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Hannah Santos, Religious Freedom Program Coordinator at Freedom Forum (Bio) and Zachary Markwith, Education Director at Islamic Networks Group (Bio) October 11, 2022 On June 27, 2022, the United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of a high school football coach,… Read More

August 18, 2022 As students begin the new academic year, we are pleased to offer free resources for Muslim parents and allies in your community. We would appreciate your support by sharing this message with educators and others who could benefit from our work in… Read More

Dr. Zachary Markwith, Education Director (Bio) and Dr. Henry Millstein, Content Manager and Program Analyst (Bio) May 30, 2022 Photo by John Goodwin of Abraham Joshua Heschel and Martin Luther King Jr. at Arlington National Cemetery in 1968. As we remember those who gave their lives… Read More

Dr. Henry Millstein, Content Manager and Program Analyst (Bio) and Dr. Zachary Markwith, Education Director (Bio) May 18, 2022 As we grieve over the victims of the Buffalo massacre, the latest in a long series of terrorist attacks on various minority communities perpetrated by White Christian… Read More

By Zachary Markwith, Education Director October 17, 2021 This week many Muslims in the US and around the world are celebrating the Mawlid or birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Sunnis will observe the Mawlid beginning on the evening of Monday, October 18th, while Shi‘a will commemorate… Read More

This opinion originally appeared in Medium. By Zachary Markwith, Education Director August 16, 2021 The Prophet Muhammad instructed, “Do not cause harm and do not reciprocate harm.” Applied to the September 11th attacks, the first part of this saying clearly condemns the merciless acts that killed nearly… Read More