Category Archives: Interreligious Education

Teaching about 9/11 – A Muslim Mother’s Plea to Educators

Zeyneb Sayilgan, Ph.D. Last year on 9/11, my then 5th grade daughter returned home from school visibly distressed. I became worried. “What happened?”- I asked. She urged me to sit down and watch a video with her. Her social studies … Continue reading →

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Mary to the Rescue – How the Mother of Jesus saved the first Muslim Refugees

Zeyneb Sayılgan, Ph.D. I return often to an important event from the very beginning of Islamic history, because it refuses to let me give in to despair. At a time when Muslim immigrants and refugees are routinely dehumanized and demonized … Continue reading →

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The Hijra – Lessons from The First Muslim Migration for Today

This July Muslims entered their new Islamic year of 1446. Day one of the Islamic lunar calendar is based on a momentous event – the hijra or migration from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. The early Muslim community who … Continue reading →

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