The First ICNA-MAS South Central Regional Conference
The First ICNA-MAS South Central Regional Conference Brought More Than 1,500 Together. This was the first effort of its kind to organize a conference on Islam during one of the most traveled weekends of the year in the South Central Region of USA. This conference was held at the University Center University of Houston Main […]
National Muslim Organizations Offer Practical Steps to End Darfur Crises
WASHINGTON, DC (May 2, 2006) – Several national Muslim American organizations today reiterated their concern for the crisis in Darfur, and condemned the violence, which has been perpetrated upon villages by government sponsored militias and the rebels, and has produced more than 1.3 million internally displaced refugees.
Third Annual Seerah Conference
by SUBHANAH WAHHAJ ON SUNDAY, April 30, 2006, hundreds of Muslims flocked to York College, eager to attend the third, annual Seerah conference.. About half the attendees were sisters. Over three hundred books and audio and video materials, in seven languages, on the Seerah of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) were exhibited. […]
WhyIslam Booths at LA Times Book Festival: A new milestone
Armed with copies of the Qur’an, information brochures and gifts, trained WhyIslam volunteers engaged the visitors in discussions and answered their questions at the LA Times Book Festival for the second year in a row on April 29-30. The WhyIslam information booths again surpassed all expectations. This meant running out of all copies of the […]
Prophet Muhammad: A Mercy to Mankind: ICNA Seerah Conference at York College
The ICNA Conference, held at York College this past Sunday, April 30, kept its tradition of having a variety of speakers from different backgrounds, ethnicities, communities and genders. The first part of the conference consisted of an exhibition of books about the Prophet in many different languages including Russian, Bengali, Arabic and Urdu. After Asr […]
Muhammad Ali crowned: R.S. United sweeps with record-high voter turnout
By Joshua Errett Ryersonian Staff Last Updated: Feb.16, 2006. 1:00 a.m. It was a clean sweep for the R.S. United team on Wednesday night, with each of their four executive candidates winning with comfortable margins in the Ryerson Students’ Union elections. In what was a record turnout, students elected Muhammad Ali Jabbar as President, Nora […]
Opening Books, Opening Minds at the Festival
More than 127,000 meet authors and attend panel discussions during the two-day event. May 01, 2006|Louis Sahagun | Times Staff Writer With critics pointing a harsh finger at Muslims and the Arab world, Alia Dada and Shahid Ali could not have been more pleased with the crowds gathered around their little information […]