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Ramadan in Collegiate Athletics: Muslim Athletic Director Balances Fasting and Sports

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Interfaith Inspiration

10 Children’s Books that Celebrate Interfaith Cooperation

The opening of the "I AM" exhibition by CARAVAN at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London, UK.

Interfaith Inspiration

CARAVAN: Navigating the Journey to Unity Through Art

Sumreen Ahmad, Global Change Management Lead at Accenture who was recently awarded the Employee Resource Group (ERG) Leader of the Year by the Religious Freedom Business Foundation (RFBF) 2023. Courtesy photo

American Civic Life

A Conversation with DEI Expert, Sumreen Ahmad on Supporting Faith Diversity at Work

"We hope that in this moment, both campus professionals and students will lead with care, creating space to honor the distinctive pain," write IA's Jenan Mohajir and Rebecca Russo. (Guillermo Spelucin/Getty Images)

Campuses Should Model Care: Engaging Deep Divides on Israel, Palestine and Beyond

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Exploring AAPI Experiences of Religious Identity and Diversity

American Civic Life

11 Inspiring Leaders and Their Words of Peace

Read quotes on peace from interfaith, civic, and cultural leaders like Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Dorothy Day, and Malala Yousafzai.

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November 07, 2023

How Do We Remain Bridgebuilders During Times of War? A Conversation with Amanda Ripley

Group of voters stand in line at the community center so they can participate in early voting. (SDI Productions/Getty Images)

November 06, 2023

Press Release: Interfaith America and Protect Democracy Launch Faith in Elections Playbook One Year Before 2024 Election

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November 03, 2023

How Nekohl Johnson Brings Therapy and Theater to Veterans of Color

Queue of voters standing by desk of poll workers on election day. (shironosov/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

November 02, 2023

In Polarizing Times, People of Faith Must Answer the Call to Safeguard Free and Fair Elections

IAY members at Interfaith Atlanta's 3rd Annual Interfaith Fest on September 10, 2023. Photo courtesy of RayAlexander.

October 31, 2023

Young People Leading Interfaith Learning and Conversation in Atlanta

People dance during the Dandiya Drop garba in the Bay Area. Photo by Misha Patel

October 26, 2023

In the Hindu Diaspora, Dancers and Feminists Celebrate the Modern Cultural Significance of Navaratri

"We hope that in this moment, both campus professionals and students will lead with care, creating space to honor the distinctive pain," write IA's Jenan Mohajir and Rebecca Russo. (Guillermo Spelucin/Getty Images)

October 24, 2023

Campuses Should Model Care: Engaging Deep Divides on Israel, Palestine and Beyond

Announcing the Interfaith Innovation Fellowship 2023 Cohort

October 19, 2023

Announcing the Interfaith Innovation Fellowship 2023 Cohort

BE'ERI, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 11: The window of a house is broken and the wall around it is covered in bullet holes where days earlier Hamas militants killed over a hundred civilians near the border with Gaza on October 11, 2023 in Be'eri, Israel. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

October 12, 2023

Amid the Israel-Palestine Conflict, I Feel Despair and Resolve

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October 10, 2023

‘The Bear’ Should Be Required Viewing for the Nonprofit World

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(L-R): Zenobia Shroff as Muneeba and Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan in Marvel Studios' MS. MARVEL. Photo by Daniel McFadden. ©Marvel Studios 2022. All Rights Reserved.

Interfaith Inspiration

Mothers, Daughters, and Ms. Marvel

DAVIDSON, NORTH CAROLINA - April 2023: The historic Chambers Hall of Davidson College. Nearly 300 students, faculty, and campus community members gathered in the Lilly Family Gallery, a small meeting space inside the Chambers building, the academic center on campus.

Higher Education

Two Students at Davidson College – One Jewish and One Palestinian – Host Israel-Gaza Discussion

Two kids sitting in the library reading book together. (PixelCatchers/Getty Images)

Interfaith Inspiration

10 Children’s Books that Celebrate Interfaith Cooperation

Jenan Mohajir.

American Civic Life

‘Will Palestine Still Exist When This War is Over?’ My Answers to My Children’s Questions.

Higher Education

IN PHOTOS: College Presidents Convene to Navigate Rising Polarization on Campuses

Higher education leaders convened in Washington D.C. to help navigate prejudice and polarization on campuses amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza war.

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9 Higher Ed Leaders on Why Interfaith Work is Essential For Students

June 28, 2023

9 Higher Ed Leaders on Why Interfaith Work is Essential For Students

Interfaith Leadership Summit 2022

June 27, 2023

Meet the Inaugural Interfaith Leaders in Higher Education Council

Eboo Patel giving the commencement speech at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota on May 7, 2023. Video screen grab

June 12, 2023

Eboo Patel: My Advice to College Graduates — and Everyone Else

A university professor talking to class during seminar in a classroom. (Tom Werner/Getty)

June 03, 2023

Reflections on Bridgebuilding in Higher Education

College students in conversation on campus. (Xavier Lorenzo/Getty)

June 01, 2023

Press Release: Interfaith America and More Perfect Convene Around Bridgebuilding Initiatives in Higher Ed

Imam Durić and Rabbi Bair at the CNY Diaper Bank. Durić and Bair gathered ten Muslim and ten Jewish students to package bags of diapers for parents in Central New York. Photo courtesy of Syracuse University

May 11, 2023

How an Imam and Rabbi Impact the Syracuse Campus Through Friendship

Group of volunteers put their hands together as a team before a service project. (Luis Alvarez/Getty Images)

May 09, 2023

How Can We Help? Supporting Campuses and Emerging Leaders through Funding

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May 08, 2023

What a Religion Studies Class Taught Us about Love and Death

May 05, 2023

How the First Hindu Dean of Religious Life is Redefining Religious Leadership

Students and Educators: Join Us for the 2023 Interfaith Leadership Summit

April 11, 2023

Students and Educators: Join Us for the 2023 Interfaith Leadership Summit

Interfaith Inspiration

Civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers a speech on May 17, 1967 at UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza in Berkeley, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

October 13, 2023

11 Inspiring Leaders and Their Words of Peace

People gather for The Deep Dinner in New York City. Photo courtesy of Mark Gilman

August 31, 2023

Why I Created ‘The Deep Dinner’ To Talk About Faith

Still of Sister María Rosa Leggol of Honduras hugging a child in the documentary, “With This Light." Photo courtesy of press kit.

August 29, 2023

FILM: In “With This Light” Sister María’s Sacred Life Shines Bright

Suzanne Watts Henderson (left) with her grandmother (second from right) at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, 1980s. Courtesy photo

August 16, 2023

My Grandmother’s Advice to Tending to the Body, Mind, and Spirit

Suraj Arshanapally (right) at the Emerging Leaders convening in Chicago, May 2023.

August 08, 2023

Embracing the Unknown: A Journey of Interfaith Exploration as an Agnostic

"We should concentrate on the goodness in people and work collectively to build a better world." (Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty)

July 25, 2023

How Truth and Kindness are Deeply Interconnected

According to a recent study, people found awe in ways that likely don’t require tremendous amounts time or resources, like watching rain fall or going on walk through a wooded area. (Tony Anderson/Getty)

July 24, 2023

How Awe Can Help Us Through Tough Times

Chef Zubair Mohajir. Photo by Ronald Muhammad

July 18, 2023

At Wazwan, Chef Mohajir Plates a Fusion of Faith, Heritage, and Identity

WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND - JUNE 21: People play pan pipes with Wiphala flags in the background at Stonehenge on June 21, 2023 in Wiltshire, England. In the Northern Hemisphere, the longest day of the year falls on the 21st of June. This day is often referred to as the Summer Solstice or Midsummer's Day. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

July 13, 2023

How Summer Solstice Can Teach Us About Reflection and Change

ibrahim abdul-matin speaking at the Black Interfaith in the Time of Crisis event, May 2022 at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. Photo ©John Drew

June 26, 2023

A Tribute to ibrahim abdul-matin, Activist, Author, and a Dear Friend

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Joe Kennedy poses in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building after his legal case, Kennedy vs. Bremerton School District, was argued before the court on April 25, 2022. Win McNamee/Getty Images News via Getty Images

June 28, 2022

Why the Supreme Court’s Football Decision is a Game-Changer on School Prayer

America’s Religious Communities are Divided Over the Issue of Abortion: 5 Essential Reads

June 27, 2022

America’s Religious Communities are Divided Over the Issue of Abortion: 5 Essential Reads

Sister Martha (right) and Sister Leticia de Jesus (left) at the vigil on May 25 honoring the victim's of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Courtesy image

June 24, 2022

San Antonio Interfaith Leaders Unite to Create a “City of Compassion”

Washington DC.,USA, April 26, 1989.

June 24, 2022

How Can I Build Bridges in a Post-Roe v. Wade America?

Ukrainian Nicolai, 41, says goodbye to his daughter Elina, 4, and his wife Lolita, on a train bound for Poland fleeing from the war at the train station in Lviv, western Ukraine, Friday, April 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

June 23, 2022

Answering the Refugee Crisis as a Matter of Faith

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June 15, 2022

A Doctor’s Perspective on Abortion in Islam

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June 15, 2022

There is No One ‘Religious View’ on Abortion: A Scholar of Religion, Gender and Sexuality Explains

White #MAGA QAnon Jesus image carried during the Jan. 6, 2021, invasion of the Capitol. (Tyler Merbler/Flickr/Creative Commons)

June 13, 2022

How Christian Nationalism Paved the Way for Jan. 6

Demonstrators gather at Discovery Green Park as the National Rifle Association holds its annual meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center, May 27, 2022, in Houston. RNS photo by Katherine Keenan

May 31, 2022

Interfaith Leaders Join Protest Outside NRA Meeting in Houston

Applications Open for Fall 2022 RNS/Interfaith America Religion Journalism Fellowship

May 27, 2022

Applications Open for Fall 2022 RNS/Interfaith America Religion Journalism Fellowship

Racial Equity

Why We Need to Pay More Attention to Beyoncé

With her new album, “Act II: Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé shows the hero’s journey, liberation, humanity, and self-acceptance.

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Community members wait in line for vaccinations at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, in Jan. 2022. Photo courtesy of Carolyn Cavaness

May 11, 2023

COVID-19 Health Emergency is Ending but Faith-based Vaccine Clinics Continue

In this file photo taken April 12, 1963, the Rev. Ralph Abernathy, left, and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., right, are taken by a policeman as they led a line of demonstrators into the business section of Birmingham, Alabama. Arrested for leading a march against racial segregation in 1963, King Jr. spent days in solitary confinement writing his “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” which was smuggled out and stirred the world by explaining why Black people couldn't keep waiting for fair treatment. (AP Photo)

May 01, 2023

60 Years On, King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ Relevant as Ever, Say Faith Leaders

April 12, 2023

Navigating American Evangelicalism as a Filipino Immigrant

The Rev. Jennifer Bailey. Courtesy photo

April 12, 2023

‘Healing the Healers’ with the Restorative Wisdom of the Black Church

Students work in the chemistry laboratory at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, one of the 11 historically Black colleges and universities related to the United Methodist Church. The African American Methodist Heritage Center, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2021, preserves the history of Black Methodists. Photo © United Methodist Commission on Archives and History.

March 06, 2023

Meet the Organization Preserving and Promoting the Stories of Black Methodists

Rev. Raphael Warnock sitting on stage (right) at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 20-23, 2023. Video screen grab

March 02, 2023

What I Learned about Interfaith at a Black Church Conference

Circa 1855: American abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, agent of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society and US Minister to Haiti in 1889, (Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey) (1817 - 1895). Formerly enslaved he became the first Black man to be received at the White House, by President Abraham Lincoln. (Photo by Library Of Congress/Getty Images)

February 27, 2023

Running Thread: Frederick Douglass and ‘Let There Be Light’

Flag bearers representing different countries stand at the front of Metropolitan Seventh-day Adventist Church after processing into the sanctuary for “Caribbean Sabbath” at the Hyattsvile, Maryland, church on Feb. 18, 2023. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks

February 24, 2023

At Maryland Church, it’s ‘Caribbean Sabbath,’ not Just Black History Month

Photo by Ronald Muhammad

February 22, 2023

IN PHOTOS: How a Tour of Chicago’s South Side Captures Its Rich Black Muslim History

BYRON BAY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 15: Buddy Guy plays on the Crossroads stage at the 2017 Byron Bay Bluesfest. 28th annual Blues and Roots festival.(Jason Benz Bennee/Shutterstock)

February 21, 2023

Running Thread: Black Interfaith Notes in the Blues

Interfaith America Interview

Why We Belong to Each Other: A Conversation with Krista Tippett and Eboo Patel

June 14, 2021

Why We Belong to Each Other: A Conversation with Krista Tippett and Eboo Patel

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December 09, 2020

Conversations with Eboo: Eric Liu

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October 15, 2020

Conversations with Eboo: Josh Dickson

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September 10, 2020

Ps. 82: Exercising Power Justly

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June 16, 2020

Conversations with Eboo: Valarie Kaur

Nathan Stanton (left) with family. Photo from Nathan Stanton

June 11, 2020

Conversations with Eboo: Nathan Stanton

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June 02, 2020

Conversations with Eboo: Bill George

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May 26, 2020

Conversations with Eboo: Bob Boisture

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