Current Affairs Politics

Reflection on Obama and Gaza

I won’t be posting much today on Gaza, it’s going to get lost in inauguration coverage. I’ll be Tweeting thoughts on the inaugural address. David says something that I think many of us noticed. This is the Tweet I got immediately before his. And after these two Tweets. As American we cry for the hope realized. For Gazans, the tears are for hope lost. Pray for peace. Pray that Obama will make our hopes true.

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Current Affairs Inter-faith

Abrahamic Call for Peace

Jews, Muslims, Christians Agree on Gaza-Israel Crisis This statement by leaders of the three Abrahamic communities in Boston was issued yesterday and was published in the Boston Globe by a columnist who writes on religion. Its thoughtfulness and the breadth and stature of its signers are extraordinary – representing the best version of our religious traditions and communities. If in your own community, religious leaders are well on the way to adopting your own statement on the Gaza-Israel war and publicizing it, wonderful! — If however you don’t have such a statement ready, the existence of this one could be…

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Current Affairs

Gaza Crisis [1/16] – Big Update of Links

My apologies for the gap in posting. Now in Doha, Arab League Summit happening here. No Saudia Arabia and no Egypt, so I’m not sure what it’s supposed to accomplish. Will hope to publish some first-hand accounts of how the Arab “street” is reacting, as well as the larger Muslim world. A few Jews here as well, so if I can set-up a safe space, I intend to get as many voices as I can. May come as my first series of podcasts. Olmert says he is the boss of American Foreign Policy Juan Cole Condi says it’s a lie.…

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Conferences

My Coverage of MLT2006

Schedule Sponsors Opening Comments New Cordoba Discuss the Undiscussable Talent Bazaar and Knowledge Transfer Artists Panel Extremism and the New Media, Imam’s Circle Pluralism in Islam Construct Your Identity Muslims in the Media On Being a Conservative-Liberal Muslim [post-conference] What it Means to be Muslim [post-conference] MLT, MLT2009

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Conferences

MLT2009 Press Release

For immediate release MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Rushda Majeed, 212-870-2552, rushda@asmasociety.org “Change cannot wait for tomorrow” 300 young Muslim Leaders from 75 countries set the agenda for positive change Doha, Qatar – January 16-18, 2009 The weekend of Barack Obama’s inauguration in Washington, DC, a new generation of dynamic Muslim leaders spanning the spectrum of ethnicity, ideology and profession will gather to mobilize a global Muslim movement for peace, justice and the common good. Doha, Qatar — January 2, 2009 — In an historic time of change and diversity, young Muslim leaders from a broad range of countries are convening to…

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Current Affairs

Gaza Crisis [1/9]

Apologies for absence. Some more immediately personal concerns to deal with: Joe the Plumber is going to cover the conflict in Israel, but apparently not Gaza. Because he is Christian, he will be safe. It is only Jews and Muslims who are unsafe. What of the Palestinian Christians? Are they not true Christians? Or is JtP the truest of Christians and therefore Christ-like? h/t Atrios. Bilal actually interviewed Palestinians as to what they thought of Obama. Although it is from prior to the current crisis, it is still instructive. Bridezilla hints at something that is on my mind. This cannot…

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