Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, chairman of the Cordoba Initiative, was recently named a Game Changer by Arianna Huffington and the Huffington Post. Click here to read his remarks on the celebration.

If you missed Auburn’s live October 6th program, click here to watch Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and Sikh leaders–from their 20s to 70s–put their hearts and heads together to answer the question of how religious leaders are being called to lead in new ways through this difficult moment of American history.

Search for Common Ground’s Leen El-Ali appeared on the Doug Noll Show, discussing Park51, Muslim diversity, media coverage, and more.

Click here to listen to the interview.

Jim Cason of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, a Quaker lobby, delivers the FCNL’s 8000 signature “We Stand With American Muslims” pledge in support of Park51 to ASMA director Daisy Khan. Read more on the FCNL’s blog

Fadil Bayyari, a Palestinian-American Muslim from Springdale, AR
reaches out to help the local Jewish community to build a synagogue, free of charge. ‘Temple Shalom’ synagogue construction manager Jeremy Hess and Fadil Bayyari embark upon an ambitious venture to bridge gaps between Jews and Muslim and bring these two communities together.

Photo credit: Damon Winter/The New York Times

In a recent Pew Research Center poll, religious Americans proved themselves to be remarkably uninformed about religion. The New York Times’ Nick Kristof decided to make his own religion quiz, specifically one that would focus on the issue of fundamentalism or extremism in religious traditions. The quiz emphasizes the complexity of religion as well as the problematic nature of “cherry-picking” texts for examples of extremism. Some of the answers may surprise you!

Click here to take the quiz (you will need a pencil and paper).

http://player.vimeo.com/video/15646170

ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF PEACE from Intelligence Squared US on Vimeo.

What forces are behind the spike in anti-Muslim hate speech and what is their goal? What are civic and faith communities doing to combat this dangerous trend? What are the global consequences of Islamophobia? How do we change the narrative?

Click here to watch the full video of the discussion on the CAP website!

Introduction by:

Sally Steenland, Director of the Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative, Center for American Progress

Moderated by:

Faiz Shakir, Vice President and Editor of Think Progress (CAP Action)

Featured panelists:

Wajahat Ali, playwright, essayist, humorist, and attorney
Haris Tarin, Washington, D.C. Office Director, Muslim Public Affairs Council
Rev. Chloe Breyer, Executive Director, Interfaith Center of New York and Episcopal Priest, Diocese of New York
Ken Gude, Director, International Justice and Security Program, Center for American Progress