A couple from Pennsylvania lost their baby daughter 鈥 but have felt the 鈥減ower of God to redeem鈥 through the Aliyah Joy House building project in Uganda

An alumni couple who lost their newborn child more than eight years ago say the transformation of their grief into blessing is the result of one thing: 鈥淭he power of ... read more about A couple from Pennsylvania lost their baby daughter 鈥 but have felt the 鈥減ower of God to redeem鈥 through the Aliyah Joy House building project in Uganda

The newly published Palestine and Rule of Power, edited by听Alaa Tartir and Timothy Seidel, explores how the rule of power relates to the case of occupied听Palestine, and examines features of local dissent and international听governance.

Hero Anwar Brzw听was 听born on May 25, 1971 in Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan, Iraq. She got her bachelor鈥檚 degree in civil engineering in 1992 at Salahaddin University in Erbil, Iraq, and an MA in conflict transformation from CJP in 2009. 听She is the Deputy Country Director for听(Rehabilitation, Education and Community Health) in Iraq.

...In my childhood in Pakistan, I was never taught that Islam advocates for violence and hatred against anyone. As I have been learning more about the life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) himself, I see how he was mistreated multiple times by the non-Muslims and never even responded back in the same way, but instead advised to be calm and humble in response. These real life examples set by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) were revolutionary and are at the heart of our faith. So then, why have many Muslims adopted violent responses to issues like blasphemy, smashing the true spirit of Islam identifying its followers with violent public riots and extremism?