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Panel Discussion: interView with Imam Khalid Latif
Posted on July 15th, 2010 | Filed under InterViews, Video
Learn what some of today’s most exciting visionaries, thinkers, advocates, and activists are doing in the field of religion. Watch exclusive interViews, and read responses from the next generation of graduate students, seminarians, and civic leaders.
interView with Imam Khalid Latif
Imam Khalid Latif’s comments on building a sense of community were pretty relevant to not just Muslim student groups on campuses, but most religious student groups. Read more here.
“The need for an interfaith agenda is very crucial because just as religion can be very empowering, so too can it be very divisive.” With this statement, Imam Khalid Latif identifies the central reason why the interfaith movement demands our attention right now. Read more here.
Response by C. Nikole Saulsberry
The chord I hear repeated in Imam Latif’s story is the relational chord. It is obvious that for Imam Latif, interfaith work, and faith in general, is something practical, tangible, and real, that meets people where they are. Read more here.
[...] Imam Khalid Latif’s comments on building a sense of community were pretty relevant to not just Muslim student groups on campuses, but most religious student groups. I’ve heard quite a bit about the NYU Islamic Center, and am impressed with what they’ve been able to do for the Muslim community as well as other communities in the area. I think one of the strongest statements Imam Latif made was that it is important to empower individuals who come into a community via their internal strength—and this can be used as an entry point for people with a variety of backgrounds. [...]
[...] just as religion can be very empowering, so too can it be very divisive.” With this statement, Imam Khalid Latif identifies the central reason why the interfaith movement demands our attention right now. In a [...]
[...] chord I hear repeated in Imam Latif’s story is the relational chord. It is obvious that for Imam Latif, interfaith work, and faith in [...]