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FAMA and the UN Hosting World Interfaith Harmony Week in Atlanta
The Faith Alliance of Metro Atlanta (FAMA) is hosting a series of events to celebrate the first United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week, the first week of February, 2011. Friday, January 28 to Sunday, January 30 Dr. Ben Johnson, former professor at Columbia Theological Seminary and a potent force in Atlanta’s interfaith movement, hosts the […]
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Editorial by 100 People of Faith Executive Director, Melody Moezzi, on Islamophobia.
January 18, 2011
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Melody’s editorial, “Why the Real Threat is Islamophobia, not Islam,” ran originally on UN Global Experts and was picked up by the Huffington Post, the Gulf Times, the Brunei Times, the Malta Independent, the Guatemala Times and a translation was published in several Indonesian publications as well.
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100 People of Faith’s Imam Plemon el-Amin Quoted in New York Times
December 28, 2010
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Board Member Imam Plemon el-Amin was quoted in a 12/27/10 article in the New York Times entitled “Muslim Women Gain Higher Profile in U.S.” “I’m seeing mosques do much better at trying to make those separate accommodations equal… [Ingrid Mattson's election to lead the Islamic Society of North America is]… exactly what ISNA and many of […]
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7th Annual Winter’s Light Hosted by Board Member Audrey Galex
December 19, 2010
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The 7th Annual Winter’s Light was held in Atlanta on December 18, 2010 at Central Congregational United Church of Christ. 100 People of Faith Board Member Audrey Galex organized the event. Executive Director Melody Moezzi introduced 100 People of Faith to attendees and recited a poem from Rumi. Board Members Jalieh Shepard and Rabbi Pamela […]
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Check out Board Member Rabbi Gottfried’s Blog
December 18, 2010
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Check out our very own Rabbi Pamela Gottfried’s fantastic blog, “Pamela’s Pekele,” at http://rabbipjg.blogspot.com. We’re proud to have her on our board and encourage all of you to comment and follow her posts!
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CNN’s Dave Schechter on Interfaith Dialogue
November 27, 2010
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My Take: How real interfaith dialogue works By Dave Schechter, CNN I’ve thought for some time that if more Americans had personal contact, even friendships, with their fellow Americans who are Muslims there might be less mistrust and misunderstanding about the role Islam plays in their lives. (read on …)
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100 People of Faith Co-Sponsors Emory’s Happiness Summit with Dalai Lama
October 18, 2010
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His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama will lead a public conversation on “The Pursuit of Happiness” with other world religious leaders October 17, 2010, 1:30-3:30 p.m., on the Emory University Campus. CSLR is hosting the event as the capstone of its multi-year research project on the Pursuit of Happiness. It is one of several events […]
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January 28, 2011
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