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NEW YORK—Sayyid Syeed remembers an interfaith event several years ago when a Jewish leader went to embrace him, saw someone snapping a photo, then suddenly pulled back.
Sayyid Syeed remembers an interfaith event several years ago when a Jewish leader went to embrace him, saw someone snapping a photo, then suddenly pulled back. "He said to the man, 'Stop,' " Syeed recalled, " 'I'll lose my job.' " Times have changed for the Islamic Society of North America and for Syeed, who leads the group's interfaith outreach.
Sayyid Syeed remembers an interfaith event several years ago at which a Jewish leader went to embrace him, saw someone snapping a photo, and suddenly pulled back. “He said to the man, ‘Stop – I’ll lose my job,’ ” Syeed recalled.
The head of the Lutheran World Federation urged religious leaders from around the world to renounce Islamophobia during a conference convened by the president of Kazakhstan.
Today marks the 233 rd anniversary celebrating the signing of America’s Declaration of Independence. America’s Founding Fathers knew that achieving independence would require winning a difficult war that risked bringing ruin on their fortunes, friends, and families if they did not succeed.
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THE Israeli Prime Minister's closest adviser and key strategist, Ron Dermer, has admitted that Israel faces a serious public relations problem and needs aggressively to tackle negative perceptions around the world.
A Turkish television show is offering contestants what it claims is the "biggest prize ever" -- the chance for atheists to convert to one of the world's major religions.
NEW YORK – Sayyid Syeed remembers an interfaith event several years ago when a Jewish leader went to embrace him, saw someone snapping a photo, then suddenly pulled back. He said to the man, Stop,’ Syeed recalled, I’ll lose my job.’
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