MSNBC: Faith and Peace Amid a Potential War
I was recently invited to join a panel on MSNBC with my friends Rabbi Joshua Stanton and Dr. Rev. Jacqui Lewis to talk about religion and peace.
Year: 2023
Event: Sacred Door Project – Truth, Justice, and the Spiritual Way
Date: Thursday, October 12thTime: 6:30 pm (doors open at 6 pm)Location: Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, Rooms 405/406, NYC 10012 Please join the Islamic Center at NYU on Thursday, October 12th for the kickoff of this year’s Sacred Door Lecture Series: “Truth, Justice, and the Spiritual Way: Exploring Muslim…
Quoted in RNS Story on Daredevil
Marvel’s latest adversary for ‘Daredevil’ exposes its blindness to antisemitic art
Video: Building Community Through Film
Discover how films can bring people together, spark conversations, and inspire positive change. From exploring the role of documentaries in raising awareness about social issues to discussing the influence of fictional films in shaping our perceptions, this event offers a unique opportunity to delve into the world of community building…
Event: Building Community through Film
Join Shoulder to Shoulder on Wednesday, September 20th at 2pmET for a 90-minute conversationabout the power of film as a tool to support community healing, process experiences of violence, and engage new communities in the important ongoing work of building a pluralistic and inclusive country. This conversation will feature Pardeep S.…
ICNY Video: Diversity in Religious Traditions
I participated in a conversation on diversity of religious traditions at an Interfaith Center of New York teacher session. Below is an excerpt of my longer remarks.
PBS POV Discussion Guide for “An Act of Worship”
The director of the documentary film An Act of Worship, Nausheen Dadabhoy, suggested to that I contribute to the PBS/POV discussion guide for the film. Thankfully it I was able to contribute and you can download the file from here.
Chapter on Ihsan in Pillars Fund Khayal
I’m honored to have contributed a chapter on “Ihsan: Aesthetic Ethics,” in the digital book Khayal, sponsored by the Pillars Fund. From their description: In January 2020, we assembled a group of brilliant Muslim poets, writers, activists, scholars, historians, and artists to develop a roadmap for telling authentic Muslim stories.…
University Distinguished Teaching Award 2023
From The New School