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Tenth anniversary reflections

(09/13/11 9:00am)

We went through the 10th anniversary of 9/11 this last weekend. It was a period of mourning, reflection and remembrance for all Americans. It was very clear that our wounds, as a nation, are still sore and bleeding. The hurt that these barbaric attacks caused will not disappear that easily. I was trying (as I was praying constantly for the immediate victims of 9/11) my very best to feel the pain of the children on that Sept. 11 day 10 years ago in N.J., N.Y., Conn., Md. and Va., waiting for a mother and father who will never come home. Men and women trying to find out about their spouses, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters were in panic and shock as the horrific news reached them. One can only imagine the horror and devastation in the hearts and minds of those people on that day and since then.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2011/09/tenth-anniversary-reflections

Eid Mubarak and 9/11

(08/30/11 9:00am)

When you read these lines, 1.4 billion Muslims around the world, including the ones on Duke’s campus, will be celebrating one of the two most important religious festivals in the Islamic calendar: Eid Al-Fitr. This festival marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan and is always a very big deal in all Muslim societies regardless of their ethnic, racial or sectarian backgrounds. Hundreds of millions of people start their Eid day by rushing to big squares or giant mosques to perform their Eid prayers, followed by exchanging peace greetings and a lot of hugging in a joyful manner. The greeting of the day is “Eid Mubarak!” It literally means “Happy/Blessed Eid!” This is a very helpful Muslim icebreaker to know today. Please feel free to try it with your Muslim friends and colleagues on campus.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2011/08/eid-mubarak-and-911