Category: Interfaith
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Ali Tariq: The Grass Roots
Ali Tariq is a consultant with the Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue at International Islamic University, Islamabad. According to Tariq, initiating dialogue at the grass roots level is the key to building bridges of understanding between Pakistan and the United States. Facilitated by Intersections International, and in collaboration with the International Islamic University…
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The Pakistani View
Dr. Amineh Ahmed Hoti and Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad share their views on the US-Pakistan Interreligious Consortium from the Pakistani point of view. Facilitated by Intersections International, and in collaboration with the International Islamic University in Islamabad (IIU) and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), the visit was part of the US-Pakistan Interreligious Consortium (UPIC),…
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Junaid Ahmad: Pakistan’s Young Adult Voice
Junaid Ahmand is a professor of Law at Lahore University Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Ahmad invited members of the US-Pakistani Interreligious Consortium to attend a packed student forum where delegates heard from Pakistani youth on a range of issues. Facilitated by Intersections International, and in collaboration with the International Islamic University in Islamabad…
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Javid Bhaiyat: One Cup of Milk
Shaykh Javid Bhaiyat is the Imam of the Islamic Community Center of Laurel, Maryland. He traveled to Pakistan with Intersections International to help make a positive difference in US/Pakistani relations, one cup of milk at a time. Facilitated by Intersections International, and in collaboration with the International Islamic University in Islamabad (IIU) and the Lahore…
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Sarah Sayeed: The Courage of Young Women
Dr. Sarah Sayeed, a staff member with the Interfaith Center of New York visited Pakistan and met with a group of courageous young women who are dedicated to peace and justice. Facilitated by Intersections International, and in collaboration with the International Islamic University in Islamabad (IIU) and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), the…
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Sanctuary: Worker Justice
Meet three three dynamic women advocating for justice in the workplace and in immigrant communities. Kim Bobo is the Executive Director of Interfaith Worker Justice, CJ Hawking is the Executive Director of Arise Chicago and Elena Segura works with the Office for Immigrant Affairs in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Sanctuary, is an in-depth documentary program that…
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Leaders for The Next, Barb Bolsen
Mike Jordan at 31 Lengths asked me to produce this testimony about Barb Bolsen, a graduate of Chicago Theological Seminary.
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Gun Violence: The Faith Response
In the wake of the Newtown, Conn tragedy, I am re-posting this link. Gun Violence: The Faith Response is a half-hour documentary I produced this fall for Sanctuary, an in-depth documentary program produced by the Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries on issues and ideas at the intersection of life and faith broadcast on ABC, WLS-TV, and…
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Sacred Space: Balwant S. Hansra on Sikhism and the Gurdwara
I produced this story for the Council for a Parliament of World Religions at the Sikh Gurdwara in Palatine. Shortly after we recorded this story (which was great fun and I was treated royally), a gunman killed six people at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, near Milwaukee.
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Sharing Sacred Spaces: Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions
This 2012 video, “Sharing Sacred Spaces” was a project for the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions recorded at Federal Plaza in Chicago’s Loop.