammed. A look at our historic Muslims & Focolare workshop, and more Saturday afternoon scenes:
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… of The Mosque Cares 2010 Annual Muslim Convention & Ramadan Session. Also included, Imam Dr. Nasir Ahmad’s Saturday morning session, “Hajj, In search of the Original Man. A discussion of Imam W.D.Mohammed’s insight on the language of the sacred pilgrimage.”
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Brothers and sisters, husbands and wives, mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, scholars and babies and more: The largest community of Muslims in the USA — the students of Imam W. Deen Mohammed — celebrate the blessings from the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, the Maker, Nourisher, Sustainer and Perfecter of all Creation…
Important for our country that our news organization get more basic information, such as this from Edward E. Curtis IV, on board: Through their mosques, U.S. Muslims are embracing the community involvement that is a hallmark of the American experience. In this light, mosques should be welcomed as premier sites of American assimilation, not feared [...]
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