Archive: June 22, 2008 - June 28, 2008
Interfaith? How about INTRAfaith?
At the end of this past school year, the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs at Georgetown held a dinner in honor of the students who have engaged in interfaith activism during the previous year. At each dinner...
By Abed Z. Bhuyan | June 27, 2008; 5:32 PM ET | Comments (8)
Obama Plays into Islamophobia
In his failure to address directly the "smear" of being called a Muslim, Obama seems to tacitly endorse the other-izing of the American Muslim community.
By Abed Z. Bhuyan | June 26, 2008; 9:57 PM ET | Comments (4)
Interfaith Family Lessons
I am still convinced that marrying another Jew is the best thing for Jewish people, but I have learned to be a little less pessimistic about interfaith families.
By Shari Rabin | June 25, 2008; 6:17 PM ET | Comments (15)
Am I Baha'i?
Walking around the Shrine of the Bab, Bahaism’s second holiest shrine, I was amazed at the broad reach of the religion.
By David Grant | June 25, 2008; 6:18 AM ET | Comments (54)
God's Playlist
Artists like Lupe Fiasco, Common, Mos Def, and Talib Kweli are revolutionizing rap and transcend what is seen on MTV. Their music reaches into my soul.
By Abed Z. Bhuyan | June 24, 2008; 11:19 AM ET | Comments (3)
How Do You Say Serenity in Russian?
The past two weeks, life has been wonderful at reminding me I control very little. I like to think I generally have a pretty good handle on things. When I checked my e-mail last week and read a note from...
By Erin Becker | June 22, 2008; 12:28 PM ET | Comments (0)
Learning for His Sake
I recently had a conversation with a friend about defending Islam, especially in public. My friend and I agreed that Muslims cannot afford to let ignorance about Islam go unaddressed, even if we ourselves feel inadequate in addressing it.
By Abed Z. Bhuyan | June 22, 2008; 11:27 AM ET | Comments (0)

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