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Center for Innovative
Religious Education
Articles & Resources
Below is a sampling of CIRE articles and resources covering a variety of subject areas:
Foreign Policy
New Beginnings for Continued New Possibilities: Reflections from a Muslim Official Involved in Implementing the Cairo Speech - Afeefa Syeed, Berkley Center, June 2024
Foreign Policy
Religion, Culture, and U.S. Development in Afghanistan: A View from the Field
Afeefa Syeed, Berkley Center, November 2021
USAID’s New Approach - Afeefa Syeed, Center for American Progress, April 2010
Engaging Religious Communities Abroad: A New Imperative for U.S. Foreign Policy [Video]
Afeefa Syeed, Georgetown University, February 2010
International Development
The Role of Youth, Women and Religion in Development [Audio] - Afeefa Syeed, BFM 89.9, June 2019
International Development
The Value of Grassroots Engagement and the Role of Women [Interview]
Afeefa Syeed, Advancing Education in Muslim Societies Policy Center, January 2019
Education
Whosoever sees an injustice... Teaching Social Justice in Islamic Schools [Video]
Afeefa Syeed, Keynote at the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education (CITE) Conference and Forum, Melbourne, Australia, July 2019
Education
Intentional and Mindful Religious Studies to Develop a Holistic Identity in Young Muslims: A Case Study from North America - Afeefa Syeed, Chapter in the book: Education Transformation in Muslim Societies: A Discourse of Hope, Indiana University Press, Edited by Ilham Nasser, September 2022
Children and the Five Pillars of Islam: Practicing Spirituality in Daily Life
Afeefa Syeed, Chapter in the book: Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality: Perspectives from the World's Religious Traditions, Ingram Content Group, December 2005
Defining Islamic Education and Human Development [Audio]
Afeefa Syeed, Third Space Thoughts to Policy podcast, February 2019
Spirituality
What Mother Mary Means To Me - Afeefa Syeed, Patheos, December 2013
Spirituality
Prayer for Children in a Time of Sadness - Afeefa Syeed, Patheos, December 2014
American Muslim Experience
American Muslim Experience
Retreating to Connect: How Being Alone Teaches Me to Know My Self
Afeefa Syeed, Medium, May 2022
'Muslims in my house': A tribute to a beloved centenarian
Afeefa Syeed, Religion News Service, January 2020
Nabra Hassanen’s death offers lessons on how Muslim communities can respond
Afeefa Syeed, Religion News Service, June 2017
What Would Muhammad Do? Social Justice from a Muslim Perspective
Afeefa Syeed, A Matter of Spirit, Fall 2017
This Islamic School Helps Students Build Their American And Muslim Identity
Tom Gjelten, National Public Radio, April 2017
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