Category: Interfaith Fellows’ Blog Posts

I was raised in a practicing Egyptian Muslim family, one that consults religious teachings on regular basis and use it as a ruler for their decision-making. This had a tremendous positive effect on my value system and the way I view the world. It helps guide me, especially when I am faced with life struggles. …

I applied to be an interfaith fellow for the 2019-20 school year from the apartment I shared with my five roommates in downtown Tel Aviv during my spring semester abroad. I’ve been involved in campus Jewish life for the past three years, and the time I’ve spent within my community has significantly informed my identity …

I grew up in a small town in Northern Wisconsin, where Hinduism was only practiced by one family: mine. As first generation immigrants from India, my parents’ religion was an integral part of their day-to-day lives, and they wished to pass their traditions, values, and beliefs to my older brother and I. However, in middle …

I was raised as a conservative evangelical fundamentalist. From a young age, I was taught that God was a strict cosmic ruler who, if he predestined you, would damn you to burn for eternity. Alternatively, if you were lucky enough to be one of the elect, and if you asked Jesus to come into your …

From August 2 to 4, I attended the Interfaith Youth Core’s Leadership Institute in Chicago on behalf of the CRGC. I found myself surrounded by hundreds of fellow students who all came to the Institute to figure out what achieving religious pluralism could mean. It was an eye-opening experience! The Institute began with Interfaith Youth …

Being involved as a fellow at the Center for Religion and Global Citizenry has been an unforgettable experience for me. I have had an incredible opportunity to interact with so many different people, to expand my horizons, and to grow as a person. The incredible conversations at weekly meetings, to the bigger events such as …

Over the past semester, I encountered many situations where I was unaware of the faith traditions and cultures of my friends and acquaintances, but extremely passionate and curious to learn more about it. As I approached them to learn more about their experiences, I developed a sort of guide for having meaningful Interfaith and Intercultural …

I started off the Interfaith Fellowship Program with a goal: use interfaith dialogue to make society more flexible in thought. Halfway through the year, I realized that the first step in achieving this goal was to listen to others more actively by seeking to understand the other person’s perspective. I left my last blog post …

Since taking office less than four months ago, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has been the focal point of several news cycles dedicated to portraying her as anti-American, antisemitic, and a terrorist. The latest attacks on Rep. Omar come via a New York Post cover and Donald Trump tweet that accuse her of “forgetting” that the …