December 2013 Blog Posts (47)

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A rebel escorts a convoy carrying aid from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in Aleppo’s countryside in January. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano

By Oliver Holmes, Stephanie Nebehay

BEIRUT/GENEVA: It is a 15-minute drive from the five-star hotel that houses U.N. aid…

In this Friday sermon delivered at the Muslim Community Center of East Bay (MCC), Imam Zaid Shakir talks about Nelson

By:  Tariq Subhani

Mandela a day after he passed away and how he patiently persevered through the many trials and tribulations he faced…

Red Cry is an original, feature-length documentary film chronicling the lives of Lakota Elders and Oyate (people) in the

face of ongoing genocide against the Lakota by government and corporate interests.

The incendiary film is the result of a historic collaboration between traditional Tetuwan Lakota Elders and Warriors from Pine Ridge Reservation and a growing group of…

In 1986, Nelson Mandela -- the former president of South Africa who died Thursday at the age of 95 -- was serving the…

Click here :  ISB: Finishing the 2013 Year Strong - What Can We Do Together?…

OFA is looking for great candidates for our internship program in Chicago. The spring program runs from January to May,

and the deadline to apply is this Sunday, December 15th. (That's this weekend.)



We're also seeking candidates for our summer program, from May through August. Those applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.



If you know someone who'd be perfect for this opportunity,…

President Barack Hussain Obama described Mr Mandela as the  'last  great liberator of the 20th

century' and compared him to Ghandi  and Martin  Luther King in a powerful address to the crowds.

Mr Obama opened his speech by thanking  Mandela's family, then continued: 'To the people of South Africa…

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‘A Palestinian teenager was shot dead by Israeli soldiers in al-Jalazun refugee camp near Ramallah on Saturday.

Wajih Wajdi al-Ramahi, 14, was shot with live bullets in the back by an Israeli sniper in front of his school.

Al-Ramahi was taken to the hospital, and placed in the ICU until he died.

Locals told Ma’an that the area where al-Ramahi was shot had no clashes or any…

The 2013 ISB Building Bridges Awards Dinner‏

                                       Sister  Soumaya Khalifa

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More than one million students in this country are homeless.

The number of homeless children is actually much higher. The U.S. Department  of Education, which released the one…

Nelson Mandela, the African National Congress (ANC) leader, freedom fighter, statesman and Nobel Peace Prize

rights and advocacy organization, today said that the death of Nelson Mandela is a loss for all humanity and that the South African leader will remain an example to those fighting for human rights.



In a statement reacting to news of Mandela's death, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad…

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has died at age 95 of complications from a recurring lung infection.

The anti-apartheid leader and Nobel laureate was a beloved figure around the world, a…

After the publication of the bestselling Letters to a Young Brother, accomplished actor and speaker Hill Harper began to

A compelling, important addition to Hill Harper’s bestselling series, inspired by the numerous young inmates who write to him seeking guidance

receive an increasing number of moving letters from inmates who yearned for a connection with a successful role model. With disturbing statistics on…