7 Good, Bad and Ugly ‘Muslim Moments’ from the Republican and Democratic National Conventions

Dr. Sherman Jackson Gives the Invocation – Great

Dr. Sherman Jackson, a giant among American Muslim scholars and King Faisal Chair of Islamic Thought and Culture at the University of Southern California, gave the invocation on day two of the DNC at the Wells Fargo center in Philadelphia. Starting with “Bismillah ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim. In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful,” Jackson gave a beautiful du’a (prayer), saying “As the events of the day challenge us in our ability to hear each other, trust each other, and want for each other what we want for ourselves, we ask you, oh God, to restore our hearts to their God-given capacity for human connection, empathy and love.”

Can I get an Ameen?

And then there was this Muslim who gave the invocation at the Republican National Convention