Posted on Aug 11, 2023
Parliament of the World's Religions seeks understanding and action
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Anila Ali traces her interest in the interfaith movement to scripture.
"God says in the Koran to Muslims," she says, "I have created you into tribes—different tribes—so that you may get to know each other."
Ali says getting to know other religions needs to go beyond the superficial, which is why she left her job as a public school teacher in Southern California and is now president of the American Muslim and Multifaith Women's Empowerment Council.
She says not enough people hear the real story of Islam, which leaves them relying on stereotypes rather than real knowledge.
Anila Ali traces her interest in the interfaith movement to scripture.
"God says in the Koran to Muslims," she says, "I have created you into tribes—different tribes—so that you may get to know each other."
Ali says getting to know other religions needs to go beyond the superficial, which is why she left her job as a public school teacher in Southern California and is now president of the American Muslim and Multifaith Women's Empowerment Council.
She says not enough people hear the real story of Islam, which leaves them relying on stereotypes rather than real knowledge.
Parliament of the World's Religions seeks understanding and action
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Shia and Sunni Muslims may be peaceful in the west, but every Friday in iran, they chant death to america, death to the UK and death to Israel. Just think, President Biden is giving $5 billion dollars in impounded money to the evil Iranian regime that's trying to get an atomic bomb trying to exchange them for people that should have been held to begin with. The Muslims I meet here in Canada are peaceful and they even wish me Merry Christmas because they believe that Jesus was a good Prophet but not just the main prophet. This will have the anti-religious people come unglued but Muslims here in Canada mostly think of themselves as Canadians. Many religious leader imams did their best to convince their flock to not go to Isis locations in Syria and elsewhere. Some did not listen.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/syed-soharwardy-muslim-cleric-issues-fatwa-against-isis-1.2990404
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/syed-soharwardy-muslim-cleric-issues-fatwa-against-isis-1.2990404
Calgary Muslim leader issues fatwa against ISIS | CBC News
Calgary imam Syed Soharwardy and 38 fellow clerics have issued a religious edict, or fatwa, against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and its recruitment efforts in Canada.
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