Courier News: ICNA Organizes Cultural Event for Dec. 9
Islamic group 877 Why Islam is organizing a cultural event, “In the Footsteps of Abraham (peace be upon him),” 5 p.m. Dec 9 at its center at 1320 Hamilton St., Somerset section. Abraham, the father of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, is respected by all faiths and a role model for all of humanity, organizers said. […]
Bangladesh Devastated Again; Thousands Perished, Millions Homeless
—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— JAMAICA, New York (November 19, 2007) – On November 15, 2007, Bangladesh was hit by a devastating super cyclone SIDR, with the wind speed recorded at 150 mph. The death toll is continuously on the rise. So far, over 3000 people have perished in this cyclone. The rising tidal waves […]
Associated Press: LAPD Shelves Muslim Mapping Plan
By PETER PRENGAMAN, Associated Press Writer A police plan to map out Muslim communities, a proposal that civil rights groups sharply criticized as racial and religious profiling, has been shelved, a police spokeswoman said Wednesday. The LAPD planned to have its counterterrorism bureau identify Muslim enclaves to determine which might be likely to become isolated […]
ICNA Southern California Dismayed By LAPD's Mapping of Muslim Community
—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— LOS ANGELES, California (November 13, 2007) – The Southern California Chapter of The Islamic Circle of North America wishes to convey it’s feeling of dismay with the Los Angeles Police Department’s announcement of mapping Muslim Communities. We request that the LAPD reconsider its strategy on approaching terrorism here in Southern […]