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Khalafalla Osman I believe in a world of peace, now everybody take your seats... I will I rap some great feats, I went through the greatest of heats (Sudan).
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Susanne Monteiro added a blog post
It seems that even with the best intentions some times things just fall apart. So the IDYS that I had been planning for this term was this past Thursday. It was all set for us to send a total of about 15 students to volunteer in the food shelf of ...
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Mustafa Abdullah added a blog post
Inspired by the use of the blue guitar in Maxine Greene’s book on art and imagination as well as the song “The Man that Can’t be Moved” by the Script. I recently wrote this poem and performed it at the monthly city-wide poetry slam. It epitomizes ...
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Khalafalla Osman 1430yrs ago a Prophet made a vision, Islam would spread that was his mission, Now Islam has been high populated by humanly binary fission.ha
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Amber Hacker replied to Amber Hacker's discussion 'Funding Opportunities: Share yours here!'
I just received the link to a great grant opportunity that I thought you all might benefit from http://firebellydesign.com grant. The deadline is approaching fast, December 1, so check it out and see if this is of interest! Have a great weekend all!
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Amber Hacker replied to Amber Hacker's discussion 'Job Opportunities'
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Midwest is seeking to hire a Program/Advocacy Officer who will work to educate and engage Catholics in the Midwest on issues of global hunger, disease and conflict. The position is based in Chicago. The ideal candida...
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Today I was preparing research for a roundtable discussion I’m hosting next week on the costs of war, specifically the societal costs associated with our country’s “War on Terror” in Iraq and Afghanistan. After clicking on to the New York Times w...
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Spotlight on Bridge-builder

The summer may be over, but IFYC summer intern SPOTLIGHTS are just getting started! This week’s SPOTLIGHT highlights
Amanda Mountain, a summer intern in Strategic Partnerships.


Timur: So Amanda, let’s start at the beginning. Before you got involved interfaith work, you were a professional dancer.

Amanda: That’s right.

Timur: When did you start dancing?

Amanda: I started when I was three years old. I continued dancing throughout my childhood and teenage years, and later I called up my old dance teacher. He had started a professional company, and after a few rehearsals he offered me a job. So that started my career as a professional dancer and I stayed with it for over five years...


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Amber Hacker

Funding Opportunities: Share yours here! 2 Replies

Started by Amber Hacker in The bridge-builders community. Last reply by Amber Hacker 10 hours ago.

Amber Hacker

Job Opportunities 36 Replies

Started by Amber Hacker in The bridge-builders community. Last reply by Amber Hacker 11 hours ago.

Emy Cardoza

In "identifying" the problem, are we creating a new one? 5 Replies

Started by Emy Cardoza in Change the Conversation. Last reply by Nicholas R. Lang 1 day ago.

Greco Idema

What do you think of our project 'We'? 1 Reply

Started by Greco Idema in Need suggestions and ideas?. Last reply by Hind Makki Nov 18.

Donelle Bergeson

Let's Do Lunch: Interfaith Dialogue

Started by Donelle Bergeson in Start a Project Nov 14.

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Susanne Monteiro

A Failed Attempt

It seems that even with the best intentions some times things just fall apart. So the IDYS that I had been planning for this term was this past Thursday. It was all set for us to send a total of about 15 students to volunteer in the food shelf of the local homeless shelter, the Haven. The day before the event I heard from the Haven that there had been a misunderstanding and the volunteer coordinator had canceled our shift and given it to another group of people. Sweet. So we talked to her and ca… Continue

Posted by Susanne Monteiro on November 20, 2009 at 9:08pm

Mustafa Abdullah

Imagination: A Tune Beyond Us

Inspired by the use of the blue guitar in Maxine Greene’s book on art and imagination as well as the song “The Man that Can’t be Moved” by the Script. I recently wrote this poem and performed it at the monthly city-wide poetry slam. It epitomizes the conversations that I have had with many interfaith leaders regarding the importance of art and imagination in interfaith work. The beautiful image of this poem is that together (through all of our work and stories) we are playing a tune beyond us, y… Continue

Posted by Mustafa Abdullah on November 20, 2009 at 6:21pm

Jake Scott

Politically Correct

Today I was preparing research for a roundtable discussion I’m hosting next week on the costs of war, specifically the societal costs associated with our country’s “War on Terror” in Iraq and Afghanistan.

After clicking on to the New York Times website their lead story met me with:

“Frances Fragos Townsed, formerly the homeland security adviser to President George W. Bush expressed Concern that “political correctness,” and fear of intruding on Major Hasan’s free speech rights may have interfer… Continue

Posted by Jake Scott on November 20, 2009 at 9:30am

Abigale Embry

The struggle with a Christian Identity

Today we had a lunch discussion at Spiritual Seekers about Paganism and Meditation. We usually draw in a diverse group of about 20 students, which means the room is nearly packed full. Several minutes before the lunch was to start, there were very few students who had showed up, and a few of them were with the Pagan Coalition. I expressed my concern to a student from PaCo named Adina, and she remarked that the word "pagan" may have scared them all away. That was my worst fear, since I had asked… Continue

Posted by Abigale Embry on November 19, 2009 at 10:45pm — 1 Comment

How do Interfaith Leaders step-up during moments of national tragedy?

The staff at IFYC, like many people throughout the country, are still processing the news of the tragedy that occurred at Fort Hood. Given IFYC's work, however, we are particularly concerned with the way the shooter's Muslim identity is being highlighted in both media coverage and online buzz around the event. IFYC's stance is clear: this is time to bring people together to mourn a tragedy, not a time to separate out entire identity categories as inherently dangerous.

*Read Eboo Patel's blog on the Washington Post and IFYC Staff Zeenat Rahman's response on the Chicago Tribune Newsblogs.
*Download this resource for how you can take action in your own community: Response to Fort Hood.doc
*If you're already taking action, what are you doing? What are you thinking about regarding Fort Hood today? We want to hear from you!

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The Faith Divide

Respecting religion, staying secular

Today's guest blogger is Christopher Stedman, an Outreach, Education and Training intern at the Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC); he also facilitates IFYC's media work with Vocalo.org. Chris is currently a candidate for a Master of Arts in Religion at Meadville Lombard Theological School, where he is writing a novel and an accompanying paper on storytelling. Ever since I stopped going to church a number of years ago, I've been seeking out a community of like-minded...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Going McCarthy

Today's guest blogger is Abed Z. Bhuyan. Abed is a graduate of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service where he majored in International Politics and minored in Islam and Muslim-Christian Understanding. He is currently a high school teacher in New York City with Teach for America. In his most recent weekly column at Forbes, New York University Professor Tunku Varadarajan asserts that the recent murders at Fort Hood is a case of an individual,...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Examining us examining Hasan

I said two prayers when I saw the initial reports: the first for the dead and suffering, the second about the shooter, praying that he wasn't Muslim. A whole lot of Muslims know how I feel, just check out the blog posts by people like Hussein Rashid, Wajahat Ali, Daisy Khan and a host of others on this. I admit, it's kind of peculiar to be so invested in the identity of the perpetrator, but...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
 

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