My family has a motto. It is derived straight out of the Old Testament Book of Micah: “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the…Read More
Syrian refugees and my family motto
The practice of working or laboring alongside an enemy or simply the “other” has a far reaching impact regarding the creation of new experiences and ultimately the formation of new…Read More
It’s not always the complex ideas that lend the space for enemies and strangers to come together, seek to understand, and eventually offer forgiveness to each other. It’s true that…Read More
Last Monday afternoon in Vickery Meadows, the refugee-center of Dallas, something was made very clear to me: simply put, true peace is found in the pursuit of reconciliation. That reconciliation…Read More
This documentary, produced by IFT Films, with USIP support, follows the story of Pastor James Wuye and Imam Mohammad Ashafa of Nigeria. Pastor James and Imam Ashafa are former members…Read More
Below is a 2006 article from the Yale University newspaper, Yale Daily News, in which Joseph Cumming and Mahan Mirza discuss their respective faith-based call to forgiveness. Hate Should Prompt…Read More
The story of Salim Munayer, founder of Musalaha. Shown at Kensington’s 2011 Christmas Services. www.musalaha.org Desert Encounter Images by Barry Rodriguez www.worldnextdoor.org
(Seek Staff, from left to right: Alyssa, Evariste) Today our team was happy to meet a great new family that had just arrived from the Darfur region of Sudan. In…Read More
Editor’s note: Maurizio Albahari is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame, specializes in social-cultural anthropology and teaches on international migration, pluralism, and European societies. His forthcoming…Read More