Islam at Yale

Calling for radical love

November 5, 2013

Last Tuesday night, over 500 Yale students and faculty had the honor of hearing Omid Safi, professor of Islamic Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, give...

Eid Banquet celebrates Muslim tradition and responsibility

October 30, 2013

Over 500 students and faculty members crowded into Commons on Tuesday night for a dinner in celebration of the Muslim holiday Eid-al-Adha. Hosted by the Yale Muslim Students...

Eid banquet celebrates service

November 18, 2010

Almost 600 students, faculty, and members of the New Haven community gathered in Commons Wednesday for an elegant banquet to celebrate the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha. The...

Islam beyond Yale

Trinity marks bicentennial with interfaith event in New Haven

January 17, 2016

NEW HAVEN >> Trinity Episcopal Church kicked off its building’s bicentennial on the Green Sunday by celebrating the diversity of the faith community in Greater New...

Yale imam deplores violence from church pulpit

September 16, 2012

NEW HAVEN – Imam Omer Bajwa, coordinator of Muslim life at Yale University, took the pulpit of a Christian church in the heart of downtown Sunday and denounced the...

An Imam Preaches Peace From A Pulpit On The Green

September 16, 2012

A Muslim clergyman spoke out on the violence in the Middle East from a New Haven pulpit—a Christian pulpit—and called for peace and understanding. Imam Omer Bajwa, the...