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Covenant of Compassion

BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR

Imam Zaid Shakir · March 7, 2016

The following students, representing Zaytuna College, The Graduate Theological Union and UC Berkeley, came together to sign and Covenant of Compassion, drafted by our student, Yusuf Seyal. Here is the text of the Covenant: "Today, the third of…

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Thousands of Muslims gather in Toronto

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Imam Zaid Shakir · December 24, 2015

One of North America's most influential Islamic scholars, Imam Zaid Shakir, will address thousands of Muslims at the Metro Convention Centre this weekend for the annual Reviving the Islamic Spirit conference . Thousands of Muslims will gather at the…

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Why Muslims are raising money for black churches destroyed by fire

BY KELSEY WARNER

Imam Zaid Shakir · December 17, 2015

Muslim organizations have joined together to raise money for eight black churches that have been destroyed by fire since the nine murders in Charleston, S.C. last month. The campaign coincides with Ramadan, a time of greater charity in the Muslim…

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For young Muslims, the struggle to belong is 'emotionally draining'

BY PETER H. KING

Imam Zaid Shakir · December 17, 2015

They come to him — students, co-workers and congregants alike, sometimes in tears — with their questions: What should we do, Imam Zaid? What should we do about the suspicion, about the hatred, about the second glances and the threat of…

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Imam Zaid Shakir Signs Memorandum of Understanding

Imam Zaid Shakir · October 2, 2015

On Sept. 24, 2015, Imam Zaid Shakir Zaytuna College's co-founder, serves on its Board of Trustees, and Senior Faculty member signs the official Memo of Understanding with President Heidi Hadsell of Hartford Seminary in Connecticut. To read full…

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America Just Got Its First Accredited Muslim College

Imam Zaid Shakir · March 17, 2015

"Muslim college received formal academic accreditation this past weekend, making it the first officially recognized Islamic institution of higher learning in the United States". By Jack Jenkins, March 10, 2015 On Sunday, Zaytuna College, a…

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Diffused Congruence Podcast: Imam Zaid Shakir of Zaytuna College

Imam Zaid Shakir · March 15, 2015

We're very excited to be joined by renowned scholar Imam Zaid Shakir for this month's episode. By Zaki Hasan and Parvez Ahmed, Oakland, CA. March 15, 2015 As a founding member of Zaytuna College, the first accredited Islamic college in the United…

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Let Us Mock the Muslims (For We Traffic in Mockery)

Imam Zaid Shakir · January 21, 2015

Mockery: Behavior or speech that makes fun of someone or something in a hurtful way. Mockery of entire groups has effectively been criminalized in Western societies. One would think thrice before publicly mocking Jews, African Americans, homosexuals…

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New Charlie Hebdo Cover Depicts Prophet Mohammed

Imam Zaid Shakir · January 13, 2015

By Brian Stelter (CNN) It is a message of defiance, but also forgiveness -- and many Muslims responded with similarly mixed emotions. It is a magazine cover depicting the Prophet Mohammed with a tear falling from his cheek, holding a sign that says,…

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Pakistani Murders Are Wrong!

Imam Zaid Shakir · December 18, 2014

The attack by the Pakistani Taliban, purportedly in retaliation for the Pakistani Army’s offensive in Waziristan, illustrates the degree to which an anti-Islamic cult of death has permeated into the ranks of some groups claiming an affiliation with…

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Drug cartels worse than Islamic State, Imam tells Sydney Muslims

Imam Zaid Shakir · November 23, 2014

The LMA Sydney Muslim Conference 2014 attracted around 900 delegates from around Australia and overseas, and addressed various themes and issues with one of America's most influential Scholars, Imam Zaid Shakir, By Gina Rushton, Sydney AU, November…

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When "Yes Massa" Starts Getting Old

Imam Zaid Shakir · July 20, 2014

Dwight Howard’s benign “Free Palestine” tweet and the responses it has generated reveals the extent to which America has become, in a sense, an Israeli plantation. You better not say anything the master doesn’t like, or prepared to get “whipped.”…

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