JAMAICA, New York (May 21, 2013) – ICNA IT Department announces the release of the ICNA-MAS Convention mobile application. This free app, available for Android and iPhone users, offers several features like creating personal program schedule, bio of all speakers, bazaar map, getting instant updates to program changes and a convenient way to follow convention Tweets.
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ICNA-MAS Convention Mobile App Released
May 21st, 2013Urgent Action Alert: Support ICNA Relief’s Okla. efforts
May 20th, 2013
JAMAICA, New York (May 20, 2013) – A powerful tornado blasted an area outside of Oklahoma City, leveling homes and killing at least 51 people. At least seven of the dead are children from Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City. According to initial reports, relief workers have difficulty in reaching to the survivors.
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Islam: The Pursuit of Happiness
May 13th, 2013
By Shaykh Abdool Rahman Khan, ICNA Shariah Council
May 10, 2013 – Happiness is the pursuit of every creation of Allah. Each acts according to what it considers to bring about happiness to its existence from the world of Angels, animals, birds and particularly Jinn and Mankind. It is the point where we the creation of Allah (SWT) reach. Attaining happiness can be dynamic, turning human energy to serve The Creator and be of benefit to His Creation; be true Khlifatul Ardh (vicegerent of the earth).
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ICNA holds sporting day in South Brunswick, NJ
May 13th, 2013
BY KATHY CHANG, Sentinel
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Members of the Muslim community took to the sporting fields at the Crossroads Middle Schools for a day of fun and food recently.
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ICNA condemns government brutality in Bangladesh
May 9th, 2013
—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—
NEW YORK, NY (May 9, 2013) – Islamic Circle of North America condemns acts of brutality committed by police and paramilitary forces in Bangladesh.
Violence flared on Monday, May 6th, in Dhaka City as protesters gathered peacefully to demanding their religious rights.
Más que nunca los Latinos aceptan el Islam en L.A.
May 4th, 2013
Por: Muhammad Hussain, Nahela Morales (English translation below)
LOS ANGELES, California (04/05/2013) – Una docena de voluntarios de habla hispana participaron en nuestro puesto de información en Fiesta Broadway de Los Angeles California el domingo pasado. Este evento fue organizado por el equipo de ICNA del Sur de California un proyecto de WhyIslam.
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Female converts to Islam facing growing scrutiny
May 2nd, 2013
Omar Sacirbey, Apr 29, 2013
BOSTON (RNS) When Karen Hunt Ahmed and her Muslim husband divorced four years ago, many friends asked her, “Now you can stop this Islam stuff, right?”
Some friends, she thought.
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Successful booth at LA Times Book Fest amid concerns
April 23rd, 2013
By Roomana Songerwala
LOS ANGELES, California (April 22, 2013) – Over the past two days the prestigious Los Angeles Times Festival of Books was held on the sprawling grounds of the University of Southern California campus amid a warm but breezy weather.
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WBAI Radio: Boston Marathon bombings backlash
April 21st, 2013
An Interview with Malika Rushdan, ICNA Relief
Boston, MA (April 20, 2013) – As always some individuals and communities are being scape-goated and marginalized, most recently in the aftermath of the tragic Boston Marathon bombings.
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LA Times Book Fest: Islamic involvement at the festival
April 21st, 2013
By Nicolette Kelegian, Annenberg Radio, USC
LOS ANGELES, California (April 19, 2013) – The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is scheduled this weekend at the University of Southern California. On Saturday, there will be more than 300 booths spread across the University Park Campus and more than 150,000 people are expected to attend the festival.
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ICNA statement at joint US Muslim org press conference
April 19th, 2013
—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—
WASHINGTON D.C. (April 19, 2013) – The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) issued a statement during a joint press conference today with other national Muslim organizations at The National Press Club in the capital.
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U.S. Muslims Mobilize To Prevent Backlash
April 17th, 2013
By David Gibson and Lauren Markoe, 04/16/2013
(RNS) No sooner had the reality of the Boston Marathon bombing sunk in on Monday (April 15) afternoon than Muslim activists in the U.S. began sending out a slew of news releases, tweets and Facebook messages urging prayers and aid for the victims — and condemning whoever was behind the horrific attack.
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Boston Runner: I’ll run until my body can’t take it anymore
April 16th, 2013
April 16, 2013
In an interview with ICNA.org, Jalon Fowler, a Muslim participant of the Boston Marathon relates her experience.
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ICNA Expresses Outrage at Boston Bomb Attacks
April 15th, 2013
JAMAICA, New York (April 15, 2013) – The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) expresses its outrage at the bomb attacks today on the Boston Marathon. The senseless attack left at least three people dead and many more injured including several who have lost their limbs.
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Who Guards The Most Sacred Site In Christendom?
April 9th, 2013
By Gabriele Barbati | March 29 2013
JERUSALEM — Every Christian knows the holiest places in Christendom are in Jerusalem. The holiest of all, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, was erected in 325, over the site where it is believed Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead.
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Mexico’s Growing Muslims
April 6th, 2013
OnIslam & News Agencies, 29 March 2013
TIJUANA, Mexico — Gathering from different countries at the sleepy beach of Tijuana, a growing number of the city’s population are becoming Muslims, finding Islamic values close to the country’s Catholic traditions.
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ICNA Congratulates New Pope
March 14th, 2013
—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—
JAMAICA, New York (March 13, 2013) – The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) issued a press release today congratulating Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio on his election as the pope and leader of the worldwide Catholic Church.
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ICNA Condemns Violation of Human Rights in Bangladesh
March 4th, 2013
—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—
JAMAICA, New York (March 2, 2013) – The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) issued a press release today on the escalating violence in Bangladesh.
The current regime has introduced one-party rule in Bangladesh by silencing opposing views, and the country has quickly descended into anarchy. Extra-judicial killings, abduction, and murders of journalists and opposition figures are rampant.
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