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Apr 29, 2015

Nepal Earthquake and an Interfaith Response

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By Jessica Nguyen   The news coming from Nepal is truly horrifying. An earthquake that started out small has now engulfed entire cit...
Apr 17, 2015

A Muslim's Reflections on Holocaust Remembrance Day

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By Saadia Faruqi Source: Tikkun Daily   Shalom and Peace! Today on Holocaust Remembrance Day I would like to share a recent experi...
Apr 13, 2015

Religious Responses to the Death Penalty

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By Adam Santosh   The death penalty is a huge and often contentious issue today, and Texas with its capital punishment laws is at th...
Apr 7, 2015

Lent from an Atheist's Perspective

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By Shannon Smith   This year, as Lent comes to a close, I am writing a confession. This year, Lent was a fulfilling and spiritual ex...
Mar 27, 2015

Celebrating Women's Interfaith History

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By Saadia Faruqi Source: State of Formation March is women's history month and usually that means a celebration of women from a na...
Mar 16, 2015

Education Can Win the Hearts and Minds of the People

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Source: Dialogue Institute Southwest   Sister Martha Ann Kirk has spoken publicly about her trips to Iraq and her time in that beleagu...
Feb 25, 2015

Landmark Ruling Nets First Sikh Officer with Turban, Beard in Harris County

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Source: IndoAmerican News     It was a matter of pride for the 50 or so members of the local Sikh community who had gathered in th...
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Feb 18, 2015

SermonSlam shakes up Interfaith Dialogue

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By Sonia Zuniga Source: The Cougar     Being true to themselves while expressing their beliefs courteously to members of another ...
Feb 16, 2015

Can We Just Love Each Other?

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By Saadia Faruqi Source: State of Formation   Today is Valentine’s Day and as a Muslim I’m expected to write terrible things about...
Feb 2, 2015

Americans Know Nothing about Sikhism: Study

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Source: Houston Mirror Although more than half a million Sikhs live in the US, a majority of Americans are unaware of what Sikhism is ...
Jan 26, 2015

Terrorism is a Matter of Privilege

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By Daniel Johnson Source: Free Thoughts   As I watch the latest episode in international terrorism play out and the inevitable blami...
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Jan 19, 2015

What the Interfaith Community Can Learn from MLK

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By Saadia Faruqi Source: State of Formation   Today (January 19 th ) is Martin Luther King Day, celebrated by millions across the ...
Jan 15, 2015

Hip Hop and Religion

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Source: Houston Press   About 30 minutes before the Tuesday-night Conversation at the Menil Collection was scheduled to begin, all o...
Dec 25, 2014

Muslim Memories of Christmas

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By Saadia Faruqi   Today is Christmas Day, and I want to take this opportunity to wish my friends and colleagues a very happy Christ...
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Dec 17, 2014

Christmas with an International Flair

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Source: South Asia Mail     Houston’s one and only Indian Christmas celebration was hosted on December 20th at the Stafford Civic ...
Dec 5, 2014

Book Review: Jesus and Buddha

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Source: Goodreads     Three thousand miles from where Jesus was born, another miraculous birth occurred: the Buddha (also said to ...
Nov 29, 2014

Celebrating Religjons on Thanksgiving

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By Saadia Faruqi Source: State of Formation     Thanksgiving is such an American holiday. Turkey, stuffing, apple pie and footba...
Nov 27, 2014

Lobbying for an Accurate Portrayal of Hinduism and Its Role in American Society

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By Jawahar Malhotra Source: Indo American News     The most powerful testimonial on the impact of inaccurate portrayal of Hindui...
Nov 20, 2014

Yezidi’s State their Plight in Houston

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By Jawahar Malhotra Source: Indo American News     At the fundraiser for the Hindu American Foundation held this past Saturday, ...
Nov 14, 2014

Texas Sikh Women Wins Kirpan Lawsuit

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Source: Sikh 24     A former Internal Revenue Service worker in Houston has settled a federal lawsuit that alleged she was fired for...