#GivingTuesday Chat with Dr. Hussein Rashid

Q1: How does your faith group play a role in #GivingTuesday?

— #GivingTuesday (@GivingTues) December 2, 2014

My faith says that we should give so that other can be achieve their potential as people and believers. #GivingTuesday

— Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) December 2, 2014

My faith teaches that being attached to the world detaches you from God. Need balance btwn din (religion) & dunya (world) #GivingTuesday

— Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) December 2, 2014

My faith teaches me that helping other people is not a sin, and that everyone should have enough. #GivingTuesday

— Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) December 2, 2014

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Q2: How is your faith group a part of the essential fabric of society? #GivingTuesday

— #GivingTuesday (@GivingTues) December 2, 2014

Giving as an act of faith is an important part of the American system. It is not a substitute for a social safety net. #GivingTuesday

— Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) December 2, 2014

Giving from faith groups does not absolve the need for gov’t oversight, living wages, workers' rights, or family support. #GivingTuesday

— Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) December 2, 2014

Faithful giving should not only supplement what the community commits to, but change the system that produces need. #GivingTuesday

— Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) December 2, 2014

Faith leaders have long demanded the policies that support the person over the corporation. Justice is work. #GivingTuesday

— Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) December 2, 2014

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Q3: What are the greatest needs you see day to day in your community? #GivingTuesday

— #GivingTuesday (@GivingTues) December 2, 2014

One cannot be faithful and believe corporations are people. No scripture ever said God created business. #GivingTuesday

— Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) December 2, 2014

Our call now is to give back humanity to the people. Money/goods is not the totality of our worth. #GivingTuesday

— Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) December 2, 2014

I would be ashamed to say the lesson of #Ashura was to buy bottled water. Everyone needs clean water. #GivingTuesday

— Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) December 2, 2014

Muslims have been part of America’s founding. Forgotten histories=marginalized people. The gift of memory. #GivingTuesday

— Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) December 2, 2014

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Q4: How does your faith community embody the spirit of giving? #GivingTuesday

— #GivingTuesday (@GivingTues) December 2, 2014

Be in #awe of God’s majesty, and it is easy to share and be generous. #GivingTuesday

— Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) December 2, 2014

When we value goods over people, we dehumanize ourselves. Make the human contact. #GivingTuesday

— Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) December 2, 2014

Generate #gratitude not just thanks. Make a human connection. Talk to someone. #GivingTuesday

— Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) December 2, 2014

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Q5: How can faith communities work together to give back? #GivingTuesday.

— #GivingTuesday (@GivingTues) December 2, 2014

My faith gives me a different vision of society, where people are the most valuable thing we have. #GivingTuesday

— Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) December 2, 2014

Philanthropy is a human action. My faith says I give because it is God’s will for a more just society. Give to change. #GivingTuesday

— Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) December 2, 2014

Giving should bring us closer to one another, not just act as a salve to our conscious. #GivingTuesday

— Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) December 2, 2014

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