My View: Expungement in Islamic Center Vandalism Case Leads to Debate – Justice or White Privilege or Both?
Three years ago in Davis, Lauren Kirk-Coehlo in the early days of the Trump administration committed an…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Response to Imam Unnecessarily Divisive and Inflammatory
Earlier this week, Steve Cohan of Bet Haverim put out a perfectly reasonable statement asking, I think,…
Bet Haverim Statement on the Imam Sermons
by Steve Cohan More than three months have passed since Imam Ammar Shahin delivered two sermons at…
A Call for Jewish Genocide in Davis, California? Meh.
By Susan George On July 21, 2017, Imam Ammar Shahin delivered a sermon at the Islamic Center…
Commentary: Islamic Center of Davis Dropped the Ball
At the end of July, following a tumultuous week, Imam Shahin had a chance to put this…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Imam Controversy Not Going Away
I don’t know what the plan is and perhaps there is a lot going on behind the…
White Supremacists and Islamic Supremacists; From Charlottesville to Davis
By Gail Rubin For calling out White supremacy and violence – You’re brave. For calling out Islamist…
Commentary: Unhelpful Column on the Sermon Seeks to Inflame Middle Eastern Political Debate
While not everyone has the same reaction to the Imam’s sermon and subsequent apology, for the most…
Interfaith Healing is Occurring – Slowly
In the past week, we have seen some signs that healing is starting to occur. Following the…
My View: Whatever You Think of the Imam and His Apology, More Needs to Happen
Attending the event last week where Imam Shahin apologized was a powerful experience and, watching his body…
Letter to Our Jewish Friends
By Davis Muslim Hands Davis Muslim Hands publicly states that we strongly repudiate the hurtful and inexcusable…
Celebration of Abraham Members Seek to Heal the Community Following Imam Sermon
From Press Release – Members of the Celebration of Abraham came together Friday to discuss what role…
My View: The Imam Apologized, but Is the Community Ready to Forgive?
My reactions to the statements from the Imam have ranged from initial disbelief and a withholding of…
Various Reactions to the Apology
On Friday morning, Imam Ammar Shahin apologized for the content of his recent sermon. Here are some…
Jewish Students React to Imam’s Serman
By Leah Julian, Elianna Wasserman, Hailey Levien, Mathilda Silverstein, and Devon Conway As a group of Jewish…
Imam Apologizes At Press Conference As Faith Community and Local Leaders Look On
At a press conference this morning Imam Ammar Shahin offered a sincere apology explaining, “Recently in my…
Commentary: Davis Islamic Community Must Condemn Anti-Semitic Sermon
I will always remember with a great deal of pride standing on the steps of the backside…
MEMRI’s Response to Statements by Imam and Islamic Center of Davis
By Steven Stalinsky The sermon is very anti-Semitic and violent much like many sermons in the mosques…
Did Imam Call for the Annihilation of Jews during Davis Sermon?
The Islamic Center of Davis has once again received national media coverage, after a translation of a…
Discussion on the Islamic Mosque Hate Attacks, Sentencing of Kirk-Coehlo
When the Vanguard set up the weekly video discussion on the Islamic Center of Davis incident, the…
