Ek On Kaar Khalsa Michaud, a Minister of Sikh Dharma, is among the five extraordinary women who are being honored at the Heroines of Faith event in Dallas, Sunday, October 25, at 3:00 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1415 S. Vernon Ave. These women have dedicated their lives to building bridges, rather than walls, across different faiths, and also include a Muslim, a Brahma Kumari, a Catholic, and a Jew. The event is being sponsored by the interfaith organization Connecting Our Faiths in Dallas, and the Center for Interreligious Understanding (The CIU) of Teaneck, NJ.
Ek Ong Kaar currently serves as Director of Spiritual Studies for the Ik Jot Foundation, whose mission is to share the wisdom of the Guru Granth Sahib in an interfaith spirit. In addition, the Sikh faith is not a generally known religion in the United States, and she is the perfect subject to explain the religion in an understandable and accurate way. So she would be an intriguing and enlightening guest for an interview or for a future profile. She will be available for interviews in Dallas, starting October 15, as well as prior to that via zoom or phone.
The celebration sponsor, Connecting Our Faiths, is a local Dallas group consisting of imams, ministers, rabbis, and leaders of all the local faith traditions. Its aim is to promote common values, foster mutual respect, and build community relationships. The CIU brings people of all faiths together to explore our shared values, common goals, and the theological foundations of the world’s religions in order to foster genuine understanding. Together, these two groups have sponsored many programs to unite Dallas communities to fight religious stereotypes and intolerance through free community events.
Heroines of Faith honors women who have dedicated their lives to aiding and supporting the world’s most vulnerable, or who have brought diverse religions together to combat religious hatred and discrimination. In addition to Ek Ong Kaar, the other honorees include Catholic philanthropist Nancy Rickard Pulte, of Boca Raton, Fl.; Elaine Adler, a Jewish philanthropist and creator of support organizations, formerly of Palm Beach Gardens, Fl.; and two women who, like Ek Ong Kaar, have dedicated their lives to interfaith bridges, cooperation, and understanding: Muslim Sister Kamilah Abdul Hakeem and Brahma Kumari Sister BK Ranjan, both of Dallas.
To schedule an interview with Ek Ong Kaar, please e-mail: [email protected].
For further information about the event or Connecting our Faiths, please call Imam Marzuq Jaami at: (214) 912-3624.