Peace Starts With Me Peace in Our Relationships So far this week, we've looked at how peace starts within us and how our words can either create peace or create conflict. Today, we take that message into our relationships. Every day, we interact with people — our...

Peace Starts With Me Peace in our Words Yesterday, we began our theme for the week, “Peace Starts With Me,” by looking at peace within ourselves. We spoke about controlling our anger, managing our reactions and understanding that even when we cannot control what...

Peace Starts With Me Peace Starts Within International Day of Peace — 21 September Today, 21 September, is the International Day of Peace, an annual United Nations observance dedicated to promoting peace among people and nations. When we hear the word peace, we often...

When Power Becomes an Amanah Leadership, Justice & the Islamic Way Throughout this week, we've looked at leadership from an Islamic perspective. We began by asking whether power is simply a position of authority, or whether it is an amanah — a trust. We explored...

When Power Becomes an Amanah Leadership, Justice & the Islamic Way So far this week, we've looked at leadership as an amanah, a trust, and we've explored the Islamic concept of Shura — consultation and the importance of listening to others. But there is another...

When Power Becomes an Amanah Leadership, Justice & the Islamic Way Yesterday, we began our discussion by looking at leadership through an Islamic lens. We asked whether leadership is simply about power and authority, or whether it is something much deeper — an...