Message from ICNY Executive Director Dear Friends, Please join us for this year’s 13th Annual James Parks Morton Interfaith Award Dinner on Monday, June 8th at 6:30 at the Tribeca Rooftop. This year’s honorees include Founder of Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly Bob Abernethy, … [Read more...] about Who Are the Sikhs? Uniform Justice, Jesse Jackson & The Interfaith Awards Dinner:ICNY’s E-Bulletin for June is Here
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“Free Speech and Civility in America and in Islam” by Dr. Sarah Sayeed
The following article by Dr. Sarah Sayeed, ICNY Director of Community Partnerships, was published May 28, 2015 in the The Huffington Post. Growing up Muslim in America, I learned that there were many rules about speech. At home, I lived with rules based on a hybrid of Islam … [Read more...] about “Free Speech and Civility in America and in Islam” by Dr. Sarah Sayeed
Muslim Advocates Requests U.S. Department of Justice Investigation of Armed Biker Gang Protest as Violation of Federal Law
In the wake of a planned armed protest outside the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix aimed to coincide when families convene for prayers, Muslim Advocates has asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the rally as a violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic … [Read more...] about Muslim Advocates Requests U.S. Department of Justice Investigation of Armed Biker Gang Protest as Violation of Federal Law
Humans in Harmony Interfaith Panel Discussion
Date: Thursday, June 4 Time: 7:30 pm Location: Lincoln Square Building, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 125 Columbus Ave. New York, NY 10023 What Does It Mean to Be a Muslim, a Jew, a Mormon? Three religious leaders discuss the basics of their faiths. The … [Read more...] about Humans in Harmony Interfaith Panel Discussion
The Reverend Jesse Jackson to receive 13th Annual James Parks Morton Interfaith Award
The Interfaith Center of New York is pleased to announce that another recipient of this year’s 13th annual James Parks Morton Interfaith Award will be The Reverend Jesse Jackson, Founder and President of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Rev. Jackson is one of America’s foremost … [Read more...] about The Reverend Jesse Jackson to receive 13th Annual James Parks Morton Interfaith Award
