Newly-Certified INGYouth Speakers After joining ING a year ago, I set out to certify Muslim youth speakers who could supplement education about Islam and Muslims in their schools by responding to difficult questions about their faith. Certification would give them the confidence and knowledge to join in on classroom conversations… Read More
Lessons from Portland and Manchester: Our Work Is Not Done
Our Work Is Not Done Recent attacks in Portland, Oregon and Manchester, England teach us that bigotry can be deadly and that terrorism has no religion. In Portland, three people riding the light rail home intervened to defend an African-American woman and her Muslim friend wearing a hijab… Read More
Now Available Online: Publicly Accessible Presentations from ING
New Publicly Accessible Content for Interfaith Presentations and Personal Learning: “Getting to Know American Muslims and Their Faith” Because of increased public interest in learning about Islam, as well as requests from Muslim presenters and spokespeople for our content, we are pleased to… Read More
Ramadan Mubarak from all of us at ING
From L to R: Maha Elgenaidi, Ameena Jandali, Ishaq Pathan, Fattin Wekselman, Kate Chance, Hank Millstein, Tim Brauhn, Paky ElHossamy. Not pictured: Hind Ghandour, Aaron Choy, Steve Cohen. www.ing.org/staff Wishing all those who are observing Ramadan a blessed month to you and your families!… Read More
Summer Youth Internships | Ramadan Tips for Workplaces and Schools
Special Opportunities for High School and Undergraduate Students ING Summer Internships With Stipends Applications Due June 9th Supervising Managers: Ishaq Pathan and Kate Chance This year, the ING internship program is offering opportunities for high school (as young as… Read More
Interfaith Work in Ramadan
Upcoming Events Ramadan Begins in Two Weeks – Here’s Some Tips for How You Can Get Ready The holy month of Ramadan, during which Muslims around the world fast from sunup to sundown, begins around May 26th this year. We say “around” because the date… Read More
Muslim-Jewish Cooking Series Community Dinner | Catholic-Muslim Partnership Launch
Upcoming Events Muslim-Jewish Cooking Series Part 2: Community Dinner – Sunday, May 7th in Los Gatos There’s no better way to build relationships than over food. Since March of this year, a group of Jewish and Muslim women have gathered at interfaith… Read More
Teacher Appreciation Week | We Marched, We Rallied, Now What?
Upcoming Events Teacher Appreciation Week is May 8th to 12th and May 10th is California Day of the Teacher Teachers occupy an outsized place in our modern conscience. They teach us, yes, but more importantly, they teach us how to learn — how to become educators ourselves. At ING, we celebrate… Read More
Join Us for the Sultan and the Saint Premiere | ING Op-Eds Published
Upcoming Events San Jose Premiere of “The Sultan and the Saint”: April 23rd – 2:00 PM at Santa Teresa Parish During the Crusades, Saint Francis of Assisi risked his life by walking across enemy lines to meet the Sultan of Egypt, the Muslim ruler Al-Malik… Read More
Happy Holidays | ING Statement on Terror in Egypt
Upcoming Events Happy Holidays to Our Christian and Jewish Friends! The current week is holy to both Jews and Christians, for it marks the celebration of Pesach, or Passover, for Jews, which started Monday evening, and of Holy Week, the commemoration of Jesus’ death and resurrection, which started last Sunday,… Read More