P.O.V. ON POVERTY:The Expanding Dimensions of

Muslim and Interfaith Discourse in NYC

P. Adem CarrollMuslim Progressive Traditionalist Alliance

New York City

May 2014

How can a study of the discourse help us better understand how faith traditions and values are sustained among leaders and communities? Do individual spiritual needs take priority over the common good? And do

divergent views closely reflect social class and income differences within the Muslim community itself?

WORLD POVERTY

"the bottom half of the global population possesses barely 1 percent of total wealth ... In sharp contrast, the richest 10

percent own 86 percent of the world's wealth, with the top 1 percent alone accounting for 46 percent of global assets."

In fact, the income of the world's richest 100 persons could eliminate extreme poverty

four times over.

The wealth gap between the top 10 percent and the bottom 90 percent is also reaching record levels within developed nations.

The World Bank reports that close to 2.5 billion of our fellow human beings--more than one-third of the

world's population-- live on less than US $2 a day and an overwhelming 80 percent of the world's population struggles to survive on less than US $10 dollars a day.

Poverty in New York

Increasing Percentages

By Race & Ethnicity

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NYC Muslims

Under Siege

Teachings

POPE FRANCIS

MARXIST!”—Rush Limbaugh INSPIRING

RELIGION & COMMUNITY ORGANIZING

RELIGION & RELIGIOUS SPACEin Social Justice Movements

Reverend Billy of theChurch of Stop Shopping

Occupy Marriage:Imam Khalid Latif

Friday Prayer at Occupy (NYC)

Friday Prayers, Sermon

Rev Packard Arrested

Occupy Sandy

Interfaith Center of NY

Judson Memorial Church

Rev Michael Ellick Rev Donna Schaper

DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY

ISLAMIC APPROACHES

ZAKAT

Islamic Circle (ICNA) Bazaar 2014

ICNA Social Justice Council

Tariq Ramadan

Innovations & Connections

EXPRESSIONS/LIBERATIONS

Where Can it go?

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