Staff Insights
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… 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… Read More
The Secret of Ramadan: Embracing the Sacredness of Time
By Maha Elgenaidi, Founder and Executive Director (Bio) March 10, 2025 When speaking to people of other faiths about Ramadan, I often find myself struggling to do it justice. The fast, in particular, seems to evoke a mix of emotions—curiosity, skepticism, and even… Read More
Muslim and Arab Employees’ Experiences
By Maha Elgenaidi, Founder and Executive Director (Bio) November 20, 2024 Since the September 11, 2001 attacks, Muslims—who make up approximately 2% of the U.S. labor force—have filed nearly 25% of all religious discrimination claims with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). A… Read More
Key Areas Corporate Managers Must Address Amid Escalating Middle East Conflict to Mitigate Bias and Discrimination
By Maha Elgenaidi, Founder and Executive Director (Bio) October 2, 2024 Based on employee complaints from the past year, I am writing to offer guidance ahead of the upcoming commemorations of the October 7th Hamas attack and in light of the ongoing violence… Read More
In times of crisis, it’s crucial that we hold on to our humanity
By Maha Elgenaidi, Founder and Executive Director (Bio) August 27, 2024 The situation in Gaza is heartbreaking. Families have lost dozens of loved ones to relentless aerial bombings, and those who have survived are suffering from severe malnutrition and hunger. According to the… Read More
A Call for Peace between Israelis and Palestinians and Those Who Support Them in the United States.
Media coverage of student protests, what it tells us about our culture’s biases, and strategies for overcoming those biases to pursue peace among Americans on all sides of the Middle East conflict in our schools, college campuses, corporations, and communities. By Maha Elgenaidi, Founder and Executive… Read More
What employers and educators need to know about the last 10 days of Ramadan, which are followed by the Muslim holiday, Eid ul-Fitr
By Maha Elgenaidi, Executive Director (Bio) March 28, 2024 Educators and employers, the last 10 days of Ramadan and the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan, Eid ul-Fitr (Festival of Breaking the Fast) are fast approaching. Here’s what you need to know… Read More
Best Practices for Employees and Students in the Context of Current Events in Gaza and Israel
By Maha Elgenaidi, Founder & Executive Director (Bio) February 20, 2024 Since the October 7th attack by Hamas in Israel, my organization (ING) has had dozens of requests for our trainings on Islamophobia, or both Islamophobia and antisemitism together by our Muslim-Jewish panels,… Read More
Anti-Muslim versus Anti-Palestinian Bigotry
By Maha Elgenaidi, Founder & Executive Director (Bio) February 20, 2024 When delivering trainings on anti-Muslim bigotry (sometimes referred to as Islamophobia) for schools and workplaces in all fields, I’ve come across institutional leaders who are conflating anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian bigotry. Both result… Read More
