{"id":104819,"date":"2021-06-16T22:20:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T22:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/?p=104819"},"modified":"2025-10-23T22:54:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T22:54:46","slug":"amcli-resources-community-conversations-and-racial-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/amcli-resources-community-conversations-and-racial-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"AMCLI Resources: Community Conversations and Racial Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The American Muslim Civic Leadership Initiative<\/a> (AMCLI) has developed a series of three case studies that American Muslim leaders and community groups can use to prompt discussion on racial justice issues. These were written by AMCLI fellows as part of a series of conversations called “AMCLI Listens: Towards Racial Justice in Muslim Communities.”<\/p>\n

The police-involved killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in 2020 sparked a wave of demonstrations and civil unrest to demand an end to police brutality and racial injustice. The movement also sparked conversations about racial justice among American Muslims–about the tradition of social justice in Islam that is rooted in spirituality, the experiences of Black Muslims within and outside of Muslim communities and the roles of non-Black immigrant Muslim communities in both perpetuating and countering racism.<\/p>\n

As part of the AMCLI Listens series, AMCLI invited select alumni to submit case studies that explore a case of repair and harm around racial justice issues. Each case study selected succinctly presents a real-life problem\/scenario, the actors involved in the case, how they responded to the problem\/scenario, and what the resolution\/solution was.<\/p>\n

Cases are not perfect examples. Rather, they often present unresolved issues or issues with complicated results. They give groups the opportunity to discuss alternate scenarios, precipitating factors, and socio-economic or political factors. Those engaged in conversation about case studies can learn from real-life scenarios, exploring options for new solutions, troubleshooting problems, and learning in real-time based on real life.<\/p>\n

The AMCLI Listens case studies are written by civic leaders and faith-based organizers with years of experience working with diverse communities on a range of important racial justice concerns, such as gentrification; diversity, equity, and inclusion; repairing harm between communities; and community development.<\/p>\n

The case studies are available as PDFs at the following links. We encourage you to download the PDF, print it off and bring it with you to a community meeting. Each case includes discussion questions to prompt conversation.<\/p>\n

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  1. Case Study 1:<\/a> After George Floyd: Repairing Harm Between Arab Muslim Business Owners and the Black Community<\/li>\n
  2. Case Study 2:<\/a> IMAGINE: What Does a Madinah on Turtle Island* Look Like? Between Gentrification and Empowerment<\/li>\n
  3. Case Study 3:<\/a> Cultivating the Evolution of Long-Term Muslim Donors in Community Revitalization Work<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    With these case studies, community leaders can prompt discussion on the following themes and questions:<\/p>\n