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And venture into the basement corner to care for them. — Gracie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/e75ee106-a1f6-42cf-b635-f73038a40cf7/Screenshot_20240115_211555.png Blog Archives - Encountering New Perspectives at Dartmouth College’s First Interfaith Photovoice Exhibit - Make it stand out The Sign “Have they not then looked at the sky above them: how We built it and adorned it with stars, leaving it flawless?” (Qur’an 50:6). The Islamic perspective on proving the existence of God has been to look around us as there are numerous signs for those who want to see them. For me personally the night sky is always a reminder of God. “Beauty will save the world” (Dostoevsky). I find meaning and beauty in the night sky. I think that we live in the ingratitude of the beauty around us. If we just stop and look even a little beyond our own selfish obsessions of life, we will find beauty too mesmerizing to comprehend. Witnessing that level of beauty is truly a spiritual experience. — Ahmad https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/diversity-dialogue-interfaith-engagement-intern monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/the-power-of-interfaith-inclusion monthly 0.5 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/c4a9890a-7441-43d9-82b2-09ecfa3053d2/image2.png Blog Archives - The Power of Interfaith Inclusion&nbsp; - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/d54b6a0b-2e63-4290-a227-ccf2d41a732c/image3.png Blog Archives - The Power of Interfaith Inclusion&nbsp; - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/859f54c2-9e0a-43c5-ad5f-2ea5f0bedec2/image4.png Blog Archives - The Power of Interfaith Inclusion&nbsp; - 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The Power of the Human Face in Photography - Make it stand out One of the most famous and influential close-ups in the history of film: the tears of the titular saint in The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928). https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/the-five-finalists-for-the-parliament-of-world-religions-photo-contest monthly 0.5 2023-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/5d3a4549-1e3b-4768-bf3e-c75bef5fc9c4/hizol.png Blog Archives - The Five Finalists for the Parliament of World Religions Photo Contest - Make it stand out Vote for Didarul’s photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/dfd0a7b6-de64-42d2-b4b3-42557481476e/Confessional.png Blog Archives - The Five Finalists for the Parliament of World Religions Photo Contest - Make it stand out Vote for Xenia’s photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/ecd7cb11-5e6b-4758-aaa6-cb5db1168b11/6492180849e79-AmidsttheChaosThereisStillHope.jpg Blog Archives - 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Head of the Royal Arch trail in Chautauqua Park, Boulder, CO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/6c2cb376-0d2f-4649-83ab-51677ad5f83c/IMG_9283%2B%28cropped%29.jpg Blog Archives - Photovoice as an Everyday Activity - Make it stand out Photo 2. We all made it to the top of the trail at 7,000 ft. elevation. The baby was crying, needing a feeding, so we did not get the chance to take a group picture, but this is me after our 2-hour hike up before descending together. https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/enlarging-our-frame-lessons-learned-by-a-first-time-photovoice-facilitator monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/4a698e23-1196-4d82-9926-595993fc0bb0/Screenshot%2B2022-10-25%2B152003.png Blog Archives - Enlarging Our Frame: Lessons Learned by a First-Time Photovoice Facilitator - Make it stand out Photo 1. Small group participants sharing the stories from each of their experiences that reflect the “Wheat and Weeds” of their international student experiences at Hope College. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/08e0849e-d39b-43f7-b2d4-b111230099d9/Screenshot%2B2022-10-25%2B152108.png Blog Archives - Enlarging Our Frame: Lessons Learned by a First-Time Photovoice Facilitator - Photo 2. Individual participants’ photos during the large group discussion. Photo 2. Individual participants’ photos during the large group discussion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/a0caf6d8-4bae-476f-903a-815956b9b95a/Screenshot%2B2022-10-25%2B152142.png Blog Archives - Enlarging Our Frame: Lessons Learned by a First-Time Photovoice Facilitator - Make it stand out Photo 3. Thematic layout of images set by participants as a group. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/f23d3e43-7b8c-48e6-9c26-4d40af27c28e/Screenshot%2B2022-10-25%2B152207+%281%29.png Blog Archives - Enlarging Our Frame: Lessons Learned by a First-Time Photovoice Facilitator - Make it stand out Photo 4. Three participants viewing photos grouped by theme during the large group discussion. https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/interfaith-photovoice-through-the-lenses-of-our-interns monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/63a4663a-f0b5-41e2-8cf2-5374425973e2/Calvin%2BIntern%2BPV%2B7.jpg Blog Archives - Interfaith Photovoice Through the Lenses of Our Interns - Make it stand out Photo 1. Jenna Allman shares the story behind her photo as the small group listens and asks questions during the interns’ photovoice project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/adfb4a43-3a88-4972-adba-7c282de73b99/Calvin%2BIntern%2BPV%2B4.jpg Blog Archives - Interfaith Photovoice Through the Lenses of Our Interns - Photo 2. Amy Miller shares the story behind the photo she is holding with the other interns during their photovoice project. Communicating IFPV’s Work Engaging in interfaith as an academic discipline directly impacts the applied communications side of interfaith work. We took what we were studying and made it engaging to our public audience on all of our social media platforms, trying to make content accessible and relevant to everyone, regardless of academic background or religious tradition. We did this by highlighting recent religion news and sharing how interfaith engagement has impacted real people who have been involved with our organization and others. Through our communications work, we learned that participating in social media dialogue requires an extra amount of care and thought due to the clear distance between posts and those who view them. When addressing sensitive issues, like religious persecution or doctrinal disagreements, we use the same etiquette and respect established in Interfaith Photovoice meetings to further welcome different worldviews and cultures, even within something as seemingly simple as sharing a news link. We seek to understand, recognize the identities and beliefs of every person involved, and tell the stories from the perspective of the persons the story concerns. The words we use matter, and they especially matter when we are trying to communicate complex ideas to people with different beliefs or life experiences; the words we use matter so that sharing the stories of interfaith today can be meaningful for everyone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/6935658f-e8b3-41ee-a708-2cf25327ae00/Calvin%2BIntern%2BPV%2B2+%281%29.jpg Blog Archives - Interfaith Photovoice Through the Lenses of Our Interns - Photo 3. Delaney Sall shares about her experience at Interfaith America’s annual conference in Chicago. A typical Interfaith Photovoice project consists of a group of individuals with different religious identities. Although the members of our photovoice project all identified with the Christian tradition in some way, we represented multiple different denominations and had experienced faith in different ways. One of us noted: “We have learned more about each other in just these ten hours of photovoice meetings than I learned about my coworkers I worked with all summer.” Discussing things like faith in everyday life and our challenges to living out faith invited us to practice a level of vulnerability and trust with one another which helped us to develop deeper relationships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/3c24c9c5-55f3-4014-a1a1-a7996ba3ee4e/Calvin%2BIntern%2BPV%2B1.jpg Blog Archives - Interfaith Photovoice Through the Lenses of Our Interns - Photo 4. In the final photovoice project meeting, interns discuss the themes of photos that most consistently showed up as a group throughout the whole project. This mutual vulnerability we experienced during our photovoice sessions struck us as especially powerful because it is not something we have often encountered in faith-based settings. For some, church is a place to gather and worship but not necessarily a place to express struggles and doubts. It seems that, while Interfaith Photovoice focuses on building relationships across different religions, photovoice could be just as powerful within religious traditions. Photovoice gave us insight into how quickly vulnerability makes community grow—branching across gaps and differences in experience to create a space that feels therapeutic and safe. The relationships that emerge from photovoice provide a basis for enacting institutional change by equipping participants with the tools they need to engage with one another in a constructive and compassionate manner. These tools are valuable in any context—from workplaces to religious institutions to personal relationships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/bd205f28-10b5-4c71-8718-1ca28d753878/Calvin%2BIntern%2B11+%281%29.jpg Blog Archives - Interfaith Photovoice Through the Lenses of Our Interns - Make it stand out Photo 5. Interns curate their photos based on chosen themes and determine which photos best represent the change they hope to see in their communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/20ab743c-1977-4eed-80d2-f864ae895e57/Summer%2B2022%2BGroup%2BIntern%2BPic.jpg Blog Archives - Interfaith Photovoice Through the Lenses of Our Interns - Make it stand out Photo 6. From left to right stands Amy, Miller, Jessica Reece, Delaney Sall, and Jenna Allman. Jessica, our Civic Media Specialist, led these three college students in our summer internship program. https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/what-does-spirituality-look-like monthly 0.5 2024-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/3be813e7-5194-490a-9717-e047cdcbb304/Screenshot%2B2022-07-06%2B164253.png Blog Archives - What Does Spirituality Look Like? - Make it stand out Photo 1. Commentary on this drawing from Roberta, a study participant: “I guess I kind of interpreted it as being sort of at peace and being relaxed and able to reflect, so I had myself sort of lying in the field, and lying down, and my hands up behind my head, and I’m just kind of looking up hopefully with a sort of a contemplative look on my face. And it’s nice out. A little cloudy, but sunny. And that's kind of how I interpreted it. . . Maybe contemplating, and I don’t know if I used it when I was describing, but also being more self-aware and able to reflect on things that are meaningful to me.” —Roberta S., 64, Boston (Religious, Not Spiritual). https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/helpful-interruptions-seeing-others monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/c2bf8d41-1e87-431d-9c3f-af64e7fe9070/4O8A0792%2B3+%281%29.jpg Blog Archives - Helpful Interruptions: Seeing Others - Make it stand out Photo 1. Small group conversation during our first photovoice project in Grand Rapids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/89cfde85-7775-4e37-a2ca-c0fd884f9c7f/4O8A0848%2B2.jpg Blog Archives - Helpful Interruptions: Seeing Others - Make it stand out Photo 2. Participants organizing and reflecting on final photos for the exhibition in Grand Rapids. https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/photovoice-across-cultures-lessons-from-omannbsp monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/8eb28b5a-6f75-4e0e-9e32-4eab187a4896/2021-02%2BOman%2BBlog%2BPhoto%2B1.jpeg Blog Archives - Photovoice Across Cultures: Lessons From Oman&nbsp; - Make it stand out Photo 1. A Muslim participant sharing a photograph in a small group comprising people from different cultures and religions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/5b3c36b0-650d-4616-b71d-96ca14da276c/2021-02%2BOman%2BBlog%2BPhoto%2B2.jpeg Blog Archives - Photovoice Across Cultures: Lessons From Oman&nbsp; - Make it stand out Photo 2. Participants curated their artwork into a collection of pieces that could be used in the exhibition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/4fd5c0ff-a16c-45cb-897d-754233ebb470/2022-02%2BOman%2BBlog%2BPhoto%2B3.jpg Blog Archives - Photovoice Across Cultures: Lessons From Oman&nbsp; - Make it stand out Photo 3. The Interfaith Photovoice exhibition (left) during Oman’s International Day of Tolerance in Muscat (November 16, 2021). https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/through-one-anothers-lenses monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/1677085491164-1K2JU0AZI43LX9S2E8FX/IFPV-RIC-RRW-Photo-2018-0220-1%2B%281%29.jpeg Blog Archives - Through One Another's Lenses - Participants discussing their photographs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/1677085492468-RPVCOENLC5ROZL0JWGO7/IFPV-RIC-RRW-Photo-2018-0307-16.jpeg Blog Archives - Through One Another's Lenses - Participants using sticky notes to collect and organize their ideas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/1677085492391-F2D399J8QYLAU419SI9E/IFPV-RIC-RRW-Photo-2018-0320-19.jpeg Blog Archives - Through One Another's Lenses - Participants deliberating over photographs during the final meeting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/1677085491047-NXFR6S307ZTW932XF67A/IFPV-RIC-RRW-Photo-2018-0320-77.jpeg Blog Archives - Through One Another's Lenses - The process of curating images was highly collaborative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/f2d146c5-2cb7-48ab-be0d-1933fbff2c27/IFPV-RIC-RRW-Photo-2018-0504-22.jpeg Blog Archives - Through One Another's Lenses - Make it stand out Interfaith Photovoice Exhibition opening at the Richmond Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/3637c295-3c66-43ec-9d0d-6859c26a7859/Screenshot%2B2022-01-12%2B151959.png Blog Archives - Through One Another's Lenses - Make it stand out Christians may not be aware of the challenges Muslims face in finding places to dine out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/cc2a37f2-32b8-4907-8a9a-588dacd59ac9/Screenshot%2B2022-01-12%2B151633.png Blog Archives - Through One Another's Lenses - A wudhu friendly bathroom. https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/interfaith-photovoice-an-example-of-muslim-christian-engagement-in-canada monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/1b4d4f91-876b-421e-b090-223d38ab7c61/Photovoice2018-71.jpg Blog Archives - Interfaith Photovoice: an Example of Muslim-Christian Engagement in Canada - Make it stand out FIGURE 1. IPFV Fredericton Exhibition at the University of New Brunswick Art Gallery. Photo credit: Denise Rowe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/2b9c3486-b3d3-453e-9cae-cfb8be54d4ee/2BP4%2B%281%29.jpg Blog Archives - Interfaith Photovoice: an Example of Muslim-Christian Engagement in Canada - Make it stand out FIGURE 2. Despite having screens and lights, contemporary church is still a sacred and special place to meet with God. (Brandon) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/bfe4fc00-7409-4a17-abc2-594ff4faca77/ER5.jpg Blog Archives - Interfaith Photovoice: an Example of Muslim-Christian Engagement in Canada - FIGURE 3. This is my church. If you look at the bottom right, you’ll see a paper airplane – a reminder of new life in an old, traditional space. (Emma) The participants are fully aware that there are differences between the religious practices, objects and beliefs of Muslims and Christians but in the individual interviews all of them spoke to Holtmann about how through the \Fredericton IFPV project they learned that they hold much in common. In the interviews, several of the participants spoke about how the photovoice process shed light on the shared struggles that Muslim and Christian women encounter in public when clothing symbolises their religious commitments. For the Muslim women, all of whom wear the hijab, they learned that some Pentecostal women from Fredericton choose to wear long skirts and not cut their hair for reasons of faith and that they face discrimination for these choices. I’ve heard like negative comments and stuff. And even like, I’m the only one in my family who’s Pentecostal and I’ve, even people in my life have said stuff about Pentecostals like, “They don’t, they don’t look that flattering” just because of what they wear. And I’ve heard other people say stuff or they’ll identify them as like, the Holy Rollers or something like that, make jokes like that. (Brandon) Some woman [at the exhibition] like she said to me, “We [Pentecostals] have to wear a long dress until here and cover all the body, but she didn’t like wear a hijab they just do it like … [Holtmann: Put their hair up?] Yes. That’s new for me. (Abeer) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/fa52a82f-8586-428f-ae91-e231ee41f1f0/3AK4.jpg Blog Archives - Interfaith Photovoice: an Example of Muslim-Christian Engagement in Canada - Make it stand out FIGURE 4. The Muslims in Fredericton need a bigger mosque in which to pray in a special way. (Abeer) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/2c6b34a3-8189-4c93-b254-c609d1e7df1f/Screenshot%2B2021-12-22%2B182346.png Blog Archives - Interfaith Photovoice: an Example of Muslim-Christian Engagement in Canada - FIGURE 5. The holy place of Mekkah is a prominent symbol for Muslims. (Widad) Salsabel describes the IFPV participants as ‘all happy together’ as a result of discussing the challenges and opportunities that arose for them as Christian and Muslim students, including the Muslim women’s choice to wear the hijab. Her interaction with people who attended the opening of the IFPV exhibition at the university art gallery provided her with further proof that other non-Muslims are interested in her experiences and identity. Knowing that the Christian students and other non-Muslims want to better understand her provided a boost to Salsabel’s self confidence and helped her to feel more comfortable. Institutions and Gender In applying a deep equality and intersectional feminist lens to our data, we find differences between how the men and women in our project situate their religious identities relative to secular institutions. For example, male participants tend to express frustration with the lack of religious representation in secular institutions such as universities and government, as well as the reputation of religious institutions in the media. Female participants, on the other hand, while sharing these frustrations, tend to frame them as opportunities to embody and create space as a person of faith in secular or non-religious space (as highlighted in the section on religious and symbolic clothing). Additionally, female participants differ from male participants in their focus on both ideological and pragmatic challenges, such as overpriced halal meat (Figure 11) and the lack of adequate recycling services in Fredericton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/ee41ad4c-7c78-4f9e-abc9-cc978ccf2df0/AK2.jpg Blog Archives - Interfaith Photovoice: an Example of Muslim-Christian Engagement in Canada - FIGURE 6. The Qur’an is very important to Muslims. It is important to have one in every home. (Abeer) In a vivid visual example of these gender differences between the two Christian participants, both Brandon and Emma created images of the same building (the provincial Legislative Assembly), but from different angles – in a literal and ideological sense. Brandon uses his image (Figure 12) to highlight his concern over the federal government’s addition to the student summer job grant that requires organisations to agree that they support women’s reproductive rights and freedom from discrimination (including gender identity and sexual orientation) in order to receive funding (Connolly 2018). He feels that this change is unfair to some Christian communities that may oppose those policies on moral grounds and could signify an erosion of religious freedom that these communities feel compelled to oppose. The female Christian participant Emma, on the other hand, submitted an image that she had taken of protestors outside of the Legislative Assembly (Figure 13) during the Fredericton Women’s March, which was conducted in solidarity with the Women’s March in Washington, DC, following Donald Trump’s inauguration as President of the United States. Key issues for the March were defending reproductive and civil rights, including those based on gender identity and sexual orientation (Hartocollis and Alcindor 2017). Emma used her image to highlight her solidarity with these causes as a Christian. While Brandon and Emma problematise their relationship with the government, Brandon saw friction between the government and his faith community as detrimental to religious freedom, whereas Emma labelled creating friction as an act of faith. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/55a5b2a6-5b2d-4a27-845d-a11680bfd1ef/3AA1%2B%281%29.jpg Blog Archives - Interfaith Photovoice: an Example of Muslim-Christian Engagement in Canada FIGURE 6. The Qur’an is very important to Muslims. It is important to have one in every home. (Abeer) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/6962558a-de9a-4929-8440-3961bc59a16b/3SA2%2B%281%29.jpg Blog Archives - Interfaith Photovoice: an Example of Muslim-Christian Engagement in Canada - FIGURE 9. My father bought me clothes from another country but I didn’t like their style. (Salsabel) FIGURE 9. My father bought me clothes from another country but I didn’t like their style. (Salsabel) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/ccec65c8-aa95-479a-ad3f-63050cb52931/IMG_8402.jpg Blog Archives - Interfaith Photovoice: an Example of Muslim-Christian Engagement in Canada - Make it stand out FIGURE 11. There is a growing demand in grocery stores for a variety of halal meat at reasonable prices. (Widad) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/f534ae4f-32c6-41d0-8222-08846bd67bc8/2BP3%2B%281%29.jpg Blog Archives - Interfaith Photovoice: an Example of Muslim-Christian Engagement in Canada - FIGURE 12. Christians currently enjoy religious freedom, however at any time we could lose this freedom as we saw with federal summer grants. It is scary to know of the power that the government has to remove that freedom. (Brandon) Discussion The goals of the broader Interfaith Photovoice Initiative include bridging cultural divides, encouraging mutual advocacy, and engaging communities around questions of faith and religious diversity. We discuss the findings of the analysis of visual and interview data from the six university students of the Fredericton IFPV project in light of these goals as they relate to the participants’ concerns regarding barriers to religious freedom and gender equality. Given the small sample size, we are unable to generalise these findings to include the experiences of all Christian and Muslim university students at UNB or other secular universities in Canada. Nevertheless, the findings can be useful for university faculty, staff, administrators, and campus ministers who work with members of these groups. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/ce65f8f6-1f03-4b81-bda1-dd90a2e7643d/3ER3.jpg Blog Archives - Interfaith Photovoice: an Example of Muslim-Christian Engagement in Canada - FIGURE 13. Part of living my faith as a Christian is speaking truth to power and standing with marginalised people. (Emma) https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/the-gift-of-empathy monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/8ef41eaf-866d-4952-aaab-35fb7f393e22/Screenshot%2B2021-11-23%2B214256.png Blog Archives - The Gift of Empathy - Make it stand out Photo 1. Mirror neurons: graphic from Three Successful Ways to Practice Empathetic Leadership in the Workplace by Paul Glover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/54ce71c7-3c37-4a28-8ff9-6d1e97719b34/IFPV-RIC-RRW-Photo-2018-0220-4+%281%29.jpg Blog Archives - The Gift of Empathy - Make it stand out Photo 2. Participants from Richmond sharing about challenges they face. https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/in-memory-of-elizabeth-austin-tucker monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/4dea8753-129a-4561-822e-12b5a6337060/Screenshot%2B2021-09-22%2B080719%2B%282%29.png Blog Archives - In Memory of Elizabeth Austin Tucker - Make it stand out Photo 1. Austin shared about her experience with Interfaith Photovoice at the final exhibition of the Richmond project she participated in. This photo is from her interview during the exhibition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/c3261509-e96c-40c3-a017-f5402d2513bc/IFPV-RIC-RRW-Photo-2018-0320-4%2B%282%29.jpeg Blog Archives - In Memory of Elizabeth Austin Tucker - Make it stand out Photo 2. Austin shares about her photograph in her small group during the Richmond project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/1586d7a8-715a-4c7e-b226-c327b2718f59/RIC-1-Turn%2B%283%29.jpg Blog Archives - In Memory of Elizabeth Austin Tucker - Photo 3. “Reminded me that not all are equal in the eyes of the law. Discrimination is still so prevalent.” (Austin) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/b5867da7-f483-43b0-b1be-040f11ea5120/RIC-3-Cross.jpg Blog Archives - In Memory of Elizabeth Austin Tucker - Photo 4. “The church steeple surrounded by the sun reminded me that even though we sometimes forget, it is possible to see the light of God. Sometimes it breaks into our lives.” (Austin) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/2005ab6c-c67e-4d6f-abb3-aaa661ec0419/IFPV-RIC-RRW-Photo-2018-0320-103%2B%282%29.jpeg Blog Archives - In Memory of Elizabeth Austin Tucker - Make it stand out Photo 5. Austin is standing on the far right, second person in, next to her husband, Bill Sachs. https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/sharing-that-cultivates-love monthly 0.5 2023-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/629509d9-d0a6-468c-b233-e82b86dad086/4O8A0793.jpg Blog Archives - Sharing that Cultivates Love - Make it stand out Photo 1. The small group listens as this participant shares her story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/1503a3f6-96f4-469d-ad23-4b4d41cb0fbe/IMG_6973%2B%281%29.jpeg Blog Archives - Sharing that Cultivates Love - Photo 2. “It is when we do not know and do not want to know that we become like this tree, scared frozen. When we choose to not know and learn the needs of others, we actually isolate ourselves from knowing and befriending those around us, and the needs of others are not met properly. Lack of understanding creates division, distrust, and enmity between groups and people. Even in our fear, maybe there is a monkey sitting on our shoulder, putting his hand on our head, giving us the compassion and courage to understand. Understanding others takes effort and sacrifice, but I believe it is worth it because it fosters love, compassion, and unity” (Jessica). Jessica wrote these reflections once the project was finished including the new perspective a fellow participant offered. In addition, a number of people made comments to me in response to some of my more vulnerable sharing which encouraged me greatly. One person just affirmed the difficulty of the experience I had shared. This person actually paused while she responded to me, and even that silence with another human being looking at me trying to find the words to respond to what I shared was a healing moment for me, even though I had never known this person before. While she looked at me for that moment I could see her trying to process my experience, lingering on my words, her eyes looking at me ever so slightly. I could feel that what I said impacted her and wondered if part of her understood my experience in her own way. Another person acknowledged sharing similar feelings to me. I felt not only seen and validated but also encouraged and empowered to do something in response to my difficult situation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/0e1b330d-1c93-4ec9-af54-78bfa04efe36/3D50BE8D-606F-47E2-866D-E7D6B3498E22_1_105_c.jpeg Blog Archives - Sharing that Cultivates Love - Make it stand out Photo 3. Everyone carefully “gazes” upon this photo in the middle after a participant shared its meaning. https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/what-photos-do monthly 0.5 2023-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/83100464-81b9-4eaa-83b4-7e5c8ad417dd/IFPV-GRR-05-PV-2018-1018-5.jpeg Blog Archives - What Photos Do - Make it stand out Photo 1. “You are my neighbor. You may come from down the street, Jordan, Iraq, Israel, New York, Germany, Norway, India, England, or another part of the world. You are an important part of this world. May we join together and do what we cannot do alone. I am responsible for you” (Angela). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/8a332554-e56c-424b-80dc-0f8278107271/IFPV-GRR-09-PV-2018-1004-5.jpeg Blog Archives - What Photos Do - Photo 2. “Many and various ways to connect to the source of power—and to each other” (Carol). Photographs have a wide range of utility in structured interfaith interactions such as photovoice. Photos help participants start and sustain conversations. They act as an additional form of information that help people to understand unfamiliar objects, activities, and ideas. When someone introduces an image into a conversation, it informs the boundaries of a conversation by helping participants to see what is ‘fair game’ on the basis of what is represented in the frame of the photograph. Differences come into view. As people look intently into other people’s photos, they begin to see aspects of religion in everyday life that may otherwise be overlooked. As the saying attributed to Henri Bergson goes, “The eye only sees what the mind is prepared to comprehend.” While many photographs highlight differences between religious traditions, they also can underscore the ways in which their beliefs overlap, rhyme, and resonate. Likewise, conversations about photos can also lead to the recognition that participants possess a common set of concerns arising from the human condition and experience. To varying degrees a shared sense of purpose bubbles to the surface. Solidarities result. In these ways, photographs are helpful to the photovoice process of learning about the experiences, challenges, and aspirations of people from different religious backgrounds. https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/shared-narratives monthly 0.5 2023-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/69a63b65-bf11-49a0-9b97-25fc2b391ef2/9C7B4FA6-651F-40A1-AD62-559A028702B8_1_201_a.jpeg Blog Archives - Shared Narratives - Make it stand out Photo 1. Participants share and discuss their photos in small groups. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/d6431e99-d060-4e53-8fe0-7e2ac968b159/196D8239-A971-45D1-8652-D82F20A02DE2_1_105_c+%281%29.jpeg Blog Archives - Shared Narratives - Make it stand out Photo 2. Participants work together to group photos into themes and choose the final photos for the exhibition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/d32ad9a6-f4b9-4347-8358-e2e98cbf01a0/impact.jpeg Blog Archives - Shared Narratives - Photo 3. Interactions while composing a photo of their hands were punctuated with laughter. Once Michelle had a few good photos, the group appeared to be deeply invested in reaching a consensus about which one to use. Israa used our portable photo printer to create a copy of the image that could be posted on the wall. Once on the wall with other images, the hands photo resonated with everyone else in the room even though it was proposed without a title or caption. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/df92c049-f813-4a1d-b826-da81ef3b591e/3D50BE8D-606F-47E2-866D-E7D6B3498E22_1_105_c.jpeg Blog Archives - Shared Narratives - Make it stand out Photo 4. Participants had a deep interest in seeing how Michelle’s photo of their hands looked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/896330d6-d33d-4bba-bcd1-eee41f16dc4a/RIC-6E-Unity%2B%281%29.jpg Blog Archives - Shared Narratives - Photo 5. Participants taking a photo of their original idea to depict unity. Even though Richmond participants knew the story behind the photograph—indeed, they were the story of the photo—the picture still needed a title and caption for the exhibition. Just as the photo was a collaboration, so were the words that helped to tell its story to a broader audience. Aptly titled “Unity” the group chose passages from the last sermon of the Prophet Mohammed and the Apostle Paul: All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white. (Prophet Muhammad, PBUH) There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one . . . . (The Apostle Paul) Not only do these passages anchor the image in deeper meanings, they also represent an important discovery. Just as Muslims and Christians could embrace one another and pursue a goal of unity, their teachings also support this possibility. Not only did Israa, Khalil, Fatima, Olivia, Jessica, and Greg understand what Michelle was trying to do, their collective effort offers evidence for what photovoice may accomplish. Six weeks earlier these young adults did not know one another; by the end of the project they made a collective gesture of solidarity. https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/bridging-gaps-building-relationshipsone-photo-at-a-time monthly 0.5 2023-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/ae9989b3-0a26-41a2-8325-121aa9d62f6c/RIC-6B-Acceptance%2B%281%29.jpg Blog Archives - Bridging Gaps, Building Relationships—One Photo at a Time - Make it stand out Photo 1. “In reaching out and joining with others—of a different race, different gender, different age, and possibly a different faith—this little girl demonstrates who we, as people of faith, are called to be and shows us how we are called to live in community” (Kathy). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/4763ab5b-e33c-4c6c-83b1-93cdbc1cb4e7/Screenshot%2B2021-08-25%2B094214%2B%282%29.png Blog Archives - Bridging Gaps, Building Relationships—One Photo at a Time - Make it stand out Photo 2. “(Inner)Struggle: Cover or not cover?” (Salwa). https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/the-power-of-common-ground monthly 0.5 2023-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/38f51a8a-e7af-4ca1-8ea6-84ea4571e04b/Screenshot%2B2021-08-18%2B082643%2B%282%29.png Blog Archives - The Power of Common Ground - Photo 1. Aliya’s participant photo with the caption below. “I remember I brought in a picture of flowers. I wanted to bring in a picture of a plant, but I had a bouquet of flowers I had taken a picture of, and I brought that in and I thought, ‘Gosh, everybody else’s picture’s going to be so different from mine, probably,’ right? But I saw a lot of pictures of flowers. I saw pictures of vegetable gardens. I saw pictures of the ocean. It was a lot of nature and I was like, ‘Wow, so I’m not the only crazy person that sees God in nature’” (Aliya). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/449714a1-e07f-46e4-8408-09fae918fa44/RIC-3-Glimpse.jpeg Blog Archives - The Power of Common Ground - Make it stand out Photo 2. “I cannot look at the intricate detail, spectacular beauty, and mind-boggling infinite variety of the natural world and not believe in a loving, generous, and joyful Creator God. How could such an awesome array have come from other than the divine, and how could any element of that creation not hold within it the divine spark of its Creator? To ‘consider the lilies of the field’ is to be filled with awe and gratitude daily—for all of Creation and for the tiny portion God has assigned for me to cultivate and celebrate” (Joani). https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/seeing-below-the-surface monthly 0.5 2023-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/1968a892-62ab-4d8e-8209-fb3d244676ca/IFPV-GRR-08-PV-2018-1018-1.jpeg Blog Archives - Seeing Below the Surface - Photo 1. “As a Muslim parent, my job towards my kids is to engender a love for their faith and God, and that’s not easy! Thank goodness for Curious George, who is beloved by all kids across the US. When that little monkey told the world about his little Muslim friend and celebrated Ramadan (Muslim holy month of fasting) together, my kids finally felt that Christmas was not the only holiday worth celebrating! More books and cartoons need to jump on the bandwagon of acceptance.” (Muneeba). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/93e391d8-391e-46d4-a835-8349cff7bf8d/IFPV-GRR-25-PV-2018-1018-5.jpg Blog Archives - Seeing Below the Surface - Photo 2. “This is a picture about a challenge I face with my faith in my daily life. Anytime I meet new people, whether for my job or other purposes, they always put their hands out to shake hands, which is very normal. I have to gently explain that I believe that Muslim women should shake hands with men other than their family” (Nazneen). https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/wheres-waldo monthly 0.5 2023-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/a4209ead-a5d4-41e5-8efd-9543797f143f/3AK5%2B%281%29.jpeg Blog Archives - Where’s Waldo? - Make it stand out Photo 1. Learning to see everyday life through the lens of someone else helps to build understanding and empathy. https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/getting-the-picture monthly 0.5 2023-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/f9855fbe-e030-4ca9-ad22-f1e9a030b821/3WA8.jpg Blog Archives - Getting the Picture - Photo 1. “Finding alternatives in order to enjoy swimming without breaking the Muslim dress code” (Widad). Photo 1. “Finding alternatives in order to enjoy swimming without breaking the Muslim dress code” (Widad). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/ccec65c8-aa95-479a-ad3f-63050cb52931/IMG_8402.jpg Blog Archives - Getting the Picture - Make it stand out Photo 2. “There is a growing demand in grocery stores for a variety of halal meat at reasonable prices” (Widad). https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/when-is-a-photo-worth-a-thousand-words monthly 0.5 2023-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/39695370-77cc-4e21-b07c-d37a1eb09858/2ER5.jpg Blog Archives - When is a Photo Worth a Thousand Words? - Make it stand out Photo 1. Emma used a photo of flooded streets to explore the divides among Christian denominations. https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/permission-to-be-curious monthly 0.5 2023-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/c29e2887-c531-4cc9-9f3a-ea810345ec30/4O8A0789.jpeg Blog Archives - Permission to be Curious - Make it stand out Photo 1. One small group sharing their photos around the table at an Interfaith Photovoice project in Grand Rapids. https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/finding-common-ground monthly 0.5 2023-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/4e818e9e-9312-4cd0-bc60-b95671da6a51/Sidra%2B2.png Blog Archives - Finding Common Ground - Photo 1. Unity is Power. I always try to share my knowledge with the people around me, so I shared my experience of interfaith photovoice with my community. I have seen a curiosity in different people to learn even more about photovoice and the magic it plays in understanding others. I believe that photovoice can be helpful not only in Pakistan but in any country because it gives everyone involved more than one can expect. Photovoice does not require us to come with a special skill but welcomes us as we are because it is a kind of activity that just needs a camera and does not demand any special skills and tools. Through the process, we learn all we need and grow together as a group. We capture photos to explain our thoughts and beliefs. It gives one much space to think, decide, and capture anything, encouraging us to be creative in the process. Being a Christian, I have always been concerned with my religious values primarily and never thought much of others’ beliefs; since I joined Interfaith Photovoice, I started knowing other faiths. I found that all participants focused on an undivided point: there must be hope for a peaceful society. The core values of every religion were reflected as peace, acceptance, brotherhood, love and harmony. It was an immense pleasure, as well as a surprise, to find that all religions speak similar values. I found that participants from all faiths were ready to serve humanity. All our different ways of serving and all the diversified ideas in photos converged to one single point: peace building. All of us were fed up with hate, revenge, and hypocrisy. We all are in need of a peaceful co-existence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/acb8a1ab-9fe8-4815-81ad-5f9efc0c6444/Sidra%2BSid%2BIMG-20210521-WA0029%2B2.jpg Blog Archives - Finding Common Ground - Make it stand out Photo 2. How different people have come together to work in aid of those in need. from the Pakistan Exhibition. https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/framing-conversations monthly 0.5 2023-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/fdd970bb-c998-49ca-95d6-db63e329e52e/IFPV-RIC-RRW-Photo-2018-0312-01.jpg Blog Archives - Framing Conversations - Make it stand out Photo 1. Participants sharing the stories behind their photographs in small groups (project location: Richmond). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/fcb4a615-b6ff-4b44-bd54-6f7f5e61ca84/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-06-22%2Bat%2B2.54.52%2BPM.png Blog Archives - Framing Conversations - Photo 2. “My ring shows how I decided to commit myself to not have sex until marriage and my ring shows my commitment to Him and my promise” —Jessica. When Jessica introduced a photograph of her purity ring as an example of how her beliefs show up in her everyday life, she invited a conversation about what is pictured. It is as though she was saying, “I’m comfortable talking about this topic and you can ask me more-or-less what you want as long as it is relevant to my photograph.” Through their photographs, photovoice participants grant permission to one another to have certain kinds of conversations by using the frame of a photograph to limit the kinds of personal information one discloses. https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/connecting-through-photos monthly 0.5 2023-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/443ace56-129b-4aaf-a75b-ef934326746f/IFPV-GRR-23-PV-2018-0927-1.jpeg Blog Archives - Connecting Through Photos - Photo 1. “Where I find faith in daily life” (Robert). Laughter is indeed a positive foundation for interfaith understanding and relationships. Sharing photos and stories about religion in the midst of ordinary aspects of daily life—in food, exercise, children, community service, etc.—help people feel comfortable sharing. And as Kyle put it, this approach can “immediately make you feel connected to the person across the table.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/4d168937-1530-4282-8018-8a5eb29a9d9d/IFPV-RIC-RRW-Photo-2018-0320-41.jpg Blog Archives - Connecting Through Photos - Photo 2. Participants in Richmond, Virginia, laughing as they compose a photograph together. Activity 3 | Who are you? For your work to be effective, you need to learn about the other people in your group and become comfortable using photographs as a way to share stories with one another. To do this, compose a few snapshots you can use to introduce yourself to the other people in your group. (Note: you may want to combine this activity with Activity 2.) Think about the people, places, objects, activities, and ideas that help to define who you are. Compose five photos you would feel comfortable using to introduce yourself. You may want to include one photograph for each category listed above or you may want to focus on a couple of these. Feel free to compose new photos and to select photos already on your camera roll—it is entirely up to you. During your next interfaith photovoice group meeting, be prepared to share your photos and tell the stories behind them. This can happen by showing the photo on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Some people find it helpful to create a slideshow with their photos. If you create a slideshow it doesn’t need to be anything fancy: just the photos, no words necessary. There is also value in printing the photos and passing them around as you tell the story behind each one. As you progress from person to person in your group, be curious about one another. Ask questions. Look for the ways you are similar and different. And consider the ways religion shows up in these photos and stories; also note the ways it is absent. https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/what-is-interfaith-photovoice monthly 0.5 2023-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/a31eb8df-6fc8-4244-9ff2-b898dea4a209/IFPV-RIC-RRW-Photo-2018-0320-107.jpg Blog Archives - What is Interfaith Photovoice? - Photo 1. Curating photographs into an exhibition in Richmond, Virginia. Photo 1. Curating photographs into themes for the exhibition in Richmond, Virginia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/1b130848-fef4-4301-b390-ab768220c761/4O8A0790.jpg Blog Archives - What is Interfaith Photovoice? - Activity 1 | Starting the Conversation As you consider the topic of religious diversity and inclusion, who comes to mind as a partner in your journey? This could be a friend, family member, colleague, classmate, or neighbor. It might be just one person or a small group of people. Whoever comes to mind, whether that’s one person or a handful of people, ask them to join you in this journey. Share a link to this blog. Find a time to meet. Discuss your shared interfaith commitments and concerns. Identify a common set of values upon which you can build toward change. Photo 2. Muslims and Christians discussing photographs during an Interfaith Photovoice meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan. https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/introduction-religion-diversity-and-inclusion monthly 0.5 2023-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/f5d35f6b-9d3b-48cc-999d-c248eecd652d/misunderstanding.jpeg Blog Archives - Religion, Diversity, and Inclusion - Make it stand out Photo 1. Curating photographs into themes for the exhibition in Richmond, Virginia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/64a63e18-c363-4165-95b4-a78716a3c465/impact.jpeg Blog Archives - Religion, Diversity, and Inclusion - Activity 1 | Starting the Conversation As you consider the topic of religious diversity and inclusion, who comes to mind as a partner in your journey? This could be a friend, family member, colleague, classmate, or neighbor. It might be just one person or a small group of people. Whoever comes to mind, whether that’s one person or a handful of people, ask them to join you in this journey. Share a link to this blog. Find a time to meet. Discuss your shared interfaith commitments and concerns. Identify a common set of values upon which you can build toward change. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/blogs/being-seen-as-religious monthly 0.5 2023-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/89476bed-3944-4ecf-ad9b-5c4ea373d94f/3WA4.jpg Blog Archives - Being Seen as Religious - Make it stand out Photo 1. Young girl wearing a tiny witches’ hat atop her hijab as she celebrates Halloween. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/f9ac1bad-8e71-4253-82f9-d0a1aef7bb1d/image-asset.jpg Blog Archives - Being Seen as Religious - Make it stand out Photo 2. 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Sometimes I think that Buddhism’s “DIY” journey to enlightenment is daunting and I’d rather get it over with in this life." - Andrew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/dac7c2f3-9d01-4577-9eff-77a3b0287aac/20240116-Interfaith-Photovoice-kl-5.jpg Belief and Belonging at Dartmouth College https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/20c213f6-6e53-481a-bdf5-d3a4bcbcfaab/IMG20240127WA0012.jpeg Belief and Belonging at Dartmouth College "When I went home for a weekend this term, I brought back some vegetarian food that can be easily made into a meal. 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This room on the floor of my residence hall could be a space for meditation, prayer, or yoga." - Lily https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/59efd3bb-2d08-46cc-9713-142ae85b717f/20240116-Interfaith-Photovoice-kl-4.jpg Belief and Belonging at Dartmouth College https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/377cc1fd-6fce-48bf-b29f-f2da2ec3e170/PXL_20240116_015250742.jpg Belief and Belonging at Dartmouth College "The stained glass window in this mosque reminded me of some churches within my own Christian tradition. It’s little similarities and gestures like this that can build bridges between different faith communities." - Lily https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/87f501cb-0c51-4eb7-a21c-466d9e334e9c/Screenshot_20240115_211555.png Belief and Belonging at Dartmouth College 'Beauty will save the world' ~ Dostoevsky "I find meaning and beauty in the night sky. I think that we lives in the ingratitude of the beauty around us. If we just stop and look even a little beyond our own selfish obsessions of life, we will find beauty too mesmerizing to comprehend. Witnessing that level of beauty is truly a spiritual experience." - Ahmad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/ccc21346-9896-4823-972f-12ce060c70df/stay_2.jpg Belief and Belonging at Dartmouth College "An intricately woven prayer mat used by Muslims for daily prayers." - Ahmad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/1d7c9238-aa1b-46df-af6e-1017706ffccd/stay_1.jpg Belief and Belonging at Dartmouth College "An exquisite portrayal of the opening verses of the Qur’an, the foundational words that initiated the divine guidance for humanity. I wanted to submit a photo of the Quran and I was very confused. Then I realized that no matter what I submit, it would be equally as good so I picked the first few verses describing God’s qualities and by extension all the values Muslims hold to be the highest." - Ahmad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/f3e0ef17-bfcd-4861-8036-453bd045f0a8/20240116-Interfaith-Photovoice-kl-2.jpg Belief and Belonging at Dartmouth College https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/portfolio daily 0.75 2026-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/f9399bc9-62b2-42b9-bc80-e3ce0a528934/2024-Kaufman-RRW-72.jpg Portfolio Belief and Belonging at GVSU https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/51ab1c86-898f-497d-bef4-7c8eaf609e5c/Hope+Workshop+-05.jpg Portfolio Seeing with Queer Eyes: LGBTQ Themes in Interfaith Photovoice Projects and Workshops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/40d25747-ac7a-4548-a217-40bbd520715b/IFPV+Web+2027+-+3.jpg Portfolio You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/84aad4cf-df37-4e35-82e7-ffcc3ef61f00/P2455302-Enhanced-NR.jpg Portfolio Belonging in Interfaith Photovoice Projects and Workshops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/f299b8c0-6548-4439-9f51-ba5de611509e/20240206-Interfaith-Photovoice-kl.jpg Portfolio Belief & Belonging at Dartmouth College https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/belonging-portfolio daily 0.75 2026-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/371d319c-30d1-4078-ba23-308a8dc4c340/1.png Glimpses of Belonging "Sometimes to be accepted into a group, you have to think the right thoughts, wear the right clothes, know the right people. You have to morph into the right puzzle shape that the group is missing. To belong is to be accepted into the beautiful mosaic of originality and authenticity that is unique to each group of people. To belong is to be embraced for who you already are." — Sarah, Texas Christian University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/cf033b47-5612-4458-9b66-567ada870824/2.png Glimpses of Belonging "Together we can help lighten the load." — Julie/Finn & Fiona, Idaho https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/d9aee354-7e20-4f07-9d25-c914d2ac99bc/3.png Glimpses of Belonging "When I went home for a weekend this term, I brought back some vegetarian food that can be easily made into a meal. There are options like this on campus, but they are slim." — Lily, Dartmouth College https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/06f4b3c8-541b-437c-beb4-c3c5fe3ddc4b/4.png Glimpses of Belonging "During our time participating in the photovoice sessions, we discussed the theme of belonging. I chose this photo of the living room of my college house because the house is passed down from previous tenants to guys they’d like to carry the ways of the house on. The house is rugged and accommodating, but it’s been used to host gatherings for friends and classmates forever. My older friends told me they wanted me and my friends living there because we 'fit,' and that’s when I felt I really belonged." — Rutger, University of St. Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/484ea45a-dbd6-4849-b2c7-d0cbe9349e89/5.png Glimpses of Belonging "It just says, love your neighbor. It says a lot more. . . . And basically just love your neighbor despite language, culture, whatever." — Alan-Joshua Carrasco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/ded27779-02af-44eb-bdff-d103914e0fff/6.png Glimpses of Belonging “As a Muslim parent, my job towards my kids is to engender a love for their faith and God, and that’s not easy! Thank goodness for Curious George, who is beloved by all kids across the US. When that little monkey told the world about his little Muslim friend and celebrated Ramadan (the Muslim holy month of fasting) together, my kids finally felt that Christmas was not the only holiday worth celebrating. More books and cartoons need to jump on this bandwagon of acceptance.” — Muneeba, Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/b112b54f-43b8-4be5-a3f3-30b91a49ad7c/IMG_8547.png Glimpses of Belonging "This photo was taken during my first prayer session at Dartmouth. It expresses my sense of loneliness as a Buddhist while trying to practice it as a minority religion." — Andrew, Dartmouth College https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/portfolio-queer daily 0.75 2026-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/006e9e2e-e1fc-4ba4-a5be-64a2ec4b7c9d/1.png Seeing with Queer Eyes: LGBTQ Themes in Interfaith Photovoice Projects & Workshops "Since I realized I was trans, I knew that being rejected by my family was inevitable... It’s been tough coming to terms with holding on to religion in the face of my own family using it against me... Holding onto my religious beliefs has meant taking time to reflect on how my family interpretation of our shared religion doesn’t have to compromise who I am as a Christian or as a queer person. I don’t have to choose one or the other. I can just be me." — Lex, Grand Valley State University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/ba027829-8b10-4a7e-ab45-dec040aa637a/2.png Seeing with Queer Eyes: LGBTQ Themes in Interfaith Photovoice Projects & Workshops "Holding hands with my love remains one of my safest, scary states. Her hand bound in mine like our hearts intertwine—what safety, assuredness. In this bubble, I am safe. Held. Known. Cherished. But beyond the boundaries of our love and a photos dimensions, the saftey of holding her hand can be wrapped in fear. Are we safe? To be seen as two women in love. Maybe we shouldn’t hold hands? And sometimes we don’t! Sometimes we desire safety of mind and body over the safety we feel in the bubble of our love. That remains one of the greatest tragedies: to find, at last, a love that is safe within out to walk in this world, concerned by those who may fear our love. Holding hands, then, is an act of faith: faith that both we and our world can hold each other in love. Faith that we will learn to hold each other in love better. May it be so that one day, in my love and yours, our only trepidation is that we will lose another's hand to hold." — Alysa, Wisconsin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/afb4f351-f2ad-4ceb-bdd3-1f2de7a93f91/5.png Seeing with Queer Eyes: LGBTQ Themes in Interfaith Photovoice Projects & Workshops "A painted stone left on the mailbox post for anyone to find. At the time, my then partner and I were not 'out' to our coworkers, and since E lived on-farm, we'd have to wait until we were around the corner to hold hands.right about where the mailboxes were. Finding the stone made me think that a neighbor had seen us and wanted us to know we're safe and can trust the 'hood to witness our Love." — KNS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/48575448-593b-4b76-82ca-c4fa589ec846/3.png Seeing with Queer Eyes: LGBTQ Themes in Interfaith Photovoice Projects & Workshops "I was for many years on a prayer and study commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia about issues of sexuality and gender where one of our most challenging issues was the consecration of Gene Robinson as a bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire. Robinson was known publicly to be a gay man in a same-sex relationship. Bishop Robinson signed a 'Blessing' for me (and a graphic by Keith Haring is included; and the Kentucky Appalachian folk art men). Robinson was born in poverty in Kentucky with defects at birth and not expected to survive or to live a normal life. Dedicating his life work to God, in thanksgiving, would seem to many — throughout human history — to be a natural choice to make. Of course, I am making some puns about what is 'natural' and what is 'normal' since LGBTQ people have often been stereotyped as 'not normal' and 'unnatural.' You might have a different opinion." — Edward, Virginia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/323451c3-3039-4c5a-93f2-5ff0440a0ecb/6.png Seeing with Queer Eyes: LGBTQ Themes in Interfaith Photovoice Projects & Workshops "As a queer person, it’s sometimes tough to find religious spaces that feel like they actually accommodate us for all parts of who we are. Finding a church community often means grappling with significant trauma and pain caused by such groups... For those who are considering coming back to a religious space, this pamphlet was just one of the resources for finding local churches and organizations whose doors are open to those of us who have been shut out elsewhere." — Lex, Grand Valley State University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/98ef2ae9-eddd-4ad2-8ebd-3bc6bf6ca3e6/4.png Seeing with Queer Eyes: LGBTQ Themes in Interfaith Photovoice Projects & Workshops "If God is real, there is no way that God fits into any binary of what a man is. In my mind, if God is anything that humans can identify and label, God would be a queer figure..." — Sarah, Texas Christian University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/b661d538-5bfd-47cc-b5c8-62f9ce935acf/edward+-+farmville+sign+300dpi-2.jpg Seeing with Queer Eyes: LGBTQ Themes in Interfaith Photovoice Projects & Workshops "In small rural communities many services city folks take for granted don't exist or only happen because volunteers do them, and the social safety net here has many gaps, especially for isolated rural residents and residents with special needs. Volunteers fill as many gaps as possible. Although both political parties have strong leadership here, and put up strong campaigns, that is put aside when we are volunteering to help neighbors. Volunteering is too important to degrade it with politics. My husband and I started picking up litter on daily two or three mile walks (we have safe streets, a lovely mature tree canopy, and numerous trails, including around a 55 acre lake that is home to a cherished community library); and by now we've picked up more than five dumpsters in volume. I published a series in local media with public health, public safety, and public policy observations from the litter we find and we've had countless wonderful conversations along the way, encountering 'Red' and 'Blue' points of view, all focused on making a better community. A Braver Angels Litter Team might be an idea for your community?!" — Edward, Virginia https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/portfolio-gvsu daily 0.75 2026-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/5bc54bbb-c72e-472c-8a39-0e095ac6d3f3/RELIGIOUS+%26+SPIRITUAL+PRACTICES.png GVSU (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/f07a194d-04bd-42f8-8482-c1293b15a28d/2024-1-Kaufman-Mendu-4-2.jpg GVSU (2024) "The Bhagavad Gita is a sacred book for Hindus. I remember participating in the Bhagavad Gita sloka recitation competitions in my childhood. The Bhagavad Gita offers profound insights into personal transformation. It is part of the larger epic, the Mahabharata, and is often called the 'Song of the Lord.' The Gita is a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna, who grapple with life’s complexities and the morality of war. The Bhagavad Gita is a historical document and a philosophical and spiritual guidebook. It offers a systematic elucidation of life’s terrain, addressing the quintessential queries that plague human existence. The text assumes the persona of a personal mentor, effectively addressing challenges and change. Personally, I find the Bhagavad Gita to be a valuable source of inspiration, guidance, and solace. Its teachings, particularly on duty, selfless action, and the pursuit of inner peace, have been instrumental in shaping my worldview and providing me with a framework to approach life’s challenges." — Sri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/8f6bc07c-abe4-4f67-8275-96dc62ade38b/2024-2-Kaufman-Fatma-1-4-2-4.jpg GVSU (2024) "The Holy Quran holds a special place in my life as a practicing Muslim. Revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by God, it serves as the center of my faith and a constant source of guidance. Each day, I strive to deepen my understanding of its teachings, which encompass all aspects of life—from matters of faith and practice to moral conduct and interpersonal relationships. Its verses offer invaluable lessons on how to be a better human being, addressing topics ranging from personal conduct and familial relationships to societal ethics and religious obligations like prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and marriage. This photo captures the essence of the Quran's first lesson, which begins with praise for God and a plea for His guidance—a ritual that forms an integral part of my daily life and spiritual journey. This first lesson is recited in all the prayers, which total 17 obligatory units spread out over five times a day, a practice I faithfully observe." — Anam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/1fd58979-d3df-45ca-a5a1-0968d8e55d8a/2024-Kaufman-RRW-85.jpg GVSU (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/382ce431-8ece-418c-97b0-7b35f40782d8/2024-3-Kaufman-Mendu-1-4-2.jpg GVSU (2024) "Lord Ganesha welcoming customers at the entrance of an Indian restaurant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a beautiful representation of the cultural significance of this deity in Hinduism. Lord Ganesha, also known as Ganapati or Vinayaka, is the elephant-headed god revered as the remover of obstacles and the god of wisdom. The restaurant has displayed a stunning image of Lord Ganesha, which instantly catches the eye of anyone who enters. The intricate details of the statue, the vibrant colors, and the serene expression on his face create an aura of positivity and auspiciousness. The elephant head represents wisdom, strength, and the ability to overcome obstacles, while the large ears symbolize the importance of listening and understanding. The broken tusk represents sacrifice and the ability to use knowledge for the greater good. It reminds me of the warmth and love of my family in India." — Sri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/9ffb9310-0c15-43d3-8463-d38d3a725b09/2024-4-Kaufman-Mendu-3-1.jpg GVSU (2024) "This picture captures a moment of profound personal significance as I pray to Lord Shiva during Mahashivaratri after fasting for the entire day. It symbolizes the essence of devotion and austerity that define this sacred occasion, resonating deeply with the spiritual journey it represents. Mahashivaratri holds immense importance in Hindu culture, signifying the pursuit of spiritual enlightenment and the triumph of light over darkness. Through fasting and prayer, devotees seek divine blessings and inner purification, evoking deep emotions of devotion, humility, and spiritual longing. In a world often consumed by material pursuits, this image offers an alternative perspective, reminding us of the importance of connecting with the divine and seeking spiritual fulfillment amidst the chaos of daily life." — Sri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/2b4bdb95-359c-489d-b929-0e4d2563be89/2024-5-Kaufman-Mendu-1-1-2.jpg GVSU (2024) "Puja is a religious ritual practiced in many Indian homes, including mine as an Indian living in America. In this ritual, lamps are lit as an offering to the divine. The light from the lamp symbolizes knowledge and the power of the sacred, while the wick represents the ego, and the oil signifies our negative tendencies. When lit by spiritual knowledge, these negative tendencies are gradually eliminated, and the ego eventually perishes. There are various ways of performing puja: light lamps in front of a deity, some in front of the Tulasi plant, and some light lamps at dawn and dusk. The type of oil and wick used also holds significance. For instance, cow's ghee ensures radiance, prosperity, health, and happiness. Similarly, a cotton wick brings prosperity and all good fortune. The chanting of slokas or hymns also accompanies the lighting of the lamp. The shloka "Subham Karoti Kalyanam, Arogyam Dhana Sampadah, Shatru Buddhi Vinashaya, Deepa Jyotir Namostute" is commonly chanted while lighting the lamp, seeking the divine's blessings for prosperity, good health, and the destruction of opposing forces." — Sri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/d0cc9553-4c8e-4853-a130-f01fb5e1c183/2024-6-Kaufman-Olson-4-3-2.jpg GVSU (2024) "Through Interfaith Photovoice, I was part of many conversations about belonging. Where do I belong or have a home? Lenten bouquets are not an official tradition within the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Christian tradition that I practice, but the color purple is liturgically the color for the time of Lent. While I have been so rooted and comforted to know and believe I belong within my faith and God, that I have a home in those spaces, it occurred to me that I might also make a space for God to have a home within me and my space." — Cecelia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/a535c2b5-709d-4d35-885d-dfdef2e5d94e/2024-7-Kaufman-Schless-3-1-2.jpg GVSU (2024) "Through Interfaith Photovoice, I was part of many conversations about belonging. Where do I belong or have a home? Lenten bouquets are not an official tradition within the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Christian tradition that I practice, but the color purple is liturgically the color for the time of Lent. While I have been so rooted and comforted to know and believe I belong within my faith and God, that I have a home in those spaces, it occurred to me that I might also make a space for God to have a home within me and my space." — Molly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/88baa69a-569a-4131-ac04-299139358759/2024-8-Kaufman-Fatma-1-2.jpg GVSU (2024) "This photograph captures a moment of tranquility within one of the Interfaith Reflection Rooms at GVSU, where individuals from diverse backgrounds come together to pray. In Islam, prayer, being the second pillar of the faith, holds significant importance. Muslims adhere to a disciplined practice of praying five times a day, each within specific time windows. There are 17 obligatory units of Salah spread throughout these five daily prayers, and each unit consists of two sajdah (prostrations). This image not only signifies the personal devotion of individuals but also highlights the inclusive environment fostered by the university, providing a space for spiritual reflection and connection regardless of one’s faith tradition. For me, salah (prayer) is a profound experience where I feel deeply connected to God. It’s a time when I am away from all worldly tensions, allowing me to find peace and solace for my soul. Each prostration (sajdah) during prayer brings immense benefits, including physical relaxation, mental clarity, and spiritual elevation. It’s a moment of submission and humility before the Divine, offering a sense of renewal and inner tranquility that carries me through the challenges of daily life." — Anam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/62464343-aeaf-474a-b880-0c31da190f9e/2024-Kaufman-RRW-10.jpg GVSU (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/881f0c26-b881-464e-baea-ed75ad1cb05d/2024-9-Kaufman-Larkspur-3-1.jpg GVSU (2024) "Growing up, I didn’t have a lot of exposure to LGBT books, fiction or non-fiction. Every reference was treated with a great deal of sterility and distance if not complete dismissal. So to find out we had an entire little library on campus dedicated to queer literature was beyond wonderful. Everything I had wished I was able to read growing up was right here in one place. To have something like this on campus is such a joy because it means our stories get to be celebrated just like everyone else’s." — Lex https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/a0d42dc0-297d-4a2b-8b87-ae3b0ae5adfc/RELIGIOUS+%26+SPIRITUAL+PRACTICES-2.png GVSU (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/7c61af1b-09cf-4754-8978-315e86896427/2024-10-Kaufman-Robinson-3-6.jpg GVSU (2024) "We can get in our own way of belonging. I judge myself harshly that I don’t fit into any one category and get in my own way of belonging to any one thing. I judge others (even though I am trying to break this habit) before I enable myself to open up to others. My fear of rejection holds me back from feeling belonging with friends and family. GVSU helps to provide spaces that I feel like I belong to and helps me discover people who care just as deeply about others and diverse viewpoints, providing me sanctuary. GVSU feels safe to me. GVSU provides experiences like photovoice where I am able to express the most vulnerable parts of myself to others without fear of rejection. This experience in particular allowed me to reflect deeply within myself to better understand how to thrive on campus and with those around me." — Rachel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/b8672566-a90a-4398-8775-ef938bf33dfb/2024-11-Kaufman-Robinson-3-5-3-2.jpg GVSU (2024) "Distortions and internal conflicts and challenges that disrupt my sense of belonging. A fractured identity struggling to connect the pieces to the larger puzzle. Rejection, judgment, exclusion not only from others but especially myself. A sense of sadness, disconnection. The process of working together in photovoice with welcoming people around me allowed me to dig deeper into self-reflection and my spirituality. I wish we had more spaces like this in our GVSU community." —Rachel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/cd1e347e-98d5-472b-a8a7-a24a0dc880b5/2024-12-Kaufman-Specter-4-1.jpeg GVSU (2024) "This photo sums up, most artistically, my thoughts over the course of our Interfaith Photovoice project. Coming out of high school, I felt accomplished but as if I missed out on knowing my class as well as I could have. If future Franklin pointed out all the ways I went wrong to my past self right after graduation, that is probably the look I would be giving them as I thought over the circumstances. Despite the challenges I face, I’m in a good place and am always moving forward confidently." — Franklin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/bf20a1fc-3129-4762-8b39-3041e9ea77c4/2024-Kaufman-RRW-1.jpg GVSU (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/595fbbca-844f-4dc2-a40e-835eafe028f0/2024-13-Kaufman-Fatma-2-1.jpg GVSU (2024) "At GVSU, I struggle finding suitable spaces to practice my religious rituals. The random room captured in the photo symbolizes the challenges I encounter in accessing dedicated areas for prayer on campus. As a student navigating these constraints, I yearn for GVSU to allocate more dedicated spaces across its buildings to facilitate the seamless practice of diverse religious observances. This need for expanded accommodation underscores the importance of fostering inclusivity and support for religious expression within the university community." — Anam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/5d496fcc-c45a-4dba-87ae-b026ecf3393d/2024-14-Kaufman-Southwell-4-2.jpeg GVSU (2024) "Many of you will recognize GVSU’s Laker store and the kiosk to pay for campus parking. For me, this photo represents why I’ve struggled to really feel like I belong to any sort of broader GVSU community and why campus has always felt slightly hostile to me. GVSU claims to want to be a welcoming, accepting community, but how welcoming and accepting can a community really be when it charges membership fees? I’ve had to struggle and teeter on the edge of financial ruin in order to attend GVSU, and I consider myself lucky. I love my peers, professors, and classes, but as long as it has its hands in my already empty pockets, it’ll always be tough for me to see GVSU as a community I belong to and not just a country club I can’t really afford." — Lucas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/92b44557-eb80-42d0-b55a-9b328b64953d/2024-Kaufman-RRW-7.jpg GVSU (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/249c581b-d330-4379-9b81-02b46ad9840f/2024-Kaufman-RRW-58.jpg GVSU (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/05cf1157-7ba1-4e47-be6a-9a5842da75e0/2024-15-Kaufman-Larkspur-2-4-3.jpg GVSU (2024) "Since I realized I was trans, I knew that being rejected by my family was inevitable. It's been about a year since my father formally decided to disown me and ex-communicate me almost completely. His version of devout Christianity just didn't have room for a queer kid. In addition to the challenges of being financially and emotionally self-sufficient, it's been tough coming to terms with holding on to religion in the face of my own family using it against me. In this specific text message, my father told me that my "decision to rebel against the authority of God is dividing [our] family." Holding onto my religious beliefs has meant taking time to reflect on how my family interpretation of our shared religion doesn't have to compromise who I am as a Christian or as a queer person. I don’t have to choose one or the other. I can just be me." — Lex https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/5d37b791-4c4e-46c2-bc77-d38b8aa0ebd2/2024-Kaufman-RRW-80.jpg GVSU (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/229a5121-f62b-4f84-8e8f-c90b7111188e/2024-16-Kaufman-Schless-3-3b.jpg GVSU (2024) "When I am walking home from my sorority chapter meeting on Sunday night, I pass by all of the church services happening in this building. I hear the large groups of voices, singing and observing their religion. I always knew that the Jewish community was small, but growing up in a place with a large Jewish population, it was not something that I noticed until I came to campus. While being on campus I have missed that strong sense of Judaism and the comfort that comes with having people that share your faith around you." —Molly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/e4d86293-d951-4830-a5bb-977243d3d028/2024-17-Kaufman-Fatma-3-4.jpg GVSU (2024) "This image captures the essence of a halal restaurant, where adherence to Islamic dietary laws ensures that the food served meets the requirements of Muslim consumers. The absence of halal meat options on campus remains a significant concern for me. The availability of halal restaurants off-campus underscores the demand for such options among students who adhere to Islamic dietary restrictions. This gap in dining offerings on campus highlights the need for greater inclusivity and accommodation of diverse dietary preferences and religious practices within university dining services." — Anam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/bda7456a-efd0-4378-b6db-fa2e308abe30/2024-18-Kaufman-Southwell-4-5.jpeg GVSU (2024) "This is the concrete walkway that connects the English buildings to the rest of campus. I make use of it almost every weekday as I shuffle between my English classes in Lake Huron Hall and my history classes in Mackinac. It’s invaluable to me, but it also kind of sucks. In the winter it becomes dangerously slippery and, with as crowded as it gets, I imagine many struggle to even make use of it; I know I did when I walked with a cane for months after breaking my leg. It’s good and I’m glad it exists, but it could be made much better and more accessible, which about sums up my thoughts on GVSU and its campus in general." —Lucas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/214ecb7a-720e-4450-80ae-f7b887eddd5d/RELIGIOUS+%26+SPIRITUAL+PRACTICES-3.png GVSU (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/876ca0a9-a3cf-4eb7-b5d5-0362cfafff1f/2024-19-Kaufman-Fatma-1-6.jpg GVSU (2024) "In Islam, observing dietary laws, particularly the consumption of halal meat, is fundamental. “Halal” refers to food that is permissible or lawful according to Islamic law. Halal food, prepared in accordance with religious guidelines, carries immense significance for many followers. Unfortunately, the absence of halal meat options on campus poses a challenge for students like myself who strictly adhere to these dietary restrictions. Despite raising this concern, dining options often provide alternatives such as vegetarian or seafood dishes, which, while appreciated, don’t fully accommodate the dietary needs of those requiring halal meat. This experience underscores the importance of promoting inclusivity and diversity within campus dining services, ensuring that all students have access to food options aligning with their cultural and religious beliefs." —Anam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/6999e085-814e-46dc-955c-f5c2da5bfc64/2024-20-Kaufman-Larkspur-1-2.jpg GVSU (2024) "As a queer person, it’s sometimes tough to find religious spaces that feel like they actually accommodate us for all parts of who we are. Finding a church community often means grappling with significant trauma and pain caused by such groups. As a co-facilitator for a queer-oriented group on campus, I wanted to help provide a processing space where we as queer people could help talk about our experiences with religion and how choosing our spiritual future often means reckoning with our spiritual past. In our club discussion, we emphasized that we have the autonomy to choose how we live our lives going forward; for some that may mean keeping our distance, but for some, we may still want to find a space where our spiritual and gender/sexual identities can exist in harmony. For those who are considering coming back to a religious space, this pamphlet was just one of the resources for finding local churches and organizations whose doors are open to those of us who have been shut out elsewhere." —Lex https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/602a8ea0-601c-461b-8068-538261ad3bfb/2024-21-Kaufman-VanZoest-1-1.JPG GVSU (2024) "I saw this LGBTQIA+ flag on a church when visiting Holland for the first time. I like how it shows that churches individually can decide to support the LGBTQIA+ community, which faces, especially in the outer Grand Rapids area and within Christianity, a lot of resentment. Back in Germany, a LGBTQIA+ flag on a church would not be possible in smaller towns like Holland." —Erasmus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/1713884274722-D5KBCBV2M5MA8KZJ14E3/2024-Kaufman-RRW-13.jpg GVSU (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/693cd89c-cd94-4349-b148-4d84f5a39a70/2024-22-Kaufman-Olson-3-2.jpg GVSU (2024) "This photo was of a retreat with other Orthodox Christian college students from around the Midwest. This was a lovely retreat because I felt rather self-confident and secure in my own identity. When I looked at this puzzle, I realized each individual piece had to be complete in order to fit and belong to the larger whole. Perhaps we must also belong within our own completeness which would allow us to belong to a larger whole." — Cecelia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/540ad69a-fa56-455e-a505-cd249604b716/2024-Kaufman-RRW-37.jpg GVSU (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/6094af75-b4f3-437d-b321-ba0d9db0d94f/2024-23-Kaufman-Southwell-4-1.jpeg GVSU (2024) "This is the concrete walkway that connects the English buildings to the rest of campus. I make use of it almost every weekday as I shuffle between my English classes in Lake Huron Hall and my history classes in Mackinac. It’s invaluable to me, but it also kind of sucks. In the winter it becomes dangerously slippery and, with as crowded as it gets, I imagine many struggle to even make use of it; I know I did when I walked with a cane for months after breaking my leg. It’s good and I’m glad it exists, but it could be made much better and more accessible, which about sums up my thoughts on GVSU and its campus in general." —Lucas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/e4b38b5d-6ad5-475a-8fd3-eb09ac595041/2024-24-Kaufman-Fatma-4-1.jpg GVSU (2024) "This poignant image depicts the tranquil moment of sunset, marking the time when Muslims break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan. Despite the demands of classes, navigating through the dusk hours proves challenging as I momentarily leave the classroom to partake in this sacred ritual. Breaking fast is not merely a physical act but a profound spiritual experience, often accompanied by a sense of gratitude and reflection. Following this, the call to prayer resonates, guiding into a moment of devotion and connection with the divine." — Anam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/59c1b6cb-1e50-45ee-a39d-850ce80ee831/2024-25-Kaufman-VanZoest-3-1.jpg GVSU (2024) "My mother took this picture of me and my brothers in Salzburg, Austria. It was the last vacation we did as a family before I left for the United States, and it reminds me of the importance of family, as I have no family anywhere close to the university. The campus could improve to support incoming and international students better in order to make them feel more welcome and integrated." — Erasmus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/9f78758c-6a20-413d-844a-5ad7fd60ba6c/2024-26-Kaufman-Southwell-4-3.jpeg GVSU (2024) "That small red smudge is a cardinal that had been resting on the vine covered awning outside the Arboretum. I believe that if you create the space for beauty and love, then beauty and love will flourish. Even if some beautiful things are fleeting, and prone to fly away. The communities we make and participate in while we are at college are often impermanent. Still, their beauty and importance cannot be understated, and more will surely follow in their wake. So long as students are given the space, resources, and freedom to create them." — Lucas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/43e8eb54-307d-4314-a972-75588a1b3ca0/2024-27-Kaufman-Southwell-3-2.jpeg GVSU (2024) "This is my Chimarrão mug next to my backyard fireplace. Chimarrão is a indigenous tea from my home region of south Brasil; it’s immensely popular and is often shared and passed around at parties and other gatherings. For me, it represents what I most value from the communities I grew up in and the ones I’ve found and created since then, which is the opportunity to sit around, drink, and talk with a group of friends who I love and love me in return." — Lucas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/4d349b85-6721-412c-8dbe-6d99113ff061/2024-28-Kaufman-Specter-4-3.jpeg GVSU (2024) "I love Judaism and practicing its core values, even if my traditional spiritual practice is lacking. I love the community and services. Being at GVSU, I am mostly removed from that community nowadays, mostly by my own choice. Photovoice made me realize how I miss that community, and, fortunately, it has offered me a space to exercise this identity despite removing myself from the past ways I practiced. I am proud to be a part of their team and explore my Judaism further in the future after reflecting on photovoice conversations." — Franklin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/efced4c8-262a-4508-b233-4396e9fe31f4/2024-29-Kaufman-RRW-50.jpg GVSU (2024) "Participating in the Kaufman Interfaith Institute’s Photovoice project provided me with an invaluable experience. It offered a safe and welcoming space for discussing a sensitive topic like religion openly. Sharing my beliefs without fear of judgment allowed me to explore my spirituality and share a deeper aspect of myself with others. It made me realize that behind every face we encounter lies a unique story, full of personal practices and challenges. Learning about others’ experiences was truly enlightening. I deeply appreciate the opportunity to engage in such meaningful dialogue, and I will miss the sense of safety and community that this space provided. Moving forward, I believe it’s crucial to expand such initiatives to involve more people. As a Muslim, I often feel the weight of being a minority, facing judgment and criticism when discussing religion. Having a platform like this to address misconceptions and foster understanding was invaluable to me. I hope to see more opportunities like this in the future, where individuals from diverse backgrounds can come together, share their stories, and build bridges of empathy and understanding." — Anam https://www.interfaithphotovoice.org/portfolio-tcu daily 0.75 2026-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/839877e8-e9ea-430c-934f-9f52085d4de1/2025+TCU+Exhibit+1+-+Sarah+-+You+Belong.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "Sometimes to be accepted into a group, you have to think the right thoughts, wear the right clothes, know the right people. You have to morph into the right puzzle shape that the group is missing. To belong is to be accepted into the beautiful mosaic of originality and authenticity that is unique to each group of people. To belong is to be embraced for who you already are." — Sarah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/65eb3be5-4c11-42ce-be3a-776963539aa0/2025-0125-TCU-15.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/bd59a8f8-c626-4583-8566-163e55c9a67c/2025+TCU+Exhibit+2+-+Katie+-+Third+Space.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "The Commons is an incredible third space on campus. With circles of purple and grey adirondack chairs, it's a great place for people of all backgrounds and perspectives to come together. I hope that TCU continues to develop more third spaces-places neither at home nor places of work-to allow people to slow down and communicate across faith traditions and practices." — Katie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/b1c25563-47a3-4e8f-86a0-2f513c137b9d/2025+TCU+Exhibit+3+-+Noah+-+Fountain.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "The fountain at the Neeley School of Business represents, to some people, a beautiful education journey that springboarded them into a career. For me, it represents times where I spent questioning whether our core values were the same as everyone else's on campus. It is also representative of a space where I felt like I had to put my guard up to get through the day. It represents a sense of not belonging. But Neeley is a springboard for me in other ways because it helped launch my drive to create spaces where all were welcomed and loved." — Noah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/6e9936ba-6163-4651-8737-90b1542adea4/RELIGIOUS+%26+SPIRITUAL+PRACTICES-4.png You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "If God is real, there is no way that God fits into any binary of what a man is. In my mind, if God is anything that humans can identify and label, God would be a queer figure. To me, to be queer is to be all loving and accepting. When I came to a Christian university, I did not think this concept would be celebrated, but I also didn't think that my queer identity would be targeted. If God is real, and I am made in the image of God, why do people hate and dismiss those who do not follow the earthly tradition of heterosexual relationships? It feels awfully anti-Christ to me." — Sarah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/a4e8a93e-e9d1-4ba2-98c0-42cfe933b951/2025-0125-TCU-26.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/40875b3f-6a55-4547-877f-cfa01eed383a/2025+TCU+Exhibit+5+-+Noah+-+Know+your+neighbor.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "This is a table and banner we set up to promote our Know Your Neighbor Night (KYNN). KYNN is a night where students of different faith backgrounds gather at tables to share a meal and be led through questions to foster authentic and vulnerable conversations about our faiths. Throughout this experience, we learn more about other peoples traditions and how we can better love and be in community with them. I hope to create more spaces like this on TU's campus so we, as students, can all better support one another as we journey alongside each other and grow in our own faiths." — Noah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/59275e09-f236-475f-b636-07f7b9a20a81/4O8A4093-2.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/675f3366-7083-4124-aaa8-bde2fd71421c/2025+TCU+Exhibit+6+-+Jonah+-+Paintings.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "A collection of paintings depicting biblical passages from an Orthodox Christian Campus Ministry meeting. Beside the officers, everyone was from different faiths, and we spent this time painting, chatting and eating popcorn. I hope for more spaces like this at TCU." — Jonah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/8e7d789c-058e-4000-8e94-763579856f9c/2025+TCU+Exhibit+7+-+Sophia+-+Stand+Together.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "These are some scattered music stands in the music building at TCU. A music stand holds a musician's music when playing or using their instrument. Although all music stands function similarly, they all carry different types of music for various instruments and styles throughout their journey. To compare a music stand to humans, we all have similar functions and our bodies work similarly, but we have different brains, ideas, and faiths that individualize us. The stand is our body; the music is how our brain is wired and what we believe and value in different things. We all stand together in one room with the power of many minds." — Sophia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/fd99eb01-4204-453d-8bc8-6a14359bf5f6/2025-0125-TCU-12.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/48876b81-87ea-4acd-b6b7-9b635c0a342d/Screenshot+2026-08-10+at+2.23.52%E2%80%AFPM.png You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "TCU football (and athletics in general) has been a bridge for many students on campus. We set aside our differences of who we are and what we believe to do things like cheer on our undefeated football team, sit with each other after a devastating loss, or even be in community with one another as we mourn the loss of a student at the game. This feeling of togetherness embodies what it means to be a Horned Frog. How do we create more spaces and feelings like this on campus?" — Noah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/bdf30115-5fc6-4789-9841-308ee7c3495f/2025+TCU+Exhibit+8+-+Sarah+-+Common+Ground.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "As we sat together at dinner, my aunt and I shared space for our authentic vulnerability. We shared common ground of not thinking that any religion has it right. She shared wisdom of the power of listening and experience, one that I desperately needed a reminder of. I felt at peace listening to her and story-swapping. Our experiences in this country are vastly different from each other, and yet we shared common ground of being curious and open minded about what faith and truth means to us." — Sarah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/af5a0e67-f9a3-4b14-91de-2ee05287ab84/2025+TCU+Exhibit+9+-+Katie+-+Brunch.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "For as long as I can remember, every Sunday after attending 8:00 am mass, my grandmother makes brunch for my family. This image represents how food in general is a daily reminder of my Catholic faith-before eating a meal, I pay a prayer of thanksgiving with the sign of the cross. Brunch also symbolizes the importance of celebrating my faith as part of a community, and community is so often cultivated with food." — Katie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/46cdf2e0-5aea-4a93-835c-3239971502d8/2025+TCU+Exhibit+10+-+Jonah+-+Play.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "I learn a lot from working with kids. The way they play, the authenticity is something I try to carry as a part of my daily life." — Jonah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/e097d520-65e1-470a-8f59-ede4c4d4e53a/2025+TCU+Exhibit+11+-+Sophia+-+Statue.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "This statue stands on the side of Rees-Jones Hall. Every Tuesday and Thursday, as I walk from my 8:00 am in the music building to get my daily dose of Peet's Coffee, this statue stands along my path. I never noticed it until I finally looked around and took this picture. This statue represents the student body at TCU and how we pass each other every day, but we never look up at the people around us and how individual and unique any person can be in who they are and their faiths." — Sophia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/81508df0-1337-446b-8fcf-d59d626bb9a0/2025-0125-TCU-35.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/e23a1951-4e35-41d9-8287-1f67796da3fa/2025+TCU+Exhibit+12+-+Habeeb+-+Windows.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "The first verse of the first chapter ("The Opener") of the Qur'an reads, "Praise be to the Lord of the worlds." The philosophical and theological implications of this verse are profound-all of creation inhabits a unique subjective world. Each of our worlds are designed by the sum of our unique life experiences, memories, and perspectives. The occurrence of each experience of each being has a probability of zero and thus is so special and important that God created the rest of the world so one may experience that. This core piece of my belief has shaped my worldview, each interaction has become an opportunity to travel across worlds and learn from ideas and perspectives that I could never even imagine. The more diverse the ideas, backgrounds, cultures and beliefs of those I meet, the greater the opportunity to expand my own perspectives and explore dimensions of existence previously unknown to me. In this picture, the different window panes symbolize individual perspectives, each coloring and shaping reality in its own way. Yet a combination and appreciation of them all, gives a greater view of the bigger picture." — Habeeb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/09230a75-b523-4d6f-8193-d46f87fbb696/2025+TCU+Exhibit+14+-+Sarah+-+Rest.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "Rest is incredibly important to me in my daily life. The routine of lying down at the end of the day and waking up fresh and renewed is sacred. On a particularly warm January day, I opened my windows and enjoyed the fresh air and breeze that embraced my face and body. There, I rested." — Sarah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/a559e3b7-cfe2-419c-aa40-127d99e95618/2025+TCU+Exhibit+15+-+Jonah+-+Coptic.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "Being Coptic, there's a lot of misconceptions about my faith. "Are you really Christian?" followed by a questioning look or confusion about our traditions. I wish we could see the ways we were alike first and then learn to appreciate each other's differences too." — Jonah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/16d6f199-d29c-4744-a70c-3545ef3b6fab/2025+TCU+Exhibit+17+-+Katie+-+Joan+of+Arc.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "My confirmation saint is St. Joan of Arc, so my confirmation sponsor gave the necklace to me at my-you guessed it-confirmation when I was 14. It's a reminder of how I can emulate St. Joan by following Christ through the challenges that I face, and that I shouldn't fear what God has in store for me, regardless of what others may think. My family has also always supported me and helped me develop in my faith, so when I'm not with them, and especially when I'm not with them, and especially when l'm at college, I wear it as a reminder that all my family's taught me how to live out my faith." — Katie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/095edcb9-1d64-40a5-a132-999f2b010450/2025+TCU+Exhibit+16+-+Noah+-+Mirror.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "This photo initially just looks like a rearview mirror of my 2010 Toyota Prius as I wait for the light at the intersection of University and Cantey to turn green. But below the surface, it reminds me to stop focusing so much on what has happened in the past that I lose sight of the here and now." — Noah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/26cdd3e9-8eae-4c52-bc6b-09dac2c5cdbd/2025-0125-TCU-22.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/c21086f5-a657-4101-848f-b43afba23adf/2025+TCU+Exhibit+18+-+Sophia+-+Piano.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "This is a piano at the music building at TCU. I find my spirituality, religion, and connection to God through the messages and impacts music makes." — Sophia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/db607f28-7796-4b65-9c03-d12fcdda3378/2025+TCU+Exhibit+19+-+Habeeb+-+Rock+On.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "This is a picture of one of my cousins took on his disposable camera while I threw up the signs to rock on and closed my eyes because of the flash. Surprisingly, it captures a core practice of Islam that I practice daily: to have faith in God and enjoy the music (situation of life) in the moment for happiness, sadness, victory, and defeat. All are just the ever-changing seasons of life, and to enjoy or experience them fully is the control l have." — Habeeb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/b5aa7fc6-ba5f-44a3-8142-cf135f764b72/2025+TCU+Exhibit+20+-+Sarah+-+Beasley+Hall.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "For my religion credit, I took a class titled, "Understanding Religion, Society, and Culture." As a first year, I could not have taken this class at a more opportune time. As someone who didn't know they were in need of some spiritual grounding, I journeyed to the first level of Beasley Hall where I learned that God is not one; where I learned that I find beauty and knowledge in every religion. I wish that TCU students were more willing to engage in interfaith dialogue." — Sarah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/b56dcb8f-edf8-48b3-b03d-b8b86f013a8a/2025-0125-TCU-8.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/1c99300d-1581-4e73-b492-d74dabcc6586/2025+TCU+Exhibit+21+-+Jonah+-+Sleeping.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "As a Coptic Christian, I spend the nights before Easter or Christmas in prayer with my community, up until 12:00 am, then we break our Lent fasting with a huge feast. My brother and I are both deacons, but we are also big sleepers. This photo was taken by a friend while my brother and I enjoyed a quick nap." — Jonah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/61c8d365-9d42-418a-b16f-3550e00876cc/2025+TCU+Exhibit+22+-+Noah+-+Scattered.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "This is a cart that fell over after a long journey of trying to get some children's books into a garage at the church I work at. It makes me think of times in my life that I have felt like that cart-that my journey was too bumpy and now everything is scattered. How can we better see when others carts have fallen over and be there for them to pick it back up?" — Noah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/ff9dbf83-89ff-47cf-bafb-e2a3bdb21ddd/2025+TCU+Exhibit+23+-+Habeeb+-+Lovers.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "Love is the truth. The prophet Muhammad peace and blessings be on him, says is one of his 40 Nawawi narratives (Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi), 'None of you will believe unless you love for others what you love for yourself.' And 30% of the Qu'ran teaches only ethics and moral values. When I came across this poem on the New York metro, it really stood out to me and has become one of my favourite ones. To love those different from ourselves, to know good and bad, are only two sides of the same coin, and forwarding the love we receive to all of humanity is one of my most cherished practices in daily life." — Habeeb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/8af2be43-898a-4129-8fb8-f5085cff9b8a/2025+TCU+Exhibit+24+-+Sarah+-+Peace+of+Christ.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "A message of peace and love for one's self and one's body. As an agnostic college student at a Christian college conference, I found myself looking for what I could take away. The sharing of this message of peace and love felt humanizing. I hope that despite your background, you know that I love you." — Sarah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/1728587039587-JS1B2QUA502H0F4J19NL/IMG_20241008_113823.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/36c1e625-0478-4e2e-88a7-ed0a8920eb3e/2025+TCU+Exhibit+25+-+Jonah+-+Favorite+Place.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "This is one of my favorite spaces on campus. In summer it's bright and full of flowers; in spring there are butterflies everywhere, flitting around; and winter brings calm stillness. It is a perfect place for meditating on life, alone, or with friends." — Jonah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/a8728782-4cf1-4c6c-a5f7-a1bbf0303ac7/2025-0125-TCU-2.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/977a1a1e-db24-4a6d-a859-0cc0eef99b37/2025+TCU+Exhibit+26+-+Katie+-+Love+your+Neighbor.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "These are students working on an art project at the English center where I volunteered when I studied abroad in Spain. Volunteering with them reflects how the Gospels say that the two greatest commandments are love of God and love of neighbor. Volunteering is one way I'm passionate about showing love to my neighbor, yes. But this photo also reflects how I value showing compassion, love and patience towards all people whom I encounter." — Katie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/be845452-9f7a-4df5-a39f-b44f5a816f89/2025+TCU+Exhibit+27+-+Ryan+-+Sunset.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "I can't help but stop and partake in the beauty of a sunset at TCU. With the chapel in the background, I find a sense of solitude amidst the challenges of each day. A sunrise and sunset represent much more than a picturesque scene - it reminds us that even through darkness, there is always light." — Ryan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/32f7ed36-788d-4f61-9cab-814897e85e22/2025+TCU+Exhibit+28+-+Ryan+-+Nature.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "There is nothing that sparks my faith and belief like nature. The wind knocking down the gorgeous fall foliage in my home state of Georgia reminds me that faith is seen through individuals ready to move mountains for others." — Ryan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/076a9209-9c3b-4d37-b5c7-ae82b2542768/2025+TCU+Exhibit+29+-+Ryan+-+Christmas.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University "The Christmas tree lighting at TCU is a special night. As a practicing Christian, the lighting symbolizes a season I am closely in touch with. The TCU community comes together to bask in joy, hot chocolate, and music in a manner which is not commonly seen throughout our university. TCU also provides events for students of all different faiths on this campus, a key detail in ensuring that every student's varying religious needs are seen and heard." — Ryan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d93b6bae4f3935a0789bee/0d2d1f01-0e71-4170-9e00-853b71208d07/20250424_181507.jpg You Belong Here: Building a Culture of Belonging at Texas Christian University