Her father emigrated first to Nicaragua, then to Detroit, where he worked on an assembly line in a Ford Motor Company plant. Her mother was born in Beit Ur al-Fauqa, near the West Bank city of Ramallah (where her grandmother still lives), and her father was born in Beit Hanina, a neighborhood in East Jerusalem.

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, Michigan’s 13 th Districtīorn and raised in Detroit as the proud daughter of Palestinian immigrant parents, Rashida Tlaib was the first in her family to graduate from high school and college. from Trinity College – the University of Dublin, an MSc from Royal Holloway – University of London, and a BA from American University in Washington, DC. Considine is visible on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. He has been invited to speak at some of the leading international organizations and universities in the world. Considine’s opinions have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, BBC, CBS News, Fox News, MSNBC, Newsweek, and Foreign Policy. He is the author of many books and articles. Craig Considine is a scholar, global speaker, media contributor, and public intellectual based at the Department of Sociology at Rice University. Entrance and parking are free and will be served.įor any further questions or information, please email us at Prior to that, a reception will be held from 1 pm to 2 pm. The program will take place at Rutgers University from 1:30 to 5:30 pm. Craig Considine from Rice University.Ĭonference Vendor Registration Magazine & Sponsorship Therefore, join us to hear the voices of three prominent speakers: He practiced and preached to the community, “None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.” Hence, let us give a voice on behalf of those who do not have a voice to speak on their plight and learn to obtain the means to assist others to achieve what we have achieved. Prophet Muhammad historically has been known to assist migrants who have escaped religious persecution when they fled from Mecca to Medina. The past of a migrant is unbearable, the present is bleak, and the future is uncertain. The suffrage which these migrants face is unimaginable and cannot be conceived by those who have stable residency. Refugees from Syria, Afghan, Somalia, Sudan, Myanmar, Latin America and many more are victims of political and social atrocities that are prevailing in their countries that have forced them to flee. The number of international migrants globally reached an estimated 272 million in 2019, which is an increase of 51 million since 2010. The number of migrants are increasing around the world and their plight is not alleviating.

Please join us for the 14th Annual Interfaith Conference on Sunday, February 9, 2020, to discuss the ongoing Global Crises regarding refugees, the migrants, and the asylum seekers.

NAFSI by Kashmir Maryam