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(Tampa, FL, 4/14/2016) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations – Florida (CAIR-Florida), the state’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today announces that an article on Islamophobia was awarded by the Evangelical Press Association. The article was authored by Ken Chitwood, a religion scholar & PhD student at the University of Florida. He was awarded the Evangelical Press Association (EPA) Higher Goals Student Writer of the Year award together with an award for his piece: “A Radical Response to Islamophobia” published in the Sojourners Magazine [https://sojo.net/magazine/august-2015/radical-response-islamophobia]. Ken Chitwood thanked CAIR – Florida’s Communications Director, Wilfredo A. Ruiz, for contributing and facilitating groundwork in the preparation for the awarded article: “Humbled, honored, to receive an Evangelical Press Association award for my writing with Sojourners on Islamophobia & Christian-Muslim relations. The EPA Higher Goals Student Writer of the Year award is just that type of inspiration, especially when it awards writing on Christian-Muslim relations. Thanks to Ruth Nasrullah, Wilfredo Amr Ruiz, Jon Huckins, Sandi Villarreal Middaugh, & especially my editor Betsy Shirley for their part in making this article a reality.”
Ken Chitwood, a religion scholar & PhD student at the University of Florida
In his article Chitwood called on actions by his fellow Christians to end Islamophobia. ” If Christians want Islamophobia to end, we may need to start with ourselves.”
Check out Ken Chtiwood's blog website.
CAIR Florida is the state’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties of all people, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
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CONTACT:
CAIR Florida’s Communications Director, Wilfredo A. Ruiz, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 305.502.6749
