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The Islamic Circle of North America is launching a month-long National Campaign Against Hunger during the month of October 2010. The National Campaign Against Hunger aims to tackle hunger from both a social service and social justice perspective. This initiative follows “Save Family Save Society,” a grassroots national family campaign successfully held by ICNA in October 2009.

 

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By MARY ANN BOURBEAU, mycentraljersey.com
August 24, 2010

 

Pastor George Montanari of the Middlebush Reformed Church will be one of a group of Franklin’s religious leaders gathering at the Why Islam Center Thursday night to take part in a traditional iftar dinner, celebrating the holy month of Ramadan.

 

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A true champion in the fight against hunger and homelessness, Miriam’s Kitchen has been feeding the hungry in Washington, DC for over 25 years and providing individualized services for the homeless in a comfortable environment.

 

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ICNA’s Family Retreat was held in Harrisburg, PA at the Gifford Pinochet park from July 3rd to 5th. More than 60 families, totaling over 200 individuals, attended the retreat. It was an atmosphere where people prayed together and enjoyed together. Some highlights were food, volleyball, badminton, cycling, and a campfire with a barbecue.

 

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Got school supplies?

 

If not, don’t fret, The Staten Island chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America is staging a Back to School Giveaway on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center, Tompkinsville.

 

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JAMAICA, New York (August 17, 2010) – The Islamic Circle of North America invites you to participate in its annual Back to School Giveaway, an event created to meet the needs of families across the United States.

 

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ICNA Relief USA, a Domestic Faith Based Social Service and Disaster Relief Organization, recently opened its newly established office in Massachusetts located at 222 Broadway (inside the Casablanca Cafe), Chelsea, MA 02150. Malika Bey-Rushdan will serve as the Project Director for the new ICNA Relief Boston operations. Originally from the Boston area, she brings with her a wealth of experience in community development.

 

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By Zainab Arain

 

HOUSTON, Texas (July 2nd, 2010) – The fifth annual ICNA-MAS US South Central Region Conference was held at the University of Houston with much success. The theme, Save Family – Save Society, attracted large crowds.

 

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JAMAICA, New York (July 21, 2010)- The Islamic Circle of North America is pleased to announce Muslim Family Day 2010, being held at Six Flags locations across the United States in celebration of Eid Al-Fitr.

 

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The conference starts tomorrow, at the University of Houston, TX. For Registration, Hotels, Food and other information visit http://www.icnasouth.com

 

For a detailed program and live broadcasting visit http://www.icna.org/live

 

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WASHINGTON, (May 17, 2010) – Inter-religious education and the danger of stereotypes were discussed at the 14th annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Dialogue between Catholics and Muslims, in Somerset, NJ, May 5-6.

 

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By Ras H. Siddiqui

 

When a reader here comes across a booth at a mall, a billboard, TV/Radio segments or even a local neighborhood advertisement that asks a very simple question “Why Islam?” it is bound to raise a certain level of curiosity. “Discover Islam” www.whyIslam.org says one such outlet while a car bumper sticker asks “got faith?” and gives you the same website or a phone number 1-877-WHY-ISLAM to reach if you are curious.

 

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By Haseeba Syed

 

Let’s imagine, you come home after a long hard day of work, or school. Or, you’ve been running errands and doing other chores all day. You turn on the television, and tune to the news channel after dinner. Some of the words you hear most often include Muslim, Islam, and Muhammad. But what do you really know about Muslims and Islam besides what you’ve heard on the news and seen on TV?

 

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By Imran Hassan

 

Sh. Khalid Yasin, who has dedicated more than 15 years removing misconceptions about Islam and Muslims, visited the greater Kansas City area for a three day whirlwind tour filled with lectures and workshops organized by the Islamic Circle of North America – Kansas City chapter (ICNA-KC).

 

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By Rida Bint Fozi

 

“You really have to go and find what the truth of people is.”- Dr. Ingrid Mattson, President, Islamic Society of North America

 

The amount of people that flooded into Window to Islam at the ICNA-MAS Convention this past weekend attests to many things, among them this— that there is a relentless desire to find the truth of Islam, by Muslims and non-Muslims alike.

 

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By Rida Fozi

 

As Iqbal Shariff glanced around the Youth Conference hall, he noted something new. This year, the first two rows were reserved exclusively for a group of deaf Muslims. Shariff’s response first took the form of inspiration, quickly followed by emotion. He says, “As tears poured from my eyes, I asked myself, ‘How do they believe in Allah (SWT)?’”

 

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35th Annual ICNA-MAS Convention in Hartford, CT on Memorial Day weekend. Read more

 

By Suzanne Khazaal

 

Accommodating thousands of visitors at the Los Angeles Festival of Books at UCLA, WhyIslam Southern California handed out a record 4,640 copies of the Qur’an at the biggest and busiest booth to teach about Islam, this past weekend on April 24-25. This is the 6th consecutive year for the booth.

 

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by Abu Salman Eberle, Muslim Link Contributing Writer

 

Fairfax, VA (April 22, 2010) – About 200 area community leaders and Imams responded to an invitation only dinner organized by the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) at the Islamic Center of Northern Virginia Trust in Fairfax, VA on Saturday April 10, 2010 to learn about ICNA’s efforts in outreach and service to humanity.

 

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By Sabrina Enayatulla

 

On Saturday, April 10, 2010, the WhyIslam project’s Southern California chapter gathered for its sixth annual WhyIslam fundraising banquet, raising a total of $75,000 through donations, and an auction made up of items donated from the community. This year’s total marks a record amount raised for the organization, according to the ICNA Chapter’s Dawah Committee Chairman, Amir Mertaban.

 

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