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The Interfaith Center of New York would like to report a happy ending to an event it helped orchestrate!ICNY helped the Darwish sisters link up with contacts of ours at the White House leading to their invitation to the President's Iftar dinner. The full story of their experience … [Read more...] about ICNY connects Darwish sisters with White House leading to an Iftar dinner invite for them both

The Interfaith Center of New York is assisting the 9/11 Memorial Museum to reach out to religious leaders in the New York area who may know families directly impacted by 9/11.  As the museum works towards opening in September 2012, they are seeking materials to include in their … [Read more...] about 9/11 Memorial Museum Seeks Assistance of Religious Leaders

“Buddhists Have to Shave their Hair, and Muslims Have Normal Lives”Henry Goldschmidt, The Interfaith Center of New York A few weeks ago, I joined about fifty students from Explorations Academy, a predominantly Black, Latino, and Christian public high school in the South … [Read more...] about “Buddhists Have to Shave their Hair, and Muslims Have Normal Lives”

The 411 on Faith: Communities in Dialogue In partnership with the New York Public Library – and in conjunction with the library’s “Three Faiths” exhibit of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim texts – the Interfaith Center of New York offers a series of moder­ated conversations with … [Read more...] about The Interfaith Center of New York has teamed up with the New York Public Library to bring you the 411 on faith

Joshua Bishop It is understandable that we have questions about a faith tradition with which we are unfamiliar, but it is another thing when we are flat-out suspicious, mistrusting, and hateful, especially when we have had very little to no meaningful interaction with any members … [Read more...] about Muslim-Catholic Partnerships and Solidarity in a Climate of Suspicion and Hostility