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Islam: A Liberative Theology For These Times

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After what feels like a time in exile, the country is beginning to open up.  However, we find we are still dealing with the same struggles for justice as before.  What can we learn from Islamic spirituality to bring us comfort, and help us continue on the path toward collective liberation?  Please, join us as we welcome the Reverend Summer Albayati, our primary contact for the Pacific Western Region of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

Reverend Summer Albayati is a UU Muslim of Iraqi descent, who has been playing the Arabic drum professionally since the age of 12.  In serving congregations, her focus was on transformation by emphasizing that a mission-focused congregation increases vitality, membership, commitment to justice and love.  Rev. Summer hosts a podcast, “The Bayat Beat,” a commentary on society and culture with an emphasis on social justice, which has a global audience. She also has a chapter in the anthology Centering: Navigating Race, Authenticity and Power in Ministry, published by Skinner House.  Rev. Summer serves as our primary contact in the Pacific Western Region of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

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