An open letter to Westerners by Guest Contributor Matthew Johnson Dear Westerners: Muslims and Islam are not the enemy of the West. I wish this statement was without controversy, but with the rising tide of Islamophobia (i.e. irrational fear of Muslims) in the United States and elsewhere, it is clear that it is not. There Read more about Muslims and Islam Are NOT the Enemy of the West[…]
Israeli Peace Educator Gal Harmat shares some of the innovations happening in peace education programs for Israelis and Palestinians. Tell me how you got started. I was part of a Palestinian-Israeli dialogue youth organisation. From there I got into peace work, but I didn’t know what I was getting into. It just seemed right for me. Read more about Gal Harmat – Educating Israelis and Palestinians in Peace[…]
Jaye Starr discusses how she combines her Muslim faith with social justice, humanitarian work, theater and the circus. Tell me how you got started. I don’t recall a point when I “got started,” but there I was greatly influenced by three books I read as a child: Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, Alicia: My Read more about Jaye Starr – Using the Tenets of Islam for Peace[…]
MUSAWWIRA – THE ORGANIZER Real Name: Abena “Liza” Dagate Home Country: Ghana Age: 18 Height: 183 cm Weight: 79 kg Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Black Base of Operation: Himalayan Retreat Powers: Ability to intuitively organize anything, creating—forcing—order out of chaos in a wide variety of ways. RAFIE Read more about The 99 – A New Generation of Superheroes[…]