Date: September 11, 2014/13th Anniversary of 9/11/01 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On the 13th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the following statement from Jewish and Muslim and other diverse American organizations responds to the increase in violence and oppression around the … [Read more...] about Muslim, Jewish, Other Groups Join in Denouncing Terror and Affirming Human Rights
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Guest Blogger: Ram Mohan on “Inspiring Engagement”
"Inspiring Engagement" By Ram Mohan, Trustee, Hindu Temple Society of North America, NY When we work together great things happen. When people of different faiths work together diverse communities get stronger. We at the Hindu Temple in Flushing, NY have been interacting with … [Read more...] about Guest Blogger: Ram Mohan on “Inspiring Engagement”
2014 NEH Summer Institute for School Teachers Launches
This month, 25 teachers from public, private, and faith-based schools around the USA are gathering in New York City for the three-week summer institute “Religious Worlds of New York: Teaching the Everyday Life of American Religious Diversity.” The institute is a project of the … [Read more...] about 2014 NEH Summer Institute for School Teachers Launches
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
December 2013 Dear Friend, Greetings and blessings during this holiday season. Thank you for giving so generously to ICNY in previous appeals. Your on-going support helps ICNY meet its mission by making New York and the world safer for people of diverse faiths. In this letter … [Read more...] about
