Introduction to the Campaign

  Among the most basic needs of every human being lies the need for food and sustenance. Although this basic necessity is no revelation to anyone, the amount of people that must go without food in this country is alarming. Since the US. Department of Agriculture began measuring food security in 1995, hunger levels in […]

United Against Hunger – Standing Up For Justice

  —FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—   JAMAICA, New York (September 28, 2010) – The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) announced today its National Campaign Against Hunger, a month-long campaign of advocacy, awareness and service to battle the growing effects of hunger on our nation. Bearing the slogan “United Against Hunger – Standing Up For Justice,” […]

MFD Events are Successful Despite Controversy

By Zainab Arain   September 26th, 2010 – A flurry of negative media coverage was the backdrop for this year’s Muslim Family Day at Six Flags theme parks nationwide. Controversy and public outcry about the event’s nearness to September 11th produced threats of boycotts and unwarranted accusations against ICNA, but despite the misinformed backlash ICNA, […]

'A Week of Dialogue' to Combat Bigotry

  —FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—   (NEW YORK, NY, 9/20/2010) –- A number of local and national American Muslim leaders today issued a call for “A Week of Dialogue” in October to combat bigotry and promote understanding and religious tolerance in civil society.

Muslim Leaders Call for Mosque Open House

  LINDA SCHMIDT   20 Sep 2010, MYFOXNY.COM – Muslim leaders from around the country held a summit Sunday in New York. Then Monday, they gathered to call for a national week of dialogue in October to stem what they feel is a rising tide of intolerance toward Muslims. They are also asking mosques across […]

ICSJ Responds to U.S. Census Bureau's Poverty Report

  —FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—   WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 17, 2010) – In a press release issued today, the ICNA Council for Social Justice (ICSJ) addressed a shocking report on national poverty statistics in 2009.   Staggering figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau in its annual report on poverty, income and health coverage pin […]

Over 5,000 Children in NY, NJ and DC Benefit from Back to School Giveaway

  NEW YORK, NY (September, 2010) – The Islamic Circle of North America kept busy this Ramadan, with chapters in New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Washington D.C. supplying backpacks and school supplies to families in need. ICNA’s Back to School Giveaway garnered much attention—nearly 5,500 school bags were distributed over the course of the […]

Some Muslims on edge as Eid al-Fitr falls just before 9/11

  By SARAH RASLAN, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Sept. 6, 2010   While Muslims prepare for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, some are apprehensive about how close the holiday is expected to fall to the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.  

US Christian leader flays attempts to malign Islam

  By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS   Sep 12, 2010   JEDDAH: An American Christian leader has emphasized the need to stop the current wave of anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States, urging Christians to talk to Muslims rather than about them and to accurately follow the teachings of Jesus Christ (peace be […]

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