Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2013 10:30 am | Updated: 2:44 pm, Thu Jan 10, 2013. by Josey Bartlett, Editor Individuals gathered in Jackson Heights on Tuesday afternoon to mourn victims of recent hate crimes and to call on the Police Department and elected officials to change … [Read more...] about From the Queens Chronicle: Sunando Sen’s friends, Muslim community speak out against hate crimes
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Video: Jackson Heights Vigil Against Race and Gender Violence, Jan. 8 2013
ICNY executive director, the Rev. Chloe Breyer, spoke at the January 8, 2013 vigil in Jackson Heights on growing incidents of violence targeting Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian communities with representatives from CAIR-NY, DRUM, City Council Member Danny Dromm, … [Read more...] about Video: Jackson Heights Vigil Against Race and Gender Violence, Jan. 8 2013
Feature from ICNY’s Annual Report: Teaching World Religions to NYC High Schoolers
Geoff Cobb had been teaching a world religions class to high school students for three years at the Chelsea-based New York City Museum School. His students were certainly religiously diverse – they included Hindus, Muslims, Jews, and Christians. Geoff had lingering doubts, … [Read more...] about Feature from ICNY’s Annual Report: Teaching World Religions to NYC High Schoolers
“They may be legal but they’re not moral” – ICNY Executive Director comments on subway ads in New York Daily News
Controversial American Freedom Defense Initiative paid $77,000 to quote Koran with flaming Twin Towers By Pete Donohue / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, January 8, 2013, 6:43 PM Hundreds of potentially inflammatory advertisements linking Islam to terrorism have gone up in … [Read more...] about “They may be legal but they’re not moral” – ICNY Executive Director comments on subway ads in New York Daily News
Birthday Greetings to ICNY’s Founder, Dean James Parks Morton!
"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness." - The Dalai Lama On Monday, January 7, the Very Rev. James Parks Morton celebrates his 83rd birthday. Still … [Read more...] about Birthday Greetings to ICNY’s Founder, Dean James Parks Morton!
