New billboards aim to educate about Islam
By Catherine Holland, KPHO/KTVK, Jul 19, 2015 PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) – Phoenix is getting three new billboards as part of a national campaign designed to raise awareness about the Islamic religion. Click to support this campaign
Seattle billboards to counter negative views of Islam
By Nina Shapiro, Seattle Times staff reporter, July 18, 2015 A national campaign aimed at countering negative perceptions of Islam has put up four billboards in Seattle. Changing public perceptions may be a tough job, in the face of the Chattanooga shooting and fears about proselytizing. Click to support this campaign
Leaders Respond to Chattanooga, TN Shooting
National and Tennessee Community and Religious Leaders Respond to Shooting in Chattanooga, TN Released: July 17th, 2015 A month ago today, a young gunman murdered nine members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. It was the first day of Ramadan. This morning a young man murdered four marines, and wounded […]
ICNA Condemns Killing of Marines in Tennessee
-—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—- NEW YORK, NY (July 16, 2015) – The Islamic Circle of North American condemns Thursday’s deadly attack by a gunman on a military recruitment center and a reserve facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee that left four marines dead.
Etiquettes of Eid-ul-Fitr
By Sh. Abdur Rahman Khan As Ramadhan comes to an end, I pray that Allah accepts our good deeds – our fasts, our prayers, our du’a, and every action done for His sake. May this blessed month leave us with a slate clean of sin.
Billboards in Iowa are part of the ‘Why Islam?’ project
By Matt Kelley,Radio Iowa Iowa is among 14 states that are the focus of a campaign called the “Why Islam?” project. So far, four billboards have been placed in Iowa cities which organizers say aim to decrease hatred and mistrust and promote a peaceful coexistence. Imam Jawad Ahmed is the supervisor of the effort’s […]
Billboard on I-17 promotes Islam in Arizona
William Pitts, 12 News, July 7, 2015 Members of the Islamic community are hoping billboards placed along Interstate 17 will spread what they call the true nature of the Muslim faith. The billboards are near the Islamic Cultural Center of Phoenix and advertise a free Quran, as well as a phone number and website to […]