Fifty years ago today, on April 4, 1967, a reluctant Martin Luther King stood in Riverside Church in New York . His voice was somber, the mood serious. He proceeded to make his most controversial speech. This speech, “Beyond Vietnam” is one of...
Media portrayals of Muslims in the United States and United Kingdom are often simplistic, inaccurate and focused on violence, journalists said Tuesday during a panel discussion on the media’s portrayal of Islam and Muslims.
I spend a good bit of time on planes. At best, they are uneventful. Perhaps an unexpected conversation with another fellow traveler. Hopefully, no cancellations or significant delays. There is always the wonder of a child in me, marveling how...
In the last few months, there have been some amazing and beautiful projects of solidarity that have sought to reach out to beleaguered communities, such as Muslims, Hispanics, refugees, Jews, gays/lesbians, and others. One of them that has gotten...
Muhammad’s ascension to see God face-to-face is as key to understanding Islam as Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection are to Christians, or Prince Siddhartha achieving enlightenment by sitting under the Bodhi tree. The narrative of the Ascension...
The Prophet Muhammad was once asked what was the one essential quality for prayers to be valid. Many in the community thought they knew the right answer. Some thought the Prophet would say proper recitation of Arabic. Others thought the answer...
Following President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban on citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, several Duke professors shared their thoughts on the executive order and its potential. Omid Safi is the director of the Duke Islamic...
By now we have had a chance to talk about why it is in fact a Muslim ban , based on both Trump’s own words and the words of Trump’s circle . I wanted to take a minute and talk about why this Muslim ban is personal to me. Read more here.
