This article by Sharon Otterman was published in The New York Times on April 23, 2014. The full, original article can be accessed here. Film at 9/11 Museum Sets Off Clash Over Reference to Islam Past the towering tridents that survived the World Trade Center collapse, … [Read more...] about From NY Times: Film at 9/11 Museum Sets Off Clash Over Reference to Islam
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Coalition Urges NYC Mayor for Diwali as Public School Holiday
This article appeared in IndiaWest on March 6, 2014. A coalition of almost 40 New York City organizations and temples urged Mayor Bill de Blasio to include Diwali alongside the new proposed public school holidays for Eid and Lunar New Year. The Diwali Coalition of … [Read more...] about Coalition Urges NYC Mayor for Diwali as Public School Holiday
Muslim Holidays and New York Public Schools – A Conversation with Students at DeWitt Clinton High School
America’s public schools are, by definition, secular institutions. The establishment clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution dictates that they can neither honor nor denigrate any religious tradition or community. But at the same time, our schools must respond … [Read more...] about Muslim Holidays and New York Public Schools – A Conversation with Students at DeWitt Clinton High School
Building Bridges Between Neighbors and Faiths on Staten Island
The following article by Ron Lajoie was published by Catholic New York on December 27, 2013. Photo Credit: Mary DiBiasie Blaich FOOD FOR FAITH—Teens from Our Lady of Good Counsel parish, Staten Island join with others from the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center to prepare … [Read more...] about Building Bridges Between Neighbors and Faiths on Staten Island
Muslim and Catholic youth united on Staten Island to feed the homeless
The following article by Maura Grunlund was published by the Staten Island Advance on Christmas Day, 2013. Teens from the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center and Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church cooked for the homeless. (Ferid Bedrolli ) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Building … [Read more...] about Muslim and Catholic youth united on Staten Island to feed the homeless
