This month, 25 teachers from public, private, and faith-based schools around the USA are gathering in New York City for the three-week summer institute “Religious Worlds of New York: Teaching the Everyday Life of American Religious Diversity.” The institute is a project of the … [Read more...] about 2014 NEH Summer Institute for School Teachers Launches
“Your Past is Your Testimony” – Empowering Transition from Prison to Community
By Theo Harris, Outreach Coordinator, Reentry Family and Faith Circles of Support theo@interfaithcenter.org 212-870-3515 As The Interfaith Center of New York’s Outreach Coordinator for reentry in Harlem, my job is to recruit church, mosque, and community volunteers for the … [Read more...] about “Your Past is Your Testimony” – Empowering Transition from Prison to Community
ICNY Statement on the murder of Muhammad Hussein Abu Khdeir
The Interfaith Center of New York condemns the senseless and brutal abduction and murder of Muhammad Hussein Abu Khdeir, a 17-year-old Palestinian boy who was the innocent victim of an act of needless vengeance. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Acts of violence like … [Read more...] about ICNY Statement on the murder of Muhammad Hussein Abu Khdeir
Reflection on Buddhist Muslim Dialogue, by Sasha Soreff
Pictured (l. to r.): Ven. TK Nakagaki, NY Buddhist Council & ICNY Board Member; Sebene Selassie, ED of Insight, Dr. Sarah Sayeed, Director of Community Partnerships at ICNY, en. Chang Hwa of the Chan Meditation Center and Imam Ibrahim Sayar, Peace Islands … [Read more...] about Reflection on Buddhist Muslim Dialogue, by Sasha Soreff
ICNY E-Announcements for July: Ramadan, Religious Worlds, & A Speaker’s Bureau for the Formerly Incarcerated
Dear Friends, This past June, The Interfaith Center of New York co-sponsored a Buddhist-Muslim dialogue with the New York Buddhist Council and the Peace Islands Institute. Dr. Sarah Sayeed participated as a panelist along with Ven. Chang Hwa of the Chan Meditation Center. Read … [Read more...] about ICNY E-Announcements for July: Ramadan, Religious Worlds, & A Speaker’s Bureau for the Formerly Incarcerated
