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Passing the Mic: At-Tawheed Islamic Center's Muneeba Khan answers, "What aspect of your tradition has been the most difficult within the last year?"

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The Rapidian Staff
3/30/21 12:26pm
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in collaboration with Brett Townsend and Community Media Center

Muneeba Khan, Islamic practitioner, responds to Allison Egrin, Jewish practitioner.

At-Tawheed Islamic Center & Muneeba Khan

The At-Tawheed Islamic Center, or Masjid At-Tawheed, is the first building built from the ground up with the intention of being a masjid, or mosque, in West Michigan. Located in Kentwood on East Paris Ave. SE, the mosque serves a diverse community of over 35 nationalities.

Muneeba Khan is an active member of and volunteer for the At-Tawheed mosque. She has participated in the mosque's food pantry throughout the pandemic, which provides need-based food assistance in addition to county-wide resource referrals.
 

Allison Egrin, Jewish practitioner and Program Assistant at Kaufman Interfaith Institute, previously asked Grand Rapids faith communities:

  • "What aspect of your tradition has been the most difficult or taxing within the last year?"

Muneeba Khan, Islamic practitioner and member of At-Tawheed Islamic Center, responds, and passes a question on to other faith communities in the city:

  • "Has there been any aspect of your faith that you’ve changed your perspective on over this pandemic time? For instance, you thought about a certain aspect of your faith in one way, but something happened during the pandemic, or you read something, or you heard something, and it completely changed your perspective on it?"

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