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PICNA and USC Organize Yet another Successful Program  What is Sharia? Is it really a threat? These and many other questions were addressed in an historic event organized by Peace and Integration Council of North America (PICNA) and USC, Department of Religious Studies at the USC campus on Tuesday, April 12, 2016.
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 The leadership of Interfaith Partners of South Carolina unanimously voiced strong support for Muslims at the start of Interfaith Harmony Month, in a press conference held at the State House on Tuesday, December 29th, 2015.
I fasted for the first time in July 1956 when I was 11 years old. A year according to the Islamic calendar, which is lunar, is 12 days shorter than a Gregorian calendar year. Hence, the month of Ramadan rotates around the solar year. Since 1956, this is the third time that we are witnessing Ramadan in peak summer. I have had the privilege of observing Ramadan in Pakistan in my youth, then for 25 years in the Middle East and for the last 15 years in United States. My memories of Ramadan therefore bear a great deal of variety and diversity. 
PICNA Celebrates 'Interfaith Harmony Month' in South CarolinaA classic display of interfaith harmony was witnessed at an event organized by PICNA in partnership with University of South Carolina - Department of Religious Studies and Interfaith Partners of South Carolina. As part of the Interfaith Harmony Month celebration that has now become a tradition in South Carolina, this small but beautiful program was held on January 29, 2015 in the Gressette Room at the USC campus. Representatives of Baha'i Faith, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Unitarian Universalism participated in a panel discussion that was moderated by Dr. Carl Evans.  Remembering the Pakistan School Tragedy
 In keeping with PICNA’s ongoing mission to work towards interfaith harmony, PICNA’s President, Chaudhry Sadiq, met with Ted Pitts, Chief of Staff to South Carolina Governor, Nikki Haley on Monday, October 1, 2014. Ted Pitts has been with Governor Haley since she took office in January, 2011.
The meeting concluded with the mutual agreement to continue PICNA’s cooperation with the Office of the Governor to achieve their common goals of interfaith peace in South Carolina and the greater society of North America. By Carl D. Evans Compassion. What is it? What do the various religions teach about it? What can we learn from each other about compassion? How do we move from talking about compassion to doing acts of compassion?  These are some of the questions under consideration by the Board of Directors and Advisory Council of Interfaith Partners of South Carolina. IPSC began four years ago as a statewide interfaith organization. The partnership includes ten religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Native American Spirituality, Paganism, Unitarian Universalism, and the Baha’i Faith. IPSC’s mission is to foster understanding and cooperation among the religious groups in South Carolina.
“In the wealth of a rich person, there is a portion which belongs to the poor…” (Quran 51:19) “O Prophet, take out charity from the believer’s wealth so that their money and their souls are purified…” (Quran 9:103) 
Islam in its origin is a spiritual and social idea. The Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) was born in a tribal, nomadic society where sociopolitical order did not exist. So the development of religion (scripture, prayers etc.) and the development of sociopolitical order (law, authority and citizenship) went hand in hand in the life and teachings of the Prophet.
Caliph Umar and Jerusalem During the period of the Second Caliph Umar Ibn al-Khattab, the Muslim forces, under the command of Abu Ubaydah, laid siege to Jerusalem after capturing Damascus in the Battle of Yarmuk. Six months into the siege, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Sophronius, stated that he would negotiate only with Caliph Umar and that no Muslims could enter Jerusalem before Caliph Umar. On hearing this Caliph Umar informed his general Abu Ubaydah that he was on his way. Accompanied by a servant, Caliph Umar rode on camelback to Jerusalem from Medina. The two travelled alone, although they could have been accompanied by an entourage that could have made the ground tremble under the hooves of their horses. The servant and the Caliph took turns, one riding, while the other walked alongside. Umar’s intent was to show simplicity and emphasize that Allah alone deserves all the glory.  |
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