“Hey Irshad! Peace with with you! I am back from India and done with fighting the old. I am ready to build the new…” That statement came from Sara, a young Muslim woman whom I’ve been mentoring. Months ago, Sara…
Author: mvincik
“Isn’t God bigger than any one teaching?”
My name is Sara and Irshad is my mentor. She’s preparing me to speak my mind and heart, fully and authentically. So let me start by admitting something about my spirituality: I’m lost. Now let me explain. I believe in…
What “Islamic State” Will Never Tell You About The Qur’an
By Sara, @Muslims4Reform I’m 21 years old – the same age as Muslims who are fighting for “Islamic State,” the terror group that’s spreading its brutal tentacles in Iraq and Syria. But count me out as a member of IS.…
Constructive Conflict
Increasingly, I’m speaking at colleges and universities about the hottest topic going: how to achieve diversity and inclusion. Most educators see diversity as a matrix of skin colors, genders, religious affiliations and sexual orientations. But diversity is also about airing…
Elie Wiesel, Border-Buster
On July 1, 2016, Elie Wiesel passed away. To the public, he was the Nobel prize-winning author, human rights activist and Holocaust survivor. But to me, Prof. Wiesel was a friend — always ready with a smile despite the melancholy…