Interfaith Matters Blogs

  "Education to Action"  Catholics and Muslims Working Together for Positive Change by    Dr. Sarah Sayeed, Senior Advisor, NYC Mayor’s Office Community Affairs Unit [Note: Dr. Sayeed's contribution to this blog is based on her previous work as ICNY's Director of … [Read more...] about BLOG: “Education to Action” – Catholics and Muslims Working Together for Positive Change by Dr. Sarah Sayeed and Tom Dobbins Jr.

Living My Namesake Aisha Rahman, Esq., Executive Director, KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights [EDITOR’S NOTE:  In our work supporting/empowering local religious leaders to make their voices heard in public debates, we can attest to the great number of women (and … [Read more...] about BLOG: “Living My Namesake” by Aisha Rahman, executive director of KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights

by Debbie Almontaser, founding principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy and Board President of the Muslim Community Network @DebbiAlmontaser “By leaving out some children’s heritage while others are visible presents youngsters with an image of being undervalued … [Read more...] about BLOG – New Public School Holidays: Teachable Moments that Foster Respect

World Religion Day: Celebrating our Unity by Saphira Rameshfar, member of the Bahá'í Community of New York City “The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until, its unity is firmly established.” - Bahá’i Writings To affirm the … [Read more...] about BLOG: “World Religion Day: Celebrating our Unity” by Saphira Rameshfar

by Tom Dobbins, Justice and Peace Coordinator/ Producer: JustLove Radio – Sirius/XM Catholic Channel, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York As a lifelong New Yorker – growing up in the Bronx, with a sojourn in lower Westchester and now happily a resident of … [Read more...] about Tom Dobbins of Catholic Charities of NY: “Sowing Seeds of Peace in the Pope’s Own Garden”