Articles and Press about ICNY

People are less likely to support the Charlie Hebdo cartoons if they feel marginalized or oppressed as a member of a minority community

January 31, 2015 ICNY

The following article by By Dian Zhang was published by McClatchyDC on January 30. The original article can be accessed here. U.S. support for satirizing religion breaks along racial lines, Pew survey finds WASHINGTON — To the issues dividing Americans by race, add the … [Read more...] about People are less likely to support the Charlie Hebdo cartoons if they feel marginalized or oppressed as a member of a minority community

January 7, 2015 ICNY

The following article by Dr. Sarah Sayeed (ICNY's Director of Community Partnerships) was published in the Huffington Post on January 7, 2015. The original article can be accessed here. Photo credit: Debbie Almontaser I am not a police officer. Nor am I Buddhist. But … [Read more...] about In Memory of Officer Liu: What Buddhism Offers to Police and Race Relations

December 23, 2014 ICNY

The following article by Antonia Blumberg was published in the Huffington Post on Dec. 22, 2014. The original article can be found here. New Yorkers mourned the shooting of police officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos with interfaith prayer vigils on Sunday and Monday, … [Read more...] about New Yorkers Hold Interfaith Prayer Vigils For Slain Police Officers – Huffington Post article

September 7, 2014 ICNY

Click image for larger version Family members of September 11 victims are taking a stand against Islamophobia with a new bus ad campaign designed to promote religious tolerance and interfaith unity. "Islamophobia is not pretty," the ad reads. "Let's build bridges, not walls. … [Read more...] about From Huffington Post: 9/11 Families Launch Anti-Islamophobia Campaign For Anniversary Of Tragedy

May 15, 2014 ICNY

Al Jazeera Arabic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wADe3lT9Em4 Anadolu Ajansi (Turkish Media) http://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunya/328639--dini-ve-etnik-gruplardan-11-eylul-anit-muzesine-tepki NY Post Gillibrand proposes federal take over of 9/11 memorial … [Read more...] about NY Post, BBC, CNN, et al: Press Coverage relating to 9/11 Museum Film Press Conference