Everyday Faith: Muslim Holy Days

  Everyday Faith is an interactive workshop series designed to help you build a more generous, practical understanding of the diverse ways people live and practice their faith — or no faith at all — every single day. In a world that often pushes us toward quick judgments and polarization, Everyday Faith invites you to slow down, be curious, and engage with the complex ways religion, spirituality, and worldview shape our daily lives. You’ll explore how faith, spirituality, and worldviews influence aspects of life, such as:

• Life cycle events — from births and weddings to funerals
• Holiday celebrations — and how people observe them differently
• Food and clothing practices — understanding religious and cultural significance
• History in our region — origin and growth of the faith community
• Workplace conversations — navigating faith and identity in professional settings

Through these insights, you’ll gain practical tools to better understand and respectfully engage with people of diverse religious, spiritual, and secular identities. Why Religious Literacy Matters Understanding religion and worldview diversity is more important than ever — especially in workplaces, schools, and civic life. Religious literacy helps us challenge assumptions, break down stereotypes, and build meaningful relationships across lines of difference. Everyday Faith gives you the skills, confidence, and personal insight to navigate a diverse world with empathy and respect. The Living Library: Real People, Real Understanding A signature feature of the Everyday Faith experience is our Living Library format — offering a unique opportunity to engage directly with individuals from a variety of faiths, spiritual paths, and worldviews. Just like checking out a book, you’ll “check out” a person and have a one-on-one or small group conversation where you can ask questions, hear personal stories, and explore perspectives that might be unfamiliar to you. Facilitators: Rev. Edward Livingston, Director of Community Partnerships and Trina Gary, Facilitator Presenters: Imam Quaiser D. Abdullah, Ph.D., Director of the Mayor’s Office of Muslim Engagement, City of Philadelphia Tiffenia D. Archie, Associate Vice President and Chief Inclusion Officer at Temple University Imam Mikal Shabazz, Imam at Masjidullah, the Assistant Northeast Regional/Section Convener of Imams of Masajid in the Association Cost: The suggested price of this program is $50 with a sliding scale of $25-$125. Click here for more information on how to determine the cost that is right for you.