Dr. Sarah Sayeed People come in and out of the doorway of our lives for reasons not always discernible to us. But they are always there as part of some wise, loving plan for our growth, even and perhaps especially when they bring us challenges or pain. There is a verse in the Quran that … Continue reading Calibrated For Goodness
Dalia Mogahed This insightful, brief video challenges the popular idea that 9/11 caused increased Islamophobia, and counters that elections are actually the greatest source of surges in anti-Muslim bigotry. Mogahed’s research also illustrates the links between increases in Islamophobia with increases in many forms of bigotry, particularly antisemitism. Her work highlights the connection between … Continue reading The Risks of Islamophobia to Every American
Sarah Sayeed Prayer Shared at Middle Collegiate Church, New York City, 9/10/17 Greetings of peace. Assalamu’alaikum. I begin with the name of God, most Gracious, most Merciful. One of the greatest poets, mystics, jurist-philosophers of all time, a man by the name of Jalal ad Din Muhammad Rumi, who lived in the 1200s taught … Continue reading Removing Our Barriers to Love: A Muslim Prayer on the Anniversary of 9/11
Yusufi Vali Throughout the past year at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (ISBCC), our Senior Imam, Shaykh Yasir Fahmy, has been challenging our community to “live Prophetically.” In a new America under the governance of Donald Trump, demands for our mosques to act in the public arena — from both our community … Continue reading Acting Prophetically in a Trumpian America
Love, Struggle, Resist: 