Eboo Patel

Eboo Patel appears in the following:

Examining Free Expression and Protecting the Marginalized

Monday, May 08, 2023

In a preview of a PEN World Voices dialog, a discussion about the tension between protecting marginalized groups and freedom of expression.

What I Want My Kids to Learn About American Racism

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Eboo Patel talks about his New York Times essay on how parents should address the topic of racism with their children.

The US's Religious Diversity, Christian Rock's Longevity, BAM's Arab Film Series

Monday, October 01, 2018

Eboo Patel on religious diversity in the US. Kelefa Sanneh on Christian rock. Kent Jones on the New York Film Festival. Lina Matta on BAMcinématek’s Contemporary Arab Cinema series. 

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Sacred Ground

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Eboo Patel, founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core and the author of Sacred Ground: Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America, talks about the need for interfaith on the anniversary of the 2001 attacks.

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Religion and Inauguration

Friday, January 16, 2009

Eboo Patel, founder and executive director of Interfaith Youth Core and Washington Post columnist, has been on an advisory board to the Obama administration around civic engagement issues. He talks about religion and community in the era of Obama with a particular focus on the inauguration.

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Speaking of Faith

Friday, January 16, 2009

The controversy over pastor Rick Warren’s role in the inauguration is now paired with the news that an openly gay bishop will give the invocation. Eboo Patel, founder of the Interfaith Youth Core, discusses the role of religion in the Obama administration, next Tuesday and beyond. Plus, who pays for ...

The Election and Muslim America

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

We're joined by Eboo Patel, founder and executive director or the Interfaith Youth Core, who discusses Muslim America and how it will affect the president election.

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Bare Pantry in Harlem

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

The nation's most vulnerable are feeling the squeeze as the cost of food continues to rise. Tomorrow, former Senator John Edwards will tour an East Harlem food pantry to survey the effect on New York’s poor. This kicks off his nation-wide initiative to fight hunger where it’s needed most. Plus, ...

Why Can't We Talk About Islam?

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Eboo Patel, executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core, discusses his autobiography Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation (Beacon, 2007). We also get his thoughts on the role religion is playing in the Presidential campaign, and ...

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Faith in Moderation, and Vice Versa

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Eboo Patel, executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core and author of Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation (Beacon, 2007), looks at how young people can help tame religious radicalism.

Acts of Faith: The Story ...

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Cost to Whom?

Thursday, July 19, 2007

The insurance company UnitedHealthcare wants to start rating New York doctors according to quality and cost, but New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and others think it’s really a scheme to steer us to the doctors who make them money, not inform us about the best. We’ll take a ...