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Sarah Sayeed, Ph.D.: After 9/11 And War, Building Paths For Co-Existence

2011-10-13T13:01:54Z

As an American, and as a Muslim, I have found an antidote in strategies and programs that presents an alternative to vilification, a third way toward peace-building and reconciliation.

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Vineet Chander: Ravana, Al-Awlaki And The Hijacking Of Religion

2011-10-07T13:30:41Z

We need not look far to find the Ravanas of our time... They are us -- at our weakest, basest, and grossest; people of faith, in our darkest moments of hypocrisy.

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Anil Mundra: 9/11 Anniversary: Commemorations Of A Better Future

2011-09-15T14:02:19Z

Having observed the 9/11 anniversary this week, it's worthwhile to pause and recall the multiple significances of September 11th, the birthdays and anniversaries that remind us of life and hope amidst tragedy.

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Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr.: 9/12: What Now?

2011-09-15T12:17:31Z

We have made it through the commemorations of the last 10 years and perhaps we can now say that we will never forget. But first, a traffic light to guide us as we become a 9/12 community.

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Tihomir Kukolja: 10 Years Ago: A Letter To My American Friends

2011-09-14T11:50:37Z

Ever since September 11, I've been asking myself: How does a vision of Christ who has embraced all, including Muslims, influence the way I relate to other people today?

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Austin Carty: A Former Liberty University Student Reflects On Jerry Falwell's 9/11 Remarks

2011-09-13T15:24:39Z

I now look back to that time and that mentality and realize that, while evil most certainly exists, it takes on its greatest form when we so cavalierly ascribe it to those we perceive as different from us.

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Alison Laichter: Ten Years Later, May We Be Blessed With Peace

2011-09-13T15:56:52Z

It is my hope that through this blessing practice we can remind ourselves that this is what it feels like to love. This is what it feels like to know peace.

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Abdul Malik Mujahid: Muslims Are More Peaceful Than Their Neighbors

2011-09-12T19:40:51Z

Since Sept. 11, 2001, Muslim Americans have spent good amount of our time and resources praying, preaching and marching for peace. Still, Anxiety about Muslim Americans is at an all-time high.

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Gregory C. Pappas: For America's Sake, Do the Right Thing

2011-09-13T14:54:45Z

St. Nicholas Church was founded by Greek immigrants in 1916 and served generations of families and their spiritual needs. Eighty-five years after its founding, the church was destroyed by the falling Twin Towers on September 11, 2001.

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Michele Somerville: Poetry And Prayer On The 10th Anniversary Of 9/11

2011-09-13T01:50:23Z

The Psalms are poems -- and indeed they are exquisite -- but I'm sorry the President wasn't able to keep God out of it. The names of the 3,000 dead would have been sermon and poem enough.

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Jane Crockett: 10-Year-Olds Commemorate 10 Years Since 9/11

2011-09-13T01:10:42Z

There were few physical similarities among the kids and their experiences -- cultural, social, familial -- were divergent as well. Yet, they shared a common denominator: their birth year, 2001.

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Rabbi Or Rose: Looking To The Future: A Post-9/11 Pledge

2011-09-13T12:25:45Z

It is our prayer that this document might be helpful to others in strengthening their commitment to religious pluralism, to justice, and to the healing of our broken and beautiful world.

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Homa Sabet Tavangar: Beyond 9/11: Love Not Fear

2011-09-12T21:56:00Z

Treating world citizenship as a family value can help avoid the crisis mentality parents experienced after 9/11, when, on top of our own fears and insecurities, we suddenly needed to talk to our kids about the world.

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Nausheen Husain: The Day American Muslims Had To Prove They Like Baseball, Too

2011-09-12T16:52:37Z

9/12 has its own place in our contemporary times. This was the day when we started having to actively convince people that we were Americans.

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Kashif N. Chaudhry: How Muslims Honor 9/11

2011-09-12T18:56:34Z

"First you bomb us and now you come suck our blood. What are you gonna do with it, drink it?" These were the words of a young man as I asked people to donate to a 9/11 memorial blood drive.

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Qasim Rashid: American Muslims Stand Up To Save Lives On 9/11

2011-09-12T18:23:32Z

This year, American-Muslims go on the offensive. Terrorists drew first blood a decade ago. A decade later, American Muslims will draw first blood -- their own -- to save innocent life and take back Islam.

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Japanese Floating Lantern Ceremony Commemorates Victims Of 9/11 And Tsunami (PHOTOS)

2011-09-12T10:48:44Z

A traditional Japanese floating lantern ceremony took place on Sunday, September 11 in New York City to commemorate the victims of the World Trade Cen...

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Rabbi Justus N. Baird: Eleven (9+1+1) Spiritual Lessons of 9/11

2011-09-10T06:31:45Z

9/11 changed us - whether we were alive at that moment or yet-to-be born. Ten years later, it makes sense to consider what we have learned. This is what 9/11 taught me.

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Bishop T.D. Jakes: A Prayer for 9/11

2011-09-09T18:04:08Z

In spite of such pain we honor you as the God and guide who has enabled us to endure what we thought was impossible. Thank you for your sovereign grace that guides us beyond one moment of terror to a collective destiny beyond that moment.

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Prayers for 9/11

2011-09-09T18:00:25Z

HuffPost Religion is proud to present this collection of original prayers, reflections and blessings written in honor of the 10th Anniversary of 9/11....

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Patrick Groneman: By Love Alone: Contemplative Communities Converge To Commemorate 9/11

2011-09-09T17:27:23Z

In a culture where fear and anger are primary motivating factors for action, an understanding of love is one of the best tools we have to fight against terrorism and injustice.

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Amin G. Aaser: I Am A Muslim Because Of September 11

2011-09-09T17:54:52Z

These experiences forced me to reflect on my faith. Being born into this faith would not be enough; I would have to believe in it. If I didn't, Islam would be tucked into a corner of my life, away from the sight of others.

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Amin G. Aaser: I Am A Muslim Because Of 9/11

2011-09-09T16:04:52Z

Experiences after 9/11 forced me to reflect on my faith. Being born into this faith would not be enough; I would have to believe in it. If I didn't, Islam would be tucked into a corner of my life.

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John Philip Newell: Remembering The Past, Re-membering The Future

2011-09-09T11:47:24Z

How do we avoid getting stuck at simply remembering the past instead of also re-membering the future, of bringing back into relationship what has been torn apart?

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Prominent Evangelicals Make Appeal Ahead Of 9/11

2011-09-09T14:45:00Z

NEW YORK -- As Americans continue to debate the controversial decision by New York City officials to not include clergy-recited prayers in the Sept. 1...

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