Staff Insights
The Morning I Became a Suspect: 25 Years After 9/11
By Maha Elgenaidi, Executive Director (Bio), ING (Intercultural Networks Group) September 10, 2026 The author, Maha Elgenaidi, presenting to a group of educators in January 2026 This Friday marks 25 years since the attacks of September 11th, a day I will never forget. A… Read More
Grief, Courage, and the Work Ahead After the San Diego Mosque Attack
By Maha Elgenaidi, Executive Director (Bio), ING (Intercultural Networks Group) May 21, 2026 In a moment shaped by hate, Mansour Kaziha, Nadir Awad and Amin Abdullah reflected the very best of our shared humanity. (Digital image created by Ahmed A G Ghanim) Honoring the Lives We… Read More
Hajj and Eid al-Adha: Supporting Muslim Employees and Students
By Maha Elgenaidi, Founder and Executive Director (Bio)Updated May 21, 2026 The season of Hajj—Islam’s annual pilgrimage to Mecca—is upon us. This year, it will take place between May 25 and May 30. Rooted in the story of the Prophet Abraham, his wife… Read More
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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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,… Read More
