This blog features an ongoing conversation among Georgetown students, staff, and faculty involved in interfaith service, as well as their efforts to further interreligious understanding engagement with communities in the Washington DC, area. Older posts detail the university's participation in the 2011-2012 President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge, an invitation to institutions of higher education to commit to a year of interfaith and community service programming on campus. Read more about interfaith service at Georgetown here.
>> more
OTHER POSTS
Dhul-Qarnayn: An Ideal Muslim Leader
May 20, 2013
The Lifesavers: Alternative Spring Break 2013
April 23, 2013
Foundations for Muslim-Buddhist Interfaith Dialogue
April 15, 2013
Passover in Israel: A Time of Remembrance
April 10, 2013
Hallelujah Shabbat
April 2, 2013
25 Days of Service: A Commitment to Community and Collaboration
March 25, 2013
Assume Good Faith: Alternative Spring Break 2013
March 18, 2013
Women and Faith: The Act of Reflection
March 15, 2013
Interfaith Dialogue: A Way of Life
March 14, 2013
Religious Freedom, Development and Interfaith Dialogue Collide: A Reflection on Pastor Rick Warren at Georgetown
February 22, 2013
Finding a Place at the Table: A Reflection on Faith, Diversity and Sexual Orientation on Campus
February 19, 2013
Bring on the Books
February 15, 2013
Is the Lenten Season Awkward for Muslims? Not at Georgetown University
February 14, 2013
Building Sandwiches and Interfaith Relationships
January 28, 2013
Reflecting on Diversity in Islam Through Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 15, 2013
A Spirit of Service Following Disaster
December 19, 2012
Reclaiming Personal Faith Through Interreligious Dialogue
December 3, 2012
>> more
AT THE CENTER
EVENTS (101)
Symposium on Global Development and Faith-Inspired Organizations in the Muslim World
December 16, 2007
December 16, 2007
PUBLICATIONS (54)
INTERVIEWS (179)
A Discussion with Mona Atia, Consultant, Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society, American University in Cairo
December 14, 2007
December 14, 2007
A Discussion with Roksana Bahramitash, Director of Research, University of Montreal
December 2, 2007
December 2, 2007
LETTERS (200)
POSTS (47)
RELATED RESOURCES: MUSLIM
Travis Richardson on Islamic Relief USA: Day of Dignity
October 13, 2011
Participating in the Day of Dignity was one of the most rewarding experiences of my Georgetown experience. One of the main reasons I joined the Justice and Diversity in Action floor was for the opportunity to engage my self in learning from the various backgrounds of others, be they religious, linguistic, political, or anything else. Helping with the Day of Dignity, one of the largest Islamic relief events in the country, enlightened me through the realization that people from diverse faith lives can come together to strive for a common goal: in this case, easing the living conditions of the more destitute residents of Washington, D.C.
I must admit that I debated with myself on the morning of October 1st about wearing my crucifix. Would it be offensive? Would it cause psychological barriers to be constructed between my Muslim fellow volunteers and me? Eventually I just tucked my cross behind my shirt and meet up with other JDAers and members of the Interfaith Council to set out on a day of service.
The Day of Dignity truly qualifies as God's wishes being fulfilled, no matter how that god might take form from one person to another. There I was, a Catholic, alongside Muslims and my Buddhist roommate as we served members of my community. I manned the toy-distribution table; the smiling faces of the children made me realize that my efforts were being effective in changing lives for the better.
Now I proudly don my "Islamic Relief" t-shirt (I even wore it TWICE in one week...after washing, of course!) and tell everyone about the amazing fellowship I had with my Muslim neighbors. Thank you, Interfaith Council, for providing Georgetown students with the chance to expand their horizons and embrace other beliefs!
I must admit that I debated with myself on the morning of October 1st about wearing my crucifix. Would it be offensive? Would it cause psychological barriers to be constructed between my Muslim fellow volunteers and me? Eventually I just tucked my cross behind my shirt and meet up with other JDAers and members of the Interfaith Council to set out on a day of service.
The Day of Dignity truly qualifies as God's wishes being fulfilled, no matter how that god might take form from one person to another. There I was, a Catholic, alongside Muslims and my Buddhist roommate as we served members of my community. I manned the toy-distribution table; the smiling faces of the children made me realize that my efforts were being effective in changing lives for the better.
Now I proudly don my "Islamic Relief" t-shirt (I even wore it TWICE in one week...after washing, of course!) and tell everyone about the amazing fellowship I had with my Muslim neighbors. Thank you, Interfaith Council, for providing Georgetown students with the chance to expand their horizons and embrace other beliefs!