Usra Ghazi

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Usra Ghazi, campus engagement associate, was thrust into interfaith work with IFYC as a high school senior and became captivated by the need for young religious voices in the media, in global interfaith work, and the mosque community. She worked on literacy initiatives in Chicago with IQRA’ International Educational foundation, and came to IFYC after a 2-year stint in Jordan teaching English and doing writing/research work with Islamica Magazine, The Royal Aal al Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, and the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre with HRH Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad. On most weekends and evenings you’ll find Usra catching up with her family around a pot of tea.

“The most excellent jihad is that for the conquest of self.” – Prophet Muhammad

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Expanding Our Tables

By Usra Ghazi: When I walked in to Temple Sholom in Chicago, a young Jewish woman greeted me at the door and led me to the space designated for Muslim prayer. But when she handed me a little blue sticker, I started to panic.

Published Date: 2011-08-25 09:18

Airports Sanctify Interfaith Space

By Usra Ghazi: A few years ago, I would have awkwardly claimed a space behind airport seats and completed my rhythmic bows and prayer prostrations, secretly hoping no one would stare ...

Published Date: 2011-09-20 08:31

Santa would not approve of this!

By Usra Ghazi: I have a confession to make. On a hot, sunny day back in 1997, I removed my hijab in public. I wasn’t denouncing the practice, nor making a bold, public statement.

Published Date: 2011-10-06 14:11

To Meet a Singing Christian

By Usra Ghazi: Hi, my name is Usra, and I’m a recovering fundamentalist.

Published Date: 2011-10-19 09:12

A New Cooperative America

By Usra Ghazi: In a country that is already adamant about super-sizing our burgers and our churches, this moment in the development of interfaith cooperation is both alarming and exciting

Published Date: 2011-10-26 10:55

Discovering Pal Al

There isn’t a secret recipe to the interfaith cooperation I witnessed happening in Pakistan and Cameroon. We have as much diversity, and opportunity to engage it, right here on US campuses...

Published Date: 2012-02-28 10:28

Building Muslim Institutions

Four months, two weeks, and three days. That’s how close I got to never going to college.

Published Date: 2012-04-24 13:10

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