Utsav Ghandi didn’t know that Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who devours news cycles like a land-locked tiger shark, recently created an Office of New Americans. It elicited scant interest in the local press, but the young immigrant’s counsel is succinct.
“Focus on those 12 to, say, 19 years old, the age when they may [...]
When you think of Arab or Muslim political activists, you likely imagine flag-waving, fist-pumping protesters demanding rapid political reform. However, in the United States, Muslim political activism seems to take on a different meaning.
Glancing at Wiaam Yasin, you wouldn’t immediately assume she’s an activist with a passion for immigration reform. A petite 20-year-old who [...]
CHICAGO — For a guy who is only 35 and lives in a walk-up apartment, Eboo Patel has already racked up some impressive accomplishments.
A Rhodes scholar with a doctorate in the sociology of religion from Oxford University, he has four honorary degrees. His autobiography is required freshman reading on 11 college campuses. He runs [...]
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Justice and Society Program at the Aspen Institute and the Interfaith Youth Core will host an invitation-only conference, America the Inclusive at the Institute’s Washington, D.C. offices, onMarch 30.
Growing out of concern over the increasingly polarized conversation about religious diversity in the media and the public arena, the Conference will focus on [...]
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