by Imad Enchassi | Oct 13, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
My heart is heavy as I keep my eyes glued to the sparse updates from my father’s homeland, a place I have not been able to call home for many years. How eager many are to take sides, to pass judgment on people living through a conflict I have known throughout my...
by Imad Enchassi | Feb 6, 2023 | Opinion
I grew up in a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon, during the civil war that lasted from 1975 until 1990. I even witnessed the 1982 Sabra and Shatila Massacre when a Lebanese Christian group killed anywhere from 300 to 3,000 people – mostly Palestinians and...
by Imad Enchassi | Apr 1, 2022 | Opinion
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar which follows the lunar cycles throughout the year. Since Ramadan rotates throughout the year, sometimes sunset in the middle of the winter season is at 5 p.m. and in the summer it can be at 9 p.m. We still love it...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Dec 2, 2021 | News
Faith, religion and spirituality are not cited as a leading source of meaning in life by many adults around the world, according to a Pew Research Center report published Nov. 18. Pew surveyed 19,000 adults from 17 nations in early 2021, asking them an open-ended...
by Good Faith Media | Nov 12, 2021 | News
Imad Enchassi is the founder, imam and president of the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City. He also serves as the chair of Islamic Studies at Oklahoma City University, and as visiting professor at Phillips Theological Seminary and Saint Paul School of Theology....