In yet another showing of the heart of New York City, Faith House hosted an evening of "Discovering the Treasures of Islam in America." Debbie Almontaser's presentation was a personal account of an American woman's awakening to Islam, and how Islam in America holds a special place in the pantheon of religious experience. Readings from the Koran began the event.
No stranger to recent turmoil surrounding American Muslims, Almontaser (founding/former principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy and founding board member of The Dialogue Project) brought wit and warmth to the room, enabling the evening’s primary activities of people of all faiths talking in small groups and then together. We shared tales of our different faiths, paths, and then food!
Faith House, I think, succeeded once again in bringing people together and breaking a little more of the walls that divide us. I spoke with 'progressive Muslims' here, got to talk to a rabbinical student, an atheist, and...well, you know, it is New York City after all.
Sept. 14, 2011 by Bruce Wallace, 121Contact
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