Earlier this summer, Interfaith Alliance co-sponsored a daylong symposium, Reason vs. Rhetoric: Understanding American Muslims. Held at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., in partnership with the British Council, the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, and the Religious Freedom Education Project at the Newseum, the symposium explored issues facing the American Muslim community, their place in the broader national landscape, and how the American religious freedom framework compares and contrasts with the European framework. For those who missed it, full video of the day’s conversations is available on our website.

With combating anti-Muslim bigotry increasingly becoming a major focus of Interfaith Alliance’s work protecting faith and freedom  – and one of the biggest religious freedom issues facing our nation today – it was exciting to spend the day exploring these fascinating, important issues with experts whose credentials are truly impressive.