Meet the Rabbis of Jewish Voice for Peace!
June 29, 2016 at Grace Place in Chicago. Come meet some of the members of Jewish Voice for Peace’s National Rabbinical Council, and learn about the work that they are doing to inside and outside the mainstream Jewish community to combat censorship; oppose Faithwashing (using “interfaith” unity as a way of censoring criticism of […]
Muslim groups, like Latino groups, mobilize to defeat Trump
By Kerry Eleveld, Jun 29, 2016 Even though Donald Trump is “refining” his Muslim ban to cast a broader net, it doesn’t mean Muslim Americans are unclear about Trump’s effort to stigmatize them and their religion. Trump’s continued emphasis on terrorism and immigrants from “terrorist nations” (yet to be defined by team Trump) is […]
'Never Been A Time Like This': Alarmed Muslim Voters Mobilize To Stop Trump
By Lauren Fox, June 29, 2016 MANASSAS, Va. – Friday prayer service was winding down at a mosque in northern Virginia when the group’s president made his way to the front of the room and made an announcement he typically reserves for the final weeks before Election Day.
USCMO denounces terror attack at Istanbul Airport
(Washington, D.C., 6/28/2016) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the largest coalition of leading national and local Muslim organizations, condemns the cowardly attack at the Ataturk international airport in Istanbul, Turkey which claimed at least 41 innocent lives and scores of injured people. “This terrorist act is strongly condemned and those behind it […]
Turkey Airport Attacks Condemned by ICNA
-—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—- NEW YORK, NY (June 29, 2016) – ICNA strongly condemns the deadly attack on innocent civilians at Turkey International Airport today. It is yet another cowardly and ghastly act and this time it is Muslims who were mostly the victims.
Fair Chance Act: Meeting with Human Rights Commission
By Abdus-Salaam Musa (ICNA Headquarters, New York) – The South East Queens Muslim Collective and the Islamic Circle of North America presented an event with the Human Rights Commission of New York City on the the Fair Chance Act.
Muslims Host Community at a Ramadan Iftar in the Park
NEW YORK, NY (Saturday, June 18, 2016) – A crowd estimated at close to 600 Muslims and community residents shared an afternoon together in Rufus King Park in downtown Jamaica. The occasion was a Community Iftar (dinner) that follows the fast breaking by Muslims each day at sunset during the holy month of Ramadan.
One America Campaign Launches at ICNA Convention
By Javeria Salman (June 14, 2016, Washington D.C.) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) recently launched a new initiative “One America Campaign” to unite the Muslim American voice and encourage the Muslim community to get involved in civic engagement.
Muslim Group: Relationship with Latinos ‘Stronger Than Ever’ in Light of Orlando Shooting
by Edwin Mora, Breitbart News The Orlando massacre at the hands of Omar Mateen will not cause a rift between the Latino and Muslim communities, even though the overwhelming majority of the victims were Latinos, an Islamic organization told Breitbart News.