ICNA Provides School Supplies to Needy Children
Written by Salman Sheikh, Muslim Link Contributing Writer Thursday, 25 August 2011 It is a fact that many kids come to the first week of school unprepared without any school supplies. And due to recent economically challenging times, buying school supplies and school bags for children can be a financial burden for many […]
Eid Greetings From ICNA
The Islamic Circle of North America wishes you and your loved ones a blessed Eid Al-Fitr! ICNA invites you to build a sense of unity amongst the Muslim community and celebrate Eid with your local Islamic centers and masaajid.
ICNA Relief: $100,000 for Hurricane Irene Victims
—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— JAMAICA, New York (August 28, 2011) – The ICNA Relief Head Office unveiled a broad plan in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene today, that includes establishing a $100,000 Disaster Response Fund for families impacted by hurricane Irene.
Post 9/11, some Muslims pray in Christian churches
Hundreds of Muslims in have been meeting at hall in Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Alexandria since August to pray while their new mosque is being built. By Carlos Hamann – ALEXANDRIA, 2011-08-31 In a Catholic church located in the shadow of Mount Vernon, the estate of George Washington, the first US president, […]
Islamic charity, with a Cape Verdean flavor
Back-to-school cookout fosters cultural dialogue August 28, 2011|By Mary Carmichael, Globe Staff All yesterday afternoon, people kept offering to get Malika Rushdan some lunch. After all, she was at a cookout. “Sorry,’’ she told them again and again. “I’m fasting.’’
Hurricane Irene: Be Prepared
ICNA Relief is setting up several points along the East Coast to support its disaster response efforts. More details are expected soon. Please be prepared using the following hurricane advisory:
Eid celebrations foreshadow 9/11 anniversary in the US
By BARBARA FERGUSON | ARAB NEWS Aug 27, 2011 – WASHINGTON: In the US, the end of the holy month of Ramadan this year will be celebrated with three days of feasting and parties as throughout the Muslim world. But here in the US it will also have a shadow over it, this […]
Protested Islamic group gives away 400 backpacks
By ERIC CARPENTER, 2011-08-23 ANAHEIM – Leaders of the Islamic relief organization that drew protests at a fundraiser in Yorba Linda last winter say they are using some of the money raised to give back to the local community during Ramadan.
Islamic Society gives out packs
Aug. 20, 2011, Delaware The Islamic Society of Delaware Saturday joined Muslim groups across the country in giving out backpacks “to help the community in this hard economy,” spokesman Ali Khan said. More than 300 supply-loaded packs were given first-come, first-served while the quickly dwindling supply lasted at the society center at […]