PAST EVENTS: 2019-2021
Temple Shaaray Tefila, NYC. May 18, 2021
Book Talk: We Refuse to be Enemies
Co-Speaker with Walter Ruby
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Hebrew Beacon Alliance, Beacon, NY. May 17, 2021
Book Talk: We Refuse to be Enemies
Co-Speaker with Walter Ruby
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Arlington Democrats Interfaith Outreach & Advocacy Caucus. Washington, D.C. May 16, 2021
Book talk: We Refuse to be Enemies.
Co-Speaker with Walter Ruby
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Rumi Forum. Washington, D.C. April 22, 2021
Combating Prejudice from Inside and Outside Our Communities
Co-Speaker with Walter Ruby
Watch here
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April 21, 2021
US Embassy
Fasting traditions: As diverse as our Mosaic of World Religions
Interfaith panel: Moderator
Watch here
April 15, 2021
U.S.Embassy
Fireside Chat: One Woman’s Journey From Pakistani to American Muslim
Watch video here
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Mclean Islamic Center, and Temple Rodef Shalom, Virginia. April 11, 2021
Co-speaker with Walter Ruby: We Refuse to be Enemies
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Temple Beth El, Glen Falls, NY. April 10, 2021
Co-speaker with Walter Ruby: We Refuse to be Enemies
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The Transition Network (TTN). April 6, 2021
Co-speaker with Walter Ruby: We Refuse to be Enemies
Watch video here
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US Arab Radio. Facebook live. March 26, 2021
Interview by Sahar Khamis on ‘We Refuse to be Enemies’ with Walter Ruby
Watch here
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Common Point Queens, NYC. March 22, 2021
Book Talk: We Refuse to be Enemies
Co-Speaker with Walter Ruby
Announcement/Registration
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Jews & Muslims & Allies Working Together. (JAMAAT). March 21, 2021
Book Talk: We Refuse to be Enemies.
Co-Speaker with Walter Ruby
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Pakistani American Group, N.J. March 19, 2021
Book Talk: We Refuse to be Enemies
Co-Speaker with Walter Ruby
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Temple Shalom of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, NJ. March 18, 2021
Book Talk: We Refuse to be Enemies
Co-Speaker with Walter Ruby
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Carroll University, Waukesha, WI, March 17, 2021
Book Talk: We Refuse to be Enemies
Co-Speaker with Walter Ruby
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Fatima Jinnah Women’s University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, & U.S. Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan. March 17, 2021
Book Talk: Threading My Prayer Rug
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Pebble Hill Church, Doylestown, PA. March 14, 2021
Book Talk: We Refuse to be Enemies
Co-Speaker with Walter Ruby
Announcement
Or Ha Lev Jewish Renewal Congregation of Northern New Jersey, Parsippany, NJ. March 13, 2021
Book talk: We Refuse to be Enemies.
Co-speaker with Walter Ruby
Announcement
Interview in Jewish Standard. Times of Israel
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Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, Mercer/Somerset County, NJ. March 3, 2021
Co-Speaker with Walter Ruby: We Refuse To Be Enemies
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Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom. Capital Region Chapters (Albany). Feb. 28, 2021
Book Talk: Threading My Prayer Rug
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Ontario Senior Forum, Ontario, Canada. Feb. 21. 2021
Book Talk: Threading My Prayer Rug
Watch here
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Wyngate Book Club, Atlanta, GA. February 9, 2021
Book: Threading My Prayer Rug
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Upper Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Jan. 23, 2021
Serving the Upper Delaware region of NY & PA
Co-Speaker with Walter Ruby: We Refuse to be Enemies
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Women of Wisdom, Atlanta, GA. Jan. 18, 2021
Multi-faith, multi-ethnic, multi everything group of women met to discuss Threading My Prayer Rug.
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Citizens Archive of Pakistan, Jan. 19, 2021
Book Club Across Borders
High School Students in Peshawar, Pakistan, and Nangarhar, Afghanistan
Reading Threading My Prayer Rug
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Academe of the Oaks Waldorf High School, Decater, Georgia. Jan. 11, 2021
Comparative Religion Class
Book Talk: Threading My Prayer Rug
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North Virginia Bookclub. Jan. 2, 2021
Book talk: Threading My Prayer Rug
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Bookclubs Across Borders, November 17, 2020
Sponsored by: Citizens Archive of Pakistan, and U.S. Consulate, Peshawar, Pakistan
High School students from Karachi, Pakistan & Kabul, Afghanistan
Book talk: Threading My Prayer Rug
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Bookclub, Dallas, TX. November 6, 2020
Threading My Prayer Rug.
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Atlanta Bookclub, Atlanta, October 28, 2020
Book talk: Threading My Prayer Rug
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Daughters of Abraham Book club, Jacksonville, Florida. Oct. 22, 2020
Book talk: Threading My Prayer Rug
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Union Theological Seminary of New York. October 20, 2020
Graduate students of the course: Spiritual Journeys
Book talk on Threading My Prayer Rug
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St. Francis College, NYC. October 19, 2020
Sponsored by the International Cultural Club, and Muslim Students Association
Topic: We Refuse to be Enemies
Co-Speaker with co-author Walter Ruby
Announcement
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Atlanta Ladies Book Club, Atlanta. September 20, 2020
Book talk: Threading My Prayer Rug
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Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, Atlanta chapter. September 13, 2020
Book Reading: Threading My Prayer Rug
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New York City Bar Association. Sept. 9, 2020
We Refuse to be Enemies
Co-speaker with Walter Ruby
Announcement
Watch video here
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Temple Or Elohim, A Community Reform Congregation, and the Interfaith Institute of the Islamic Center of Long Island. August 23, 2020
Topic: We Refuse to be Enemies
Co-Speaker with co-author Walter Ruby
Announcement
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Chautauqua Institution, New York. August 13, 2020
Author’s Hour Book Reading: Threading My Prayer Rug
Co-presented with Dr. Debbie AlMontaser, on her book, ‘Leading While Muslim.’
Watch Video on YouTube
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Daughters of Abraham, Chicago. July 16, 2020
Book Club discussion: Threading My Prayer Rug.
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Rumi Forum, Washington, D.C. July 7, 2020
Co-speaker with Walter Ruby
Topic: We Refuse to be Enemies (title of our upcoming book)
Announcement
Watch here on YouTube
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Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom. June 30, 2020
Summer Reading Series
Book Talk: Threading My Prayer Rug
Announcement
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Bronx Art & Fun Hub, and New York Public Library, Yorville. June 23, 2020
Book Talk: Threading My Prayer Rug
Announcement
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Boston Book Club. June 20, 2020
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A Rabbi and a Muslim Author Walk Into a Zoom. June 16, 2020
Conversation with Rabbi Avram Mlotek
Announcement
Live Streamed on Facebook. Watch here
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Mommying While Muslim. June 8, 2020
”Muslim American Immigrant Identity.” Live-streamed on Facebook
Watch here
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Association for Conflict Resolution. Greater New York Chapter & CUNY Dispute Resolution Center. June 4, 2020
Topic: We Refuse to be Enemies.
Co-speaker with Walter Ruby
Announcement
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Women’s League of Sutton Place Synagogue. May 27, 2020
Book Talk via Zoom
Announcement
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MOTH Storytelling February 2, 2020
Lost Little Girl
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Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew. Dec. 15, 2019
Reading of the chapter of Mary in the Quran
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Dec. 4, 2019
Instagram: Novelly Forum
Teen Magazine. On-line Interview
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Podcast: We Are Just Talking About It.
Interview: An Introduction to Islam for Non-Muslims
Nov. 22 - My marriage, culture shock in coming to NY, & the role Islam plays in my life. Listen here
Dec. 6 - How 9/11 affected my family and changed my purpose in life. Listen here
Dec. 20 - Is Shariah compatible with American law; and gifts of other faiths. Listen here
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Encore, Monroe County, NJ. Nov. 17, 2019
Lecture: Islam in America
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With the organizers, Ron Trenkler-Thompson & Lady Tiffany, and the presenters
Huntington Free Library & Reading Room. Bronx, NYC. Nov. 16, 2019
An evening of Art, Poetry & Comedy
Reading of Comedy pieces from Threading My Prayer Rug and Blog
Announcement
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With Professor Shemeem Abbas and her students
Purchase College. Purchase, NY. Nov. 14, 2019.
School of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Lecture: Islamic State, Gender & Sexuality; and Politics & Memoir
Announcement
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With Ron Trenkler-Thompson, Coordinator, Yorkville Writing Circle
Yorkville Public Library, NYC. Oct 28, 2019
Book Talk: Threading My Prayer Rug
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Rabbi Robin Rosenberg and Rabbi Jay Stein
Sisterhood of Greenburg Hebrew Center, Dobbs Ferry, NY. Oct. 27, 2019
Topic: Being Muslim in America
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Arbor Acres. Oct. 8, 2019. Winston-Salem, NC
Being Muslim in America
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Women’s Circle. Centenary United Methodist Church. Oct. 8, 2019. Winston-Salem, NC
Women in Islam.
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Centenary United Methodist Church. Oct. 7. 2019. Winston-Salem, NC
Being Muslim in America. With Khalid Rehman
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Arbor Acres Book Club. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Oct. 7. 2019
Threading My Prayer. Book Talk
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A Tavola group. (Come to the table). New York City. Oct. 5, 2019
Our Immigrant Stories. Book Talk
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Heschel High School. New York City. September 19, 2019
Lecture: Impact of 9/11 on Muslims in America
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Chautauqua Institution, NY. July 2019
Authors Alcove
Book Signing
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Chautauqua Institution, NY. July 2019
Islam in America, and American Muslim Identity
Co-speaker with Khalid Rehman
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Chautauqua Institution, N.Y. July 2019
Islam 101: Shia-Sunni Divide
Co-Speaker with Khalid Rehman
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Chautauqua Institution, N.Y. July 2019
Open Mic
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Chautauqua Institution, N.Y. July 2019
Islam 101: Shariah
Co-speaker with Khalid Rehman
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Chautauqua Institution, N.Y.
Book Fair. July 2019
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Chautauqua Institution, N.Y. July 2019
Islam 101: Women and Family Life
Co-Speaker with Khalid Rehman
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Chautauqua Institution, NY. July 18, 2019
Author’s Hour. Book Talk.
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Chautauqua Institution, NY. Islam 101. June-July 2019
The Quran and What It Says About Other Faiths.
Co-Speaker with Khalid Rehman
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Book Club. Chicago, Illinois. June 17, 2019
Book talks with multiple bookclub members
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With Rev. Jesse Tanner
United Church of Byron, Byron, Illinois. June 16, 2019
Adhan: Call to Prayer, & The Universal Message of Islam. Sunday Service co-speaker with Khalid Rehman
Announcement
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With Pastor Jesse Tanner
Adult Sunday School. United Church of Byron, Byron, Illinois. June 16, 2019
Shia-Sunni Divide. Co-speaker with Khalid Rehman
Announcement
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Muslim Association of Greater Rockford, Illinois. June 15, 2019
American Muslim Identity. Co-speaker with Khalid Rehman
Announcement
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With Kathy Shihada and our host Meredith Townsend
Lutheran Church of Good Shepherd, Rockford, Illinois. June 14, 2019
Topic: The Truth About Shariah Co-speaker with Khalid Rehman
Announcement
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With Jeannine Hedges, Librarian, and our hosts Meredith and Brad Townsend
Byron Public Library, Byron, Illinois. June 14, 2019
Book Reading
Announcement
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Women’s Salon, Temple Shaarey Tefila. June 13, 2019
Book Talk
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The German School, NYC. May 13, 2019
Talk on Ramadan with Kindergarten Students
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Rev. Zachary Thompson (St. James Episcopal church) Fr. Daniel Corrou (St. Francis Xavier church) & The Rev. Dr. Sergey Trostyanskiy (St. Gregory the Theologian church)
St. Francis Xavier Church, NYC. May 7, 2019
An Interfaith Evening with Mary
Announcement
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Muslim-Jewish Solidarity Committee, NYC. April 28, 2019
Workshop: Our Immigration Stories
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Pelican Bay Community Center, Naples, Florida. April 11, 2019
Book Talk
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Rev. Pedro Rodriguez, Jr., Andrew Jones, and ministry students
Church of Ascension, NYC. April 2, 2019
Co-Speaker with Khalid Rehman to students of ‘Education for Ministry’.
Topic: Islam
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Abraham Joshua Heschel School, NYC. March 22, 2019
Panelist: Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom
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With Karen Leahy, Jillian Baez, and Daisy Khan
The Interchurch Center, NYC. March 21, 2019
Panelist: Women Authors Round Table
Announcement
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Pastor Walter Still, Rev. Carol Gates, & Khalid Rehman
Peace Lutheran Church, Fort Myers, Florida. March 13, 2019
In collaboration with Lamb of God Church.
Co-speaker with Khalid Rehman. Islam 101
Announcement
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Brandies University Womens Chapter. Somerset, NJ. March 11, 2019
National Council of Jewish Women, Bergen County. March 6, 2019
Being Muslim in America.
Announcement
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Religion Communicators Council, New York. February 19, 2019
Book Talk at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
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Students & Faculty of Manhattan College
Manhattan College. February 5, 2019
Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Center.
Book Talk.
Announcement and Flyer