Staff Insights
Where Are the Peacemakers?
A Call to People of Faith in the Middle East and at Home By Maha Elgenaidi, Executive Director (Bio) March 23, 2026 A War Without End On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei… Read More
What Employers and Educators Need to Know About Accommodations for Ramadan and the Holiday, Eid ul-Fitr
By Maha Elgenaidi, Executive Director (Bio) February 18, 2026 Ramadan began for many Muslims on February 18, 2026. This month-long observance will conclude with Eid al-Fitr (the Festival of Breaking the Fast), expected to fall on Friday, March 20, 2026. Below is a brief overview of… Read More
ING and American Pluralism
By Maha Elgenaidi, Founder and Executive Director (Bio) November 20, 2025 This is excerpted from a speech I delivered at the Graduate Theological Union on November 13, 2025, under the same title. I’m delighted to share that I recently joined the Interfaith Civic Pluralism… Read More
Creating Inviting, Thriving Religious Communities
By Maha Elgenaidi, Founder and Executive Director (Bio) September 15, 2025 Across the United States, many are quietly becoming what some call “unchurched,” “unmosqued,” or “unaffiliated,” still faithful, yet no longer rooted in the institutions they once called home. They pray, they seek meaning, they gather… Read More
What Charles Kirk’s Death Teaches Us About Pluralism and American Democracy
By Maha Elgenaidi, Founder and Executive Director (Bio) The death of Charlie Kirk is not just the loss of one man, it is a moment that invites us to pause and reflect on the kind of society we are building together. Death has a way of cutting… Read More
Reviving Prophetic Legacies in Our Time
Honoring the Prophet Muhammad, together with the prophets who came before him and the sages who carried forward their wisdom By Maha Elgenaidi, Founder and Executive Director (Bio) September 8, 2025 This month, Muslims around the world commemorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad, whose full… Read More
When We Erase DEI and Civil Rights Protections, We Erase Ourselves
By Maha Elgenaidi, Founder and Executive Director (Bio) July 21, 2025 Can anyone honestly claim to be free of bias? Bias doesn’t always announce itself. It creeps in quietly—shaped by our education, media, and history. We carry assumptions, conscious or unconscious, about the people around… Read More
From Scarcity to Solidarity: Jewish-Muslim Relations and the Abundance Theory of Power
By Maha Elgenaidi, Founder and Executive Director (Bio) June 11, 2025 Muslims and Jews in dialogue at an ING Halaqa-Seder event exploring the Exodus story through both Quranic and Torah perspectives. I. A Fractured Moment I write with a heavy heart, but also with a steadfast… Read More
Safeguarding Religious Freedom: Addressing the Challenges Facing Muslim Americans Today
By Maha Elgenaidi, Founder and Executive Director (Bio) May 28, 2025 New Federal Commission Aims to Advance Religious Liberty On May 1, President Donald Trump established the Religious Liberty Commission, with the primary mission of protecting and promoting religious freedom across the United States. Its… Read More
Religious Freedom Means I Have the Right to Make Faith-Based Choices About Abortion
By Maha Elgenaidi, Founder and Executive Director (Bio) May 28, 2025 In his article, “There Is No Religious Freedom Argument for Abortion in Islam,” Ismail Royer claims that Muslims can’t say their religious freedom is violated if they’re blocked from getting an abortion before 120… Read More
