Finding Inspiration In Our Differences…

Finding Inspiration In Our Differences…

Dec 18, 2020 | Blog, Latest News

  The year 2020 brought us a global pandemic. Social distancing has created fear and isolation among many people for many months. I’ve found hope in John Kiser’s transformational book The Monks of Tibhirine, an inspiring true story that was retold in the 2010...

From Music to History, This Teacher Does It All

Mar 1, 2020 | Blog

As a member of the Northeastern Iowa Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, I read in the monthly newsletter about the Abdelkader Education Project. I was not previously familiar with Abdelkader before the article in the newsletter mentioned the town of...

Emulating Emir Abdelkader’s Actions Today

Nov 10, 2019 | Blog

The story of Emir Abdelkader is one of courage, humility, and justice. One of the greatest examples of justice seen in his lifetime is during the Emir’s time in Damascus, Syria in the late 1800s. During this time, the Christians of Damascus were being violently...

A Word From An Educator…

Oct 13, 2019 | Blog

October 13, 2019 Christina Cone This week our blog is hosting one of the 2019 Abdelkader Prize for Educators winners, Christina Cone from New York. In this post, she will explain how she implemented Abdelkader into her lesson plans for her students and its impact on...

Tolerance: Drawing inspiration from the Emir in the modern world

Sep 30, 2019 | Blog

“If you think God is what the different communities believe – the Muslims, Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, polytheists, and others – He is that, but also more. If you think and believe what the prophets, saints, and angels profess – He is that, but He is still more....

The Emir’s Legacy in Algeria

Aug 4, 2019 | Blog

August 4, 2019 Written by Reem Esseghir   I am currently sitting on a balcony overlooking the city of Dellys, Algeria. Some of my most cherished memories have happened in this country, one whose culture and heritage I’ve grown incredibly proud of. The pride I...