2024
Danbury Board of Education meetings where Hedaya Youth Leaders petition to add Eid to the school holiday calendar
1. Students from Danbury schools present to the Danbury Board of Education
[1/24/2024, Video]
Hakeem Osman - Danbury High School
Fatima Ahmed - Danbury High School
Mariam Azeez - Danbury High School
2. Students from Danbury schools present to the Danbury Board of Education
[2/14/2024, Video]
Sarah Sayem - Broadview Middle School
Adam Khan - Broadview Middle School
Mariam Azeez - Danbury High School
Sarina Johnson - Danbury High School
Maria Khan - Danbury High School Alumni
2023
3. Year In Review: Religion And Communities Of Faith
[The Newtown Bee, 12/31/2023]
4. Muslim teens call for Brookfield, other local schools to add 2 of Islam's holiest days as holidays
[The Danbury News-Times, 10/31/2023]
5. Embracing Our Differences
[Editorial, The Newtown Bee, 7/20/2023]
6. Islamic faithful gather in Newtown to celebrate Eid al-Adha, with prayers, brunch, carnival
[Danbury News-Times,6/28/2023]
This is the first time the community comes together for an Eid celebration at the sprawling new on-site Community Park and Playground - 'Hedaya Hoops'
7. Eid Holiday Proposal supported by Hedaya Youth Leaders at the Waterbury CT BoE Meeting
[Video, 6/13/2023]
8. Al Hedaya Center Shares Ramadan Traditions With Newtown, Neighboring Communities
[The Newtown Bee, 4/9/2023]
9. Hedaya Center Planning Sharing Ramadan Dinner
[The Newtown Bee, 3/20/2023]
10. Plans Formalized For 'Many Paths To Peace: An Interfaith Conversation’
[The Newtown Bee, 3/12/2023]
11. Newtown’s Al-Hedaya Islamic Center Youth Group Rocks!
[The Newtown Bee, 2/9/2023]
2022
12. Interfaith Council Welcomes Community To 12/14 Service Of Remembrance
[The Newtown Bee, 12/15/2022]
13. Interfaith Thanksgiving Gathering Celebrates Light And Other Virtues
[The Newtown Bee, 11/24/2022]
14. Newtown Interfaith Council Reconvenes Face-To-Face After 26 Virtual Months
[The Newtown Bee, 5/17/2022]
15. Her peers were killed in Sandy Hook. Her poem demands action to stop gun violence
[The Newtown Bee, 5/27/2022]
16. Opinion: Including Eid will strengthen our schools and community
[The Bridgeport News-Times, 4/10/2022]
17. Interfaith Council Welcomes Special Guests In New Leadership Positions
[The Newtown Bee, 10/18/2022]
2021
18. Danbury-area Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr together after prolonged pandemic isolation
[The Danbury News-Times 5/13/2021]
19. Limits on churches will end March 19 but social distancing still required
[The Danbury News-Times, 3/6/2021]
20. Forum on Faith: Faith organizations can contribute to well-being, resilience
[Danbury News-Times, 1/2/2021]
2020
21. Newtown’s COVID-19 stories project ‘implies a certain faith in the future’
[Danbury News-Times, 7/22/2020]
22. Danbury-area Muslims collect donations, food for families
[Danbury News-Times, 5/7/2020]
23. Working To Make A Difference
[The Newtown Bee, 5/13/2020]
2019
24. ‘A Unique Offering,’ Interfaith Thanksgiving Gathering Celebrated
[The Newtown Bee, 11/28/2019]
25. Danbury-area town hosting wide variety of Earth Day events
[Danbury News-Times, 4/19/2018]
26. Marty Heiser interview on Comcast with Hedaya following the Christchurch Mosque shootings
[Comcast Video, 3/21/2019]
2018
27. The Colors of hijab
[Danbury News-Times, 3/12/2018]
28. Board of Education member-elect recognized with parental involvement recognition
[The Stamford Advocate, 12/3/2018]
2017
29. 'A Special Time Of Gathering' Celebrated At Trinity Church
[The Newtown Bee, 11/23/2017]
30. The Greater Jihad [AWST Press, 8/31/2017]
31. Worries grow about Trump’s travel ban
[The Danbury News-Times, 5/1/2017]
32. Full Tummy, Full Heart, And A Sense Of Fellowship
[The Newtown Bee, 6/21/2017]
33. Muslim, Jewish women encourage conversation at Danbury Fair mall
[Danbury News-Times, 4/12/2017]
34. Being Muslim In Newtown: Meet Members Of Al Hedaya Islamic Center
[The Newtown Bee, 2/21/2017]
35. Newtown interfaith service promotes understanding between Muslims, non-Muslims
[The Danbury News-Times, 2/3/2017 ]
36. Peace and Unity Community Gathering
[Waterbury Thoughts, 1/22/2017]
2016
37. Esty takes recent Newtown acquaintance to Washington prayer breakfast
[The San Francisco Gate, 2/5/2016]
2013
38. Newtown massacre anniversary brings fresh call for gun curbs
[South China Morning Post, 12/13/2013]
39. Newtown school shooting: year of trial, and grace, for local faith community
[Christian Science Monitor, 12/14/2013]
40. Washington National Cathedral hosts vigil to mark anniversary of Newtown massacre
[The Washington Post, 12/13/2013]
41. Video of presentations by Hedaya & ISNA
[Vigil at the Washington Cathedral, 12/13/2013]
42. Solemn, hopeful Sandy Hook vigil in D.C. [Danbury News-Times, 12/12/2013]
43. 'Tragedy, Trials & Tribulations: The Grace in Calamities,’ [The Newtown Bee, 5/12/2013]
Conference Trailer
Sh Wissam Sharif’s presentation
44. The sanctity of life, redefined [invited Editorial]
[Forum on Faith, Danbury News-Times 4/5/2013]
2012
45a. Statement of Muslim Community at Newtown CT at the Sandy Hook shooting tragedy Memorial, Dec 16th 2012, [C-SPAN]
45b. Statement of Muslim Community at Newtown CT at the Sandy Hook shooting tragedy Memorial, Dec 16th 2012, [CNN]
[Live Broadcast on C-SPAN,CNN Headline News]
46. Interview with Hedaya Youth leaders in Newtown CT
[Live Broadcast on CNN]
47. News report featuring Principal of the Al Hedaya Weekend School [Broadcast on Al Hurra TV]
48. News report on the Sandy Hook shooting tragedy [Al Jazeera English]
49. Interview with Al Hedaya Islamic Center [Al Jazeera Arabic, Dec 16th 2012]
