On February 1-2, 2019, a convening of religious leaders & community organizers was held at The Mecca Center in Willowbrook, Illinois.
Faith Over Fear is a training program that empowers faith leaders to combat Islamophobia with current research and resources to help counter anti-Muslim bigotry in the US.
This program was organized by The Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign and A Center for Christian-Muslim Engagement for Peace & Justice at The Lutheran School of Theology.
Dr. Feryal Salem, Associate Professor of Arabic & Islamic Studies and The Director of the Master of Divinity & Muslim Chaplaincy Program at AIC was an invited guest speaker at the training where she gave a thorough introduction of Islam.
