Muslim Women: Navigating Identity

On Thursday, July 22nd, The Buxton Initiative held an event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The panel, moderated by Sandy Brock, gave voice to the personal stories and experiences of four Muslim women. The program helped facilitate discussion on the challenges Muslim women are facing in order to better support and understand one another.

Upcoming Events


“An Interfaith Approach to Dalit Social Justice”

When: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 12:00 PM (in 11 days and 15:21 hours.)
Where: @ Case Foundation-1717 Rhode Island Ave, NW Suite 700 Washington D.C., 20036
With Dr. Joseph D’souza, International President of the Dalit Freedom Network

      Can people of different faiths find ways to work together to bring justice?
     
Please RSVP to info@buxtoninitiative.org

        About the Dalits:

         
      The Dalits, also called the “untouchables,” “outcastes,” and most recently “slumdogs,” comprise nearly one quarter of India’s society, with population estimates of 250 million people. The term “Dalit,” a self-proclaimed title by members of this social class, means “those who have been broken and ground down deliberately by those above them in the social hierarchy.”

         
          The Dalit Freedom Network partners with the Dalits in their quest for freedom, justice, and human dignity by mobilizing human, intellectual, and financial resources.

From Our Blog

The Difference

By Anna Sannes

In the middle of the poem The Difference is Great, JD Sprague writes:

“It makes all the difference the friends that you choose,
how you handle your wins, how you act when you lose.
The price is quite high, if the difference is lost,
if your life does not matter, if you weigh not the cost.”

I have always been struck by that first line, particularly because I shiver at the thought of intentionally excluding others from friendship.  In the last few years, however, I think I have come to take a new meaning from the line, one that excites and motivates me instead of repulsing me. Read the rest of this entry »

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On Relationships

By Anna Sannes and Faten Al-Alawi

In the spirit of The Buxton Initiative, Buxton interns Faten Al-Alawi and Anna Sannes decided to post a dialogue on relating to others

Faten: Anna, this is really random. Can we discuss how your faith guides you when you deal with people?
Anna: Sure! The first thing that comes to mind is love. I think it’s important to treat every single person with love. God created us all in his image, and I think he speaks to each of us through other people. There are a lot of others who have helped me to grow personally, so I think it’s always been really important to me to constantly try to reflect God’s love – to be a beacon of his love in every situation. How about for you? Read the rest of this entry »

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