The American Legacy Gala
Faith without erasure
We do not ask communities to dilute belief in order to cooperate. Honest difference and mutual dignity belong in the same room.
Many Faiths · One Civic Home
Brotherhood holds difference with love and courage.
Muslims of America moves interfaith leadership beyond polite dialogue into friendship, shared service, moral courage, and institutions capable of carrying trust forward.
Our Interfaith Conviction
We meet one another not as abstractions, but as neighbors entrusted with a shared future.
Religion can be deeply particular and public life can still be deeply shared.
Interfaith work at Muslims of America begins with a simple discipline: listen carefully, represent one another fairly, and turn respect into something useful. We gather leaders across traditions, but our goal is not the gathering itself. The goal is trust strong enough to withstand disagreement, service broad enough to reach beyond one community, and civic relationships capable of strengthening the nation.
This vision is especially visible in the friendship between Dr. Sajid Tarar, Founder and Chairman of Muslims of America, and Dr. Jasdip Singh Jesse, Chairman of Sikhs of America and a Director of this organization. Their relationship gives our principles a human face.
The Practice of Trust
Four commitments for serious interfaith leadership.
Friendship before ceremony
The strongest public dialogue grows from relationships that exist before the microphones arrive and continue after they leave.
Service with consequence
Food, education, relief, civic participation, and the defense of human dignity give interfaith cooperation a practical meaning.
Courage against hatred
Leaders must stand together when Sikhs, Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, or any community is targeted by prejudice or violence.
Sikh · MuslimBrothers in service
A Bond Beyond Institutions
Business partners. Community partners. Family by choice.
Dr. Jesse and Dr. Tarar have built a relationship deeper than ceremonial partnership. They have shared business responsibilities, stood beside one another in civic life, supported each other's communities, and carried a model of Sikh–Muslim friendship into American public leadership.
Their example matters because it refuses two easy mistakes: a friendship that ignores faith, and a faith that refuses friendship. Each man remains grounded in his own tradition. Each recognizes the other as a brother. Together, they demonstrate that loyalty across religious lines can be principled, personal, and powerful.
In 2024, Washington Adventist University awarded honorary doctorates to both leaders in recognition of civic service and minority empowerment. The shared moment was not the beginning of their bond. It was public recognition of work already lived.
Read Dr. Jesse's full story →From Nankana Sahib to America
A history of sacred geography, spiritual companionship, shared language, and unfinished friendship.
Guru Nanak was born in what is now Pakistan. His lifelong companion Bhai Mardana came from a Muslim family and carried the rabab beside him. Muslim devotional voices live within the Guru Granth Sahib. Kartarpur holds both a samadh and a Muslim mazhar associated with the memory of Guru Nanak. The story is complex, sometimes wounded, and still capable of opening doors.
Enter the full history →What We Will Build
Interfaith work designed for public value.
Leadership Table
Private and public conversations among faith, civic, diplomatic, and community leaders.
Shared Service
Projects that bring communities together around food, education, relief, disability inclusion, and human dignity.
Sacred Heritage
Programs connecting younger Americans with the Sikh, Muslim, and South Asian histories that shaped their families.
Public Courage
A visible coalition against anti-Sikh hate, Islamophobia, antisemitism, racism, and the misuse of religion for division.
An Open Door
Bring your faith. Bring your service. Bring your courage to know your neighbor.
We welcome religious institutions, civic leaders, educators, diplomats, artists, businesses, and community organizations ready to build trust through consequential work.
Begin a partnership →