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30 Mosques: Ramadan Roadtrip 2011 Plans!

Aman Ali and Bassam Tariq are gearing up for their 30 mosque Ramadan Roadtrip 2011 – their plan is to visit Alaska, Hawaii and the other states that the missed on the first trip. 30 mosques, 30 states, 30 days – all during Ramadan in the month of August.  Knowing these guys as I do, [...]

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Top 5 Teachable Moments: The 10th “Anniversary” of 9/11

This is a tough post for me to write. It is nearly impossible to imagine that it has been a decade since the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

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Reflections on the 30 Mosques Project

I received an email from Aman Ali, co-founder of the 30 mosques project. He shared the following note from a college sophomore in North Carolina who saw his 30 mosques in 30 days presentation: “Dear Aman and Bassam:  I attended Aman’s presentation at “X” University the other night to, I must admit, merely fulfill a [...]

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30 Mosques Project: What’s Next for Aman Ali and Bassam Tariq

During IEW, Aman Ali and Bassam Tariq gave their 2 hour presentation about their “Ramadan Roadtrip: 30 mosques/30 days/30 states” at several colleges.  I received terrific feedback about how they created meaningful dialogue about Muslims in the US.  (You can read more of my postings about their project and can watch the interview I did [...]

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Aman Ali and Bassam Tariq, on their 30 mosques road trip.

Muslim “Garb” and the Firing of Juan Williams

There has been a slew of debate about the recent firing of Juan Williams (from NPR) for his comments about Muslims made on the Bill O’Reilly show.  Here is the quote that prompted NPR to “can” him: “I mean, look, Bill, I’m not a bigot. You know the kind of books I’ve written about the [...]

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Top Ten Ideas for International Education Week

Melibee Global’s Top 10 ideas for International Education Week – a must read if you’re tired of doing the “same old things” each year! We encourage you to spice it up by pinching some of our ideas!

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Crossing Borders Film and the Wisdom of Rodney King

Crossing Borders film announcement and programming ideas including the guys from 30mosques.com.

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Interview with Aman Ali and Bassam Tariq from “30mosques.com”

I have been writing a lot about Islam lately and my last post was about 2 young New Yorkers, Aman Ali and Bassam Tariq, who are currently traveling to 30 mosques in 30 days.   I have been fascinated by their journey and the controversy surrounding the proposed Islamic Center near Ground Zero. I realized that [...]

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A Ramadan Adventure: 30 US Mosques in 30 Days

30 mosques in 30 days – read about how 2 Muslims are having a Ramadan road trip of a life time!

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