Writing on Muslim-Christian Relations, Interreligious Dialogue, & Islamophobia
A bit disappointed with Brian, Harry, and Barack A segment on tonight's NBC Nightly News urked me a little bit. The segment was about Obama's statements regarding the construction of the Cordoba House in Lower Manhattan, and how Muslims have the same religious rights as anyone else. When introducing the story, Brian Williams describes the …
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Today, the New York Landmark Preservation Committee voted unanimously to not grant landmark status to a Manhattan building, the site at which an Islamic and interfaith community center is to be built. If landmark status had been given to the obscure building, the plans to build the Cordoba House would have been put to a …
Welcome to my blog, Witness. For the past several months I have been hoping to launch this blog. Throughout my freshman year of college, many thoughts have come to mind that I have wanted to share with a wider audience. These reflections have been spurred by classroom discussions, campus events, interactions with friends, and incidents …
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