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I am often asked why a retiree Quaker sociologist associates herself with Islam and the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). As one associated with developing peace and world order studies over the past half-century, I deeply appreciate Islamic Horizons’ coverage of so many positive aspects of American Muslim life and thought. This inherent creativity is a good antidote to the prevailing negative coverage of Islam since September 11.
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This text was first published as: “Witness to Islam’s Creativity: A Scholar’s Reflections on the Islamic Contribution to Peace Dialogue among Faiths”, Islamic Horizons. January–February, 2003, pp. 60–61. Copyright (c) 2003 Islamic Society of North America. Reprint permission received 13 July, 2015 from Omer Bin Abdullah, Editor, Islamic Horizons magazine.
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Boulding, J.R. (2017). Witness to Islam’s Creativity: A Scholar’s Reflections on the Islamic Contribution to Peace Dialogue Among Faiths (2003). In: Boulding, J. (eds) Elise Boulding: Writings on Peace Research, Peacemaking, and the Future. Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice, vol 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30987-3_10
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