Category Religion

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Vatican thanks Muslims for returning God to Europe

Author Asif

Dec1

Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, head of the Catholic Church's department for interfaith contacts, said religion was now talked and written about more than ever before in today's Europe.
 

"It's thanks to the Muslims," he said in a speech printed in Friday's L'Osservatore Romano, the official daily of the Vatican. "Muslims, having become a significant minority in Europe, were the ones who demanded space for God in society."

 

Hadith Collections with Dr. Jonathan brown

Author Asif

Sep21


Assistant Professor Jonathan Brown, who completed his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago,
has focused his study on the history of Islam, Islamic law, Qur’an and hadith, Islamic historiography, and hermeneutic traditions in Islam. His dissertation is entitled “The Canonization of al-Bukhari and Muslim: The Formation and Function of the Sunni Hadith Canon.” This video is part one in a four part series.

 

ICNA NYC Subway Ads

Author Asif

Jul29

Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) New York Unit and 877-Why-Islam launches The Subway Project. 
 
 

 

An Interview with Imam Zaid Shakir

Author Asif

May30

Imam Zaid Shakir, an African American convert to Islam and one of the most influential and popular Muslim American religious scholars, commands a rock star following: legions of enthralled and inspired Muslims filling rooms to standing only capacity waiting to hear his words. It represents a fascinating and dynamic phenomenon illuminating the resurgent identity of an educated, spiritual, religious and political Muslim American identity emerging from the post 9-11 era. Shakir, a student of the civil rights era and an educated scholar of political science and traditional Islamic jurisprudence, casually interjects tidbits of political theory, economic reform, critical race theory, Arabic, traditional Islamic philosophy and religious didacticism within his rhetoric.

 

Reflecting on Black History Month

Author Asif

May30

An interesting take on Black History Month as it pertains to the fight for civil rights and immigration laws.