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Women at the University of Oregon create safe and equal space for prayer

Women at the University of Oregon create safe and equal space for prayer

by Alec Cowan | Jun 25, 2018 | Crossings Radio and Crossings News, Intercultural and Interreligious Conflict, News

The Islamic call to prayer is rarely recited by a woman; in fact, it almost never is. While many Islamic schools of thought discourage women from leading prayer, women at the University of Oregon are disrupting that norm. The women’s prayer space is the new...
María Blanco: Fighting for undocumented students

María Blanco: Fighting for undocumented students

by ccraft@uoregon.edu | Feb 18, 2017 | Crossings Radio and Crossings News, Intercultural and Interreligious Conflict

The core of Donald Trump’s campaign platform was to build a wall on the Mexican-American border to stop immigrants crossing without documentation. On January 26, Trump issued two executive orders: one mandating the construction of the wall and another ordering the...
The Apricot Tree: Kholoud Waleed Tells Stories to Make Sense of the Syrian Civil War

The Apricot Tree: Kholoud Waleed Tells Stories to Make Sense of the Syrian Civil War

by Scott Greenstone | Sep 5, 2016 | Crossings Radio and Crossings News, Intercultural and Interreligious Conflict

Kholoud Waleed had her hometown destroyed, her friends captured and her family split. The only way she could fight back was telling stories. Waleed — which is not her real last name — was the 2015 recipient of the Anna Politkovskaya Award for her bravery in reporting...
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