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Remembering 9/11
“So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love.” I remember exactly where I was and what

“I lost my mind this week.”
When I texted my Afghan friend that “…this must be painfully hard,” that’s how she answered. She’s trying to get her parents out of Kabul,

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“Community is the fruit of our capacity to make the interests of others more important than our own.” — Henri Nouwen And, we might add,

Staging a coup against the cycle of offense
Dear friends, Years ago, my husband told me I could bottle my indignation and sell it on eBay for a fortune. It was funny then,

Forgiveness
Last week we talked about love. This week (of all weeks!), can we also talk about one of the grittiest works of love: forgiveness? I remember

Deciding To Love
If you’re on social media, you’ve probably seen the phrase, “I don’t know you, but I love you.” How does that sit with you? It’s

If Kings and Sultans Can Do it, So Can We
Heval, Rabbi Joshua Lesser, Kitti, Gracie Moore at our “Standing With Our Muslim Neighbors event in 2019. Photo credit: Chase Moore So, a Kurdish Muslim

Ali’s Story
Photo Credit: Taryn Schultz Like many refugees, Ali Mohammed has never known a life without war. His homeland, Sudan, was at war when he was

How to Engage
Furaha, Leon’s wife, at the baby shower. When I have a meeting with someone at Refuge for the first time, I often warn them that
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Remembering 9/11

“I lost my mind this week.”

Join Us For The Refuge Coffee Run

Staging a coup against the cycle of offense

Forgiveness

Deciding To Love

If Kings and Sultans Can Do it, So Can We

Ali’s Story

How to Engage

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Somayyah’s Story

The Minimum that Becomes the Maximum

Ahmad, Dreaming

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