Rumi Forum Blog
Spring 2021
Reflections on our Muslim-Jewish Dialogue Event: There is Strength in Unity
As I reflect on our event, “Combating Prejudice Inside and Outside our Communities,” I really want to emphasize how fortunate [...]
Overcoming the Zoom barrier: Managing expectations and redefining “community” in interfaith work
Over the course of the time I have spent planning the Muslim-Jewish youth dialogue event (coming up on April 22nd!), [...]
The Future of Reconstruction Projects in the Levant: Expansion and Limitations
After concluding the preceding section on the subject of active reconstruction projects the research was interested in exploring the [...]
Utopias and Dystopias of a Diverse, Islamic Past and Present: Transparency and Concession
After navigating the theological arguments on the subject of coexistence and religious freedom it was time to launch that foundation [...]
Using Interfaith Work to Build Coalitions and Strengthen One’s Own Identity
Two years ago, I was struggling with where I fit in the Jewish community. Even though my entire family is [...]
Reconciling Faith and Fate with Praxis
In the aftermath of one of the most brutal religiously homogenizing regimes of the twenty-first century, Islamic State of [...]
Fall 2020
Small Steps to Change the World
Winter holidays are often met with reflections of the year that is soon to pass. The year 2020 was [...]
R.I.S.E and Recover
As International Human Rights Day draws closer on December 10th, so does our summative event on December 11th. The [...]
Institutions and Individuals Working in Support of Universal Human Rights
Interfaith dialogue and intercultural understanding are two important values that the Rumi Forum promotes. Through dialogue that intersects societal [...]
What do you think about human rights? Make your voices be heard!
As a society, we become stronger when we engage with each other and try to learn from each other. Since [...]
Collecting the Youth Perspective Together: #RISE4Rights
Everyone is equally entitled to human rights, yet this fact is often not realized and not everyone has a nuanced [...]
Solving Old Problems with Fresh Perspectives: A Call to Youth Leaders
The year 2020 has proved to be a year to remember. There are many things that will be remembered with [...]