Articles

• Islamic Holy Days – The Fast of the Month of Ramadan and the Two Eids

  April 2, 2013

  Download the article here (PDF) RAMADAN is the name of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which is a twelve-month lunar calendar. The lunar year is approximately 11 days shorter than the solar calendar. This means that Islamic holy … Continue reading →

• The Children of Abraham and Interfaith Education: Address to the Hartford Seminary Graduating Class of 2012

  June 1, 2012

  Download the article here (PDF) Hartford Seminary Graduation Address by Ingrid Mattson, PhD Hartford, CT June 1, 2012 President Hadsell, Distinguished members of the Board of Trustees, my faculty and administrative colleagues, students and friends of Hartford seminary, and most … Continue reading →

• “Deaf” in the Qur’an and in the Muslim Community

  January 12, 2012

  Download the article here (PDF) In preparation for speaking at the 2012 Global Deaf Muslim conference (http://www.globaldeafmuslim.org/) I tried to read the Qur’an through the perspective of the parent of a deaf child. I do not have a deaf child, … Continue reading →

• What’s Up With Muslims and Dogs?

  December 12, 2011

  I’m not a big follower of reality television, but was happy to hear about TLC’s new reality show “All-American Muslim.” We know that personal contact is the best way to break down stereotypes, but with Muslims less than 2% of … Continue reading →

• Truthful Witnesses: Thanking God for Good Journalists

  March 22, 2011

  Download the article here (PDF) We religious leaders tend to complain a lot about the media. We lament the media’s focus on trivial entertainment stories on the one hand, and on bad news stories on the other. We are particularly … Continue reading →

• The Peter King Hearings: Let’s Get Serious About Radicalization

  March 11, 2011

  Download the article here (PDF) There were many issues raised in the Peter King hearings Thursday purportedly about “The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and That Community’s Response,” but few were relevant to the topic. Elsewhere I … Continue reading →

• The Islamic View on Consumption and Material Development in Light of Environmental Pollution

  January 1, 2011

  Download the article here (PDF) The Islamic View on Consumption and Material Development in Light of Environmental Pollution Ingrid Mattson, Ph.D

• Zakat in America: The Evolving Role of Islamic Charity in Community Cohesion

  March 25, 2010

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• A Call for Moral Leadership: Imagining a New Heroism

  May 25, 2007

  A Reflection on the 2007 Pew Research Center report about Muslims in America, by Professor Ingrid Mattson of Hartford Seminary. This week the Pew Research Center released a report about Muslim Americans. I was among a group of academics who … Continue reading →

• Waterboarding

  April 4, 2007

  I used to love swimming underwater Diving down deep To touch mossy stones At the bottom of the river Holding my breath until air exploded through tightly closed lips And the rock bass swam away Spiny fins glinting in the … Continue reading →