I have been asked to share my experience as a chaplain. This includes being in prisons, in a forensic unit of a mental health hospital and beyond institutions, in communities. I title this: “Today’s Sun won’t bring harm, God is with us” People asked me about the...
The Other – Why Bother? Poem woven on the spot by Ziysah von Bieberstein. www.ziysah.ca Words and ideas sourced from the panelists and speakers of “The Other” – Why Bother?” Abraham Festival event on May 14, 2025, Nogojiwanong (Peterborough, Ontario)...
by Hiussain Haidery & Dr. Shegufa Shetranjiwalla-Merchant (This article was first published on the website www.72martyrs.org ) The hard part of the process of seeking insightful learning is not the acquiring of knowledge with a receptive mind, but the unlearning...
This article was originally published by Arthur Newspaper. You can read the original version here. Written by Elizabeth Mitton November 16, 2020 – Arthur Newspaper: Trent University and Peterborough-Nogojiwanong’s independent student press Content...
As we mark World Peace Day on 21st September, members of the Abraham Festival committee shared their thoughts on what peace means to them. My own thoughts on peace are informed by my Muslim faith: the word Islam means ‘surrender to God’, and is related to the Arabic...
By Elizabeth Rahman The word Islam means ‘surrender to God’, and is related to the Arabic word ‘salaam’ which means peace. This word includes a sense of security or permanence, as in the afterlife; it is also the salutation of peaceful Muslims, and signifies accord...
