The month of Ramadan unites Muslims all around the world in learning patience and strength in times of adversity while centering ourselves in resilience and hope and surrendering ourselves to God through detachment from worldly desires.
Muslims around the world are also united through our experiences with systems that continue to demonize all who fit its racialized construction of what it means to be Muslim and the consequences of the “war on terror.”
An interview with AFSC Communities Against Islamophobia trainers Umaymah Mohammad and Ahmed Abbas
Umaymah Mohammad and Ahmed Abbas work on AFSC’s Communities Against Islamophobia (CAI) project in Indianapolis as recipients of the Jane Brown McLeod Internship. As coordinator of CAI, I’ve been impressed with their work to train allies to recognize and counter anti-Muslim racism.
- Read more about How young Muslims are organizing in Indianapolis
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Think of Gaza when you eat a strawberry – Gaza Summer Crowdsourcing Project
Communities across the country are taking part in “Jericho walks” to call for an end to detention and deportation.
On May 3, people across the country joined a National Day of Action against detention and deportation.
Joshua Saleem is the program director of the AFSC Peace Building program in St. Louis. All programming is centered around helping young people understand their own power to change systems. He provides sanctuary by partnering with schools to help students build peace and go deeper into social justice issues at their school, understanding internalized racism and how it affects schooling.
- Read more about Sanctuary Spaces: Freedom School in St. Louis
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The first installment of our new e-course: Changing Systems, Changing Ourselves: Anti-racist practice for Sanctuary, Accompaniment, and Resistance.
This program is a collaboration of the American Friends Service Committee's Sanctuary Everywhere initiative and the UUA and UUSC's Love Resists campaign with partners Church World Service and Freedom for Immigrants (formerly CIVIC).
Hear from three Palestinians living under blockade in Gaza. Daily concerns include water shortages and contamination, limited electricity, and restrictive checkpoints that impede their ability to travel freely.
Learn more, and see more stories at Gaza Unlocked.