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New Muslim Cool Screening and Q&A with Film Subject Hamza Pérez
On October 10, 2009, the Pluralism Project co-sponsored a screening of New Muslim Cool at the Sackler Museum at Harvard University. Directed by Jennifer Maytorena Taylor, this film tells the true life story of Hamza Pérez, a Puerto Rican American hip hop artist who converted to Islam at age 21. Before the screening, the Sackler Museum offered extended hours for the special exhibit, Sacred Spaces: The World of Dervishes, Fakirs and Sufis. After the film, Hamza Pérez answered questions from the nearly 300 students, faculty, staff, religious leaders, and community members in attendance. Dr. Diana L. Eck, director of the Pluralism Project; Ray Williams, director of Education, Harvard Art Museums and Pluralism Project Affiliate; and Dr. Ali Asani, associate director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Islamic Studies Program also offered their reflections on the film. This event was co-sponsored by the Pluralism Project, the Harvard Art Museum, and Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries, with Active Voice, the Center for the Study of World Religions, the Harvard Foundation, the Harvard Islamic Society, the Hiphop Archive at Harvard University, the Islam in the West Program, the Muslim American Society Boston Chapter, the Outreach Center at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Islamic Studies Program. Photos by Zachary Ugolnik.
by Pichayalak Pichayakul, PhD. Candidate, Ohio University, 2009
The Global Leadership Center at Ohio University offers a two-year undergraduate certificate that prepares students to become lifelong learners in order to serve as internationally-minded, skilled, attuned, professional, and experienced leaders in all walks of life (commercial, governmental and nongovernmental, educational, etc.). Global Leadership Center courses are not traditional classes with lectures, tests, and papers. Instead, students work in project teams on real-world problems and issues. The project-based, action-learning approach challenges students to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to work in a rapidly changing world. The GLC's core program consists of six project-learning units, which spring from global issues. Each project challenges students to determine what they need to know to solve the problem, how they are going to find the information they need, and how they are going to apply it. One of the projects, undertaken in cooperation with the Pluralism Project, focuses on world religions. More specifically, the GLC researches a Hare Krishna community, New Vrindaban, in Moundsville, West Virginia. During spring term 2009, GLC students conducted ethnographic research focusing on New Vrindaban’s residents’ values, beliefs, and ways of life. The project was 10-week long and during the 7th week of the project (May 14-15, 2009) GLC students traveled to New Vrindaban to experience the community first-hand and to collect primary data. During this visit, GLC students were escorted by community residents. The following photos show activities of the GLC students during their stay in New Vrindaban.
This slideshow features images from the inaugural celebration of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (ISBCC).
Won Buddhism of Boston, established by Reverend Hyunoh Kim, is located in Somerville. It serves the Korean Won Buddhist community in Boston, as well as various other groups who attend their services.
Members of the Kurukulla Center in Medford gather monthly to honor Tara, a female Buddha, with offerings and chanting.
The Temple of Original Simplicity
The Center of Traditional Taoist Studies is a theological and educational organization dedicated to teaching classical Taoism. Since its establishment in 1979, the Center has maintained one of the few authentic Taoist temples outside of China, known as The Temple of Original Simplicity. It is the only Taoist temple in Greater Boston. The following pictures are of some of the Taoist artifacts housed in the temple.
Pictures courtesy of the Center of Traditional Taoist Studies.
World Religions in Greater Boston Christianity Portal Introduction Slideshow 2009
This slide show provides an overview of Christianity in Greater Boston with photos of some of the many diverse religious centers in the area.
Vrindavan Preservation Society Kirtan 2009
Vrindavan Preservation Society Kirtan in Arlington, Massachusetts- July, 2009
World Religions in Greater Boston - Zoroastrian portal - July 29, 2009
Though not intended to serve as a comprehensive representation of the Zoroastrian community in Boston, these images showcase the Zoroastrian Association of Greater Boston's 25th Anniversary Gala on July 25, 2009.
Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Massachusetts
Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Massachusetts's Center in Boston