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Interfaith Institute of Long Island
Date of Event: 2/4/2024
Loneliness has been declared an epidemic in America, but is seldom mentioned in the scripture of three major Abrahamic faiths, or directly addressed by their leaders or adherents. Three persons from three Abrahamic faith traditions will address loneliness, followed by audience participation.
Date of Event: 11/12/2023
A fascinating conversation, moderated by Prof Arthur Dobrin
- Professor Arthur Dobrin
Date of Event: 29/10/2023
Awardee Oscar Nominated Filmmaker Joshua Seftel
Eighth annual IFI award given to Joshua Seftel the producer of the documentary
Stranger at the Gate was held at Hofstra university. Attached video of he program courtesy of IFI president Dr Unni Mooppan, its about 30 minutes. The following comment from DT a new attendee sums up my feelings. “ Like you, I was tremendously moved by the closing prayer at the Hofstra event. To hear the Hebrew verses sung by a rabbi/cantor and read in English by a former Marine, former Christian, now a Muslim took my breath away. That was truly a moment to celebrate!” Special thanks to Daisy Khan and Rosanna Perrotti for helping make this a highlight of the year for IFI. Interfaith Institute of Long Island Presents 2023 Annual Award
Date of Event: 05/21/2023
Celebrating the Life & Achievements of Dr. Faroque Khan - Luncheon
Date of Event: 05/07/2023
The Interfaith Institute presents a panel of three religious leaders who will discuss real-life problems of conflicting duties and responsibilities.
Date of Event: 1/29/2023
Some of the religious and ethical concerns to be addressed:
1. What do you do when you see a parent harming a child?
2. Do you ignore school rules to help students in need?
3. Do you have an obligation to assist a hungry person?
Date of Event: 9/3/2022
Speaker and Awardee: PIERRE PIRARD: In recognition of Pierre's tireless work in building
pathways to peace through his global documentary
"All of Us".
Date of Event: 5/15/2022
8:00 PM
This film tells the stories of people from across the globe who dare to take steps toward the “other", despite many obstacles.
Date of Event: 3/10/2022
8:00 PM
Location of Event: Zoom Meeting Registration by: Email: faroquekhan@outlook.com
Dr. Benjamin Rifkin, a professor of Russian at Hofstra University and a member of the
Board of Directors of the Interfaith Institute of Long Island, will share with us background on the history of relations between Russians and Ukrainians. In his talk, he will take up the explanations offered by Russian President Vladimir Putin to justify the invasion of Ukraine.
Date of Event: 2/24/2022
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Death and Dying, the Faith, and the Community In Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, and Sikhism.
It was a year ago on March 8th 2020 the Interfaith Institute had its in person program with a sizable number of attendees followed by social interaction and some refreshments.
Slavery, the wicked institution rightfully known as America’s original sin, was not limited to the South. It happened right here on Long Island. A group of journalism students at Stony Brook University researched that history, and this program explores their work.
How Muslim and Jews can make Peace, One friendship at a time.
Brookville Multifaith Campus
2 Brookville Rd., Glen Head, NY 11545 516-626-0414
Two men of faith, one a traveling Christian preacher, the other the ruler of a Muslim Empire, bucked a century of war, distrust, and insidious propaganda in a search for...
Alex Kronemer, Executive Director of Unity Productions Foundation
Unity Productions Foundation is a non-profit film studio that works to create peace through the media, to empower citizens with greater understanding and to nourish pluralism in America
Planning a program led by Dr Panna Shah and Rev Tom Goodhue.
Passover Seder
Organized by IFI Board members-Dean Benjamin Rifkin and Rabbi Michael White.
Book Discussion – Harder Right Led by Professor Arthur Dobrin
What you need to know about the government -Village, Town, County and State level - Speakers Westbury Mayor Peter Cavallaro, Nasrin Ahmed and others.
Moderator: Sahar Hussain, director of the Hamza Academy in Valley Stream and member of the board of directors of the Interfaith Institute.
Speakers: Mufti Mohammad Farhan, PhD, executive director of the Islamic Center of Long Island.
Daisy Khan, founder and executive director of the Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality (WISE). At a Washington conference in September,...
Dear readers, please find a brief recap of some major highlights of IFI in 2018. Also do visit our website for more information on the IFI at www.interfaithny.com
True Jihad - Yesterday’s Hero Today’s Need
Celebrating Emir Abdel Kader (1808-1882)
Speakers: Sr Sahar Hussain (IFI), Mufti Farhaan, John Kiser and others.
Interfaith Sabbath service at Temple Beth-Ol-Elohim, Jericho.
Learn moreBook Discussion: The Sunflower by Simon Weisenthal - A prisoner in a concentration camp is asked for forgiveness by a dying Nazi Soldier. What would
Open to students age 13-18. As per all our programs community service credit will be offered and parents & class teachers are invited to attend as well.Please call Rabbi Michael Stanger at 333-7977x14 or email rabbi@owhc.org or Seema Rahman at 516-476-0641 email: seema4icli@gmail.com with any questions or to reserve you spot.
IFI and Domestic Harmony Foundation workshop for Clergy/Imams - With focus on family dynamics: IFI guest: Imam Mohd Majid...
Learn more Si Kaddour Benghabrit, the rector of the Great Mosque of Paris, helped from 100 to 500 Jews disguise themselves as Muslims during the Nazi invasion of France. ...
After the death of Prophet Muhammad in 632 C.E., Islam spread rapidly from Makkah to much of northern Africa. In 711 C.E., the recently-converted Muslim Berbers, who inhabited the regions of Morocco and Algeria, crossed...
The Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council first convened in November 2016. The Council brings together 46 civil society, religious and business leaders from across the United States to advocate for domestic policy issues of common concern to the Muslim and Jewish communities
Judaism was the first foreign religion to reach India. Kerala, the Southern state situated on the West coast of India, had ...
The relationship between the Prophet Muhammad and the Jewish people is complex and nuanced. Not only was he a descendant of Ishmael, ...
I am grateful for the opportunity to add comments from the Jewish community’s perspective to the excellent discussion of AMJID prepared by my dear friend and dialogue partner, Dr. Faroque Khan. ...
As a child growing up in Kashmir, I had often heard my dad, Haji Ghulam Hassan Khan, speak in very fond terms of his experiences when he was a student at Harvard in Cambridge, ...
Third annual awards event with focus on Muslim Jewish Advisory Council (MJAC) - its accomplishments and plans ahead. Both national co-chairs Mr. Farooq Kathwari (CEO Ethan Allen) and Mr. Stanley M Bergman (CEO of Henry Schein and immediate and past president of AJC plan to participate).
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The IFI was invited to attend the annual Pre-Ramadan Conference on May 08, 2018 which brings together NYPD Officers and members of the Muslim community at One Police Plaza Headquarters ...
Being a Muslim started by the simple act of a good human being (Prophet Mohammed) going into seclusion regularly to seek to know his Creator and to ask his Creator for help.