Georgetown Professor John Esposito’s DVD series laid great groundwork for good discussion with some delightful and inquisitive people. Aneesha and I helped bring to life his well-grounded perspective. We’re due back next week to Abbey Delray South, where last year I served on an excellent interfaith panel. Meanwhile here are some scenes:
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“I thought you might find this interesting,” said my friend Husam Amin of the documentary video he sent me. I think you might too. All kinds of insights.
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“Last November the Malaysian government refused to release 10,000 Bibles it had seized because they contained the word Allah to refer to God…A few Muslims unfortunately went further and attacked churches, badly damaging some of them. Such actions are condemnable as they contradict normative Islam.” Appreciation to my friend Imam Enrique Rasheed of Jacksonville for […]
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The theme was “Planning, Designing and Implementing Quranic Standards for Living in Model Communities.” Host Imam Hatim Hamidullah of Masjid Al-Haqq in Orlando (below left), and Imam Qasim Ahmed of Tampa, along with Imam Enriqe Rasheed of Jacksonville, led Saturday’s daylong Educational Session.
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An amazing look at the Hajj, plus Eid around world: Classy photography at Boston.com Now that’s (photo)journalism. Best batch of pix I’ve seen from this this year’s pilgrimage Including the beautiful people who appeared in mine). Not to mention the Eid al-Adha prayers and celebrations around the world. Here’s the link: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/11/eid_aladha_and_the_hajj_2009.html Now that’s (photo)journalism. […]
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x x x X An American in Mecca January 18, 2004, Palm Beach Post, An American in Mecca, by C.B. Hanif. On a desert plain in southwest Saudi Arabia, more than 3 million people soon will be in the midst of the hajj, an awe-inspiring sojourn to the places where the prophets Abraham and Mohammed […]
Just back from an inspirational “Community Thanksgiving Prayer Service” followed by a reception, all of which were humbling and for which we are grateful, at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in Delray Beach. Meanwhile, I continue to be fascinated by this year’s convergence of Thanksgiving and the Hajj, the pilgrimage to the holy city Mecca.
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Hanif on media