On August 15, 2006, the summer research of Pluralism Project student staff and summer interns culminated in a research symposium held at Harvard's Barker Center for the Humanities. An intense morning of presentations covered a wide range of topics including Muslim artists and activism, religious pluralism in Malaysia and Indonesia, faith bloggers, the role of the New York City Council regarding religious pluralism, women's interfaith initiatives and more. Reports on the ICNA-MAS, Kaur Voices, JAINA and Young Global Leaders conferences were also presented.

Summer Interns

• Anjuli Dhindhwal
  • Jakara Movement Sikh Youth Conference (2006) (Sikhism)
• Rose Golder-Novick
  • Whirlwind Project (Interfaith)
  • JAM and All: JAM Women's Group (Interfaith)
  • Sacred Circles Conferences at the Washington National Cathedral (Interfaith)
•  Mohammed Harba
  • Gurudwara Guru Nanak Darbar (Sikhism)
• Rahim Kanani
  • Diversity Training Series: Educating Chicago's Law Enforcement on the City's Many Religions (2006) (Interfaith)
  • Young Global Leaders Summit: The Future of U.S.-Muslim World Relations in New York City (2006) (Islam)
• Ilyse Morgenstein
  • Research on pluralism in the United States and India
• Agus Hadi Nahrowi
  • Center for Federal Studies
  • Center for the Study of Society and Secularism
  • Ashta Bharati
  • Religious Pluralism in Indonesia (2006) (International)
  • Henry Martyn Institute (HMI) (Interfaith)
  • Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture (Interfaith)
  • The Wahid Institute (Islam)
• Mickey Sanchez
  • New York City Council and Religious Pluralism Case Study
  • American Muslim Alliance (Islam)
  • Religious Advisory Council of Columbus Ohio
• Aneesa Walji
  • Centre for Studies in Religion and Society (CSRS)
  • The SnowStar Institute of Religion (Interfaith)
  • Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council Inc. (Interfaith; International)
  • VisionTV (Interfaith)
  • Muslims Gather on July 4th Weekend for 2006 ICNA-MAS Convention (2006) (Islam)

Research Associates

• Kate Dugan
  • Thousand Buddha Temple (Massachusetts Budhi Siksa Society) (Buddhism)
  • Racial Diversity and Buddhism in the U.S. (2006) (Buddhism)
  • Women in Buddhism in the U.S. (2006) (Buddhism)
• Emily Ronald
  • Green Faith: Interfaith Partners for the Environment (Interfaith)
  • Online Interfaith Resource Guides (2006) (Interfaith)
  • Progressive Faith Bloggers Convention (2006) (Interfaith)
  • Interfaith and Faith Peace Organizations (2006) (Interfaith)
• Laine Walters
  • Minority Faith Involvement in the 2006 Immigration Debates
  • Sacred Space: Practices and Potentials (Interfaith)
• Rodney Yeoh
  • [JUST] International Movement for a JUST World
  • Malaysia, Truly Asia? Religious Pluralism in Malaysia (2006) (International)
  • Open House (Interfaith)
  • INTERFIDEI (Institute for Inter-Faith Dialogue in Indonesia) (Interfaith)
  • The Project for Arab-Jewish Dialogue at Bar-Islan University (Interfaith