Eboo Patel is the Founder & Executive Director of the Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) and a previous member of former President Barack Obama’s inaugural Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships. 246 more words
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'GOD IS NOT FEAR, GOD IS LOVE' INTERFAITH SPEAKER SAYS
By Loretta Fulton
“Let me tell you a story.”
It’s the way Eboo Patel beings a speech. And, it’s the perfect beginning for a talk by Patel, a gifted storyteller. 796 more words
"This I Believe"
I believe that no one should be discriminated against.
The first time I felt racially discriminated against was when I arrived to the Land of the Free. 485 more words
Ismaili Centre Toronto: Canada 150 Lecture Series with Eboo Patel
Date: Saturday, September 23, 2017
Location: Ismaili Centre Toronto, Social Hall
Ismaili Centre Canada 150 Lecture: “Building a healthy, religiously diverse democracy: Notes for Interfaith Leaders”. 157 more words
Preventing Another 9/11 Through Religious Pluralism
Today, the 16th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the United States (U.S.), is a fitting day to discuss Eboo Patel’s Acts of Faith… 729 more words
How Pluralism Will Save America
We are at a breaking point in American society. Racial tensions, once simmering beneath the surface like a dormant volcano, has burst through the surface in dramatic fashion, destroying the fragile framework that was set in the post civil rights era. 373 more words
“I am a Muslim. This is what Muslims do.”
Excerpt from Eboo Patel’s book: Acts of Faith
would come to the States every few years and live with my family, occupying the living room from midmorning to early evening watching Hindi films. 676 more words
