interfaith cooperation
What two 9/11 anniversaries can teach us about the role of religion
By Eboo Patel — September 7, 2021
(RNS) — More than 100 years ago, Swami Vivekananda had a vision of faith as a bridge of cooperation.
Putting Black at the center of interfaith
By Frederick A. Davie — June 11, 2021
(RNS) — Interfaith partners have often ignored the struggle for racial justice facing Black and brown neighbors and their religious leaders.
Modi silent on Muslim philanthropist’s offer of medical supplies for India
By Priyadarshini Sen — May 24, 2021
NEW DELHI (RNS) — Modi once called on South Asian countries to 'chalk out a strong strategy to fight the coronavirus,' but his plans have foundered on mistrust and hostility between Pakistan and India.
In India, Hindus fast in Ramadan for growth and solidarity with Muslim friends
By Bhavya Dore — May 11, 2021
MUMBAI (RNS) — 'It disciplines your body, makes you introspect and helps you build a habit,' said one Hindu who participates in Ramadan's fasting and reflection.
Stopping sexual harassment where religious communities meet
By Azza Karam, Audrey E. Kitagawa, Cassandra Lawrence, and Katherine Marshall — May 3, 2021
(RNS) — The interfaith movement will become irrelevant if it does more to protect reputations than keep leaders accountable.
Interfaith campus partnerships are building bridges to overcome our divisions
By Shirley Hoogstra and Eboo Patel — April 15, 2021
(RNS) — When we listen to those who believe differently, we grow in our own faith.
Dream of 3 faiths worshipping in one building meets reality in Berlin
By Ken Chitwood — February 15, 2021
(RNS) — Its designers and leaders hope it will be used by Jewish, Christian and Muslim members as a place to pray, worship, gather and, perhaps above all, host a dialogue among their respective religions and with society at large.
National unity isn’t just possible, it’s worth working for
By Heather Greene — February 2, 2021
(RNS) — The question is not really whether we can achieve national unity. It is whether we are willing to do the work.
Kamala Harris can show Americans how we share our faiths
By Khyati Y. Joshi — January 21, 2021
(RNS) — In Harris’ America, people can be steadfast in their own faith and part of their own religious community and still engage with other traditions.
Four facts that will change relations between Christians and Jews in the next decade
By A. James Rudin — December 15, 2020
(RNS) — As relations between Christians and Jews have changed and will change, we must change, too.
Faith leaders pair with health officials to save India’s largest slum from COVID-19
By Priyadarshini Sen — December 1, 2020
(RNS) — The densely populated shantytown was the most vulnerable spot for the virus to spread, but Dharavi’s rate of infection is down to 11 cases a day.
Eboo Patel says $6 million gift to IFYC will jumpstart ‘Interfaith America’
By Bob Smietana — August 7, 2020
(RNS) — An unexpected multi-million dollar grant will help jumpstart IFYC's new Interfaith America campaign to address racial justice.
The Mask Project offers jobs to unemployed and masks to Arizona’s hardest-hit communities
By Jacob Wirtschafter — May 18, 2020
PHOENIX (RNS) — Founded by Arizona Jews for Justice, The Mask Project aids the state's Latino and Native American communities, which have been hit particularly hard by both the novel coronavirus and the economic fallout.
Religion can be a healing balm for COVID-19’s disruption, if applied judiciously
By Susan Hayward, Azza Karam, and Katherine Marshall — April 17, 2020
(RNS) — The robust spiritual response to the pandemic should come as no surprise. But without interfaith solidarity, the help faith offers can be misapplied and drive further death and disruption.
‘Muslims in my house’: A tribute to a beloved centenarian
By Afeefa Syeed — January 8, 2020
(RNS) — A small-town hero, she said yes to our fledgling Islamic school during a time of uncertainty for Muslims, delving deep into what it means to be American.
