25,000 Muslim Americans gather to curb Islamophobia
May 30, 2016, AhlulBayt News Agency – Nearly 25,000 people, including Ismael Essa, gathered at the Baltimore Convention Center Saturday for a three-day conference.
Islamophobia spurring US Muslims in political process
‘This year we are more active, because you have people like Trump who are talking negative about everybody,’ says head of advocacy group By Esra Kaymak Avci BALTIMORE, United States – American Muslims are involved in this year’s presidential elections in greater numbers than in years past because of heightened Islamophobic rhetoric, the […]
Thousands gather at largest convention of US Muslims
The convention this year honors the holy Quran, and speakers address everyday challenges facing US Muslims By Esra Kaymak Avci, BALTIMORE, United States (AA) – Tens of thousands of Muslims from across the U.S. gathered Saturday for the largest gathering of American Muslims, the 41st Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA)-Muslim American Society (MAS) […]
Baltimore Muslims Hand Out 700 Mercy Bags to Needy
Mon 30 May 2016, CAIRO – Muslim volunteers from the Islamic Circle of North America Relief have handed out 700 ‘mercy bags’ to needy seniors and homeless, in the second year of service project in Baltimore.
Muslims Meet in Baltimore to Dispel Myths
Sun 29 May 2016, BALTIMORE – Amid increasing anti-Muslim rhetoric in election campaign, a national American-Muslim organization is bringing its annual convention to Baltimore to dispel myths about Islam and Muslims.
Anti-Islamophobia ‘pill’ at US convention pulls crowd
‘Islamophobin cures’ people of Islamophobia, according to Council on American-Islamic Relations’s satirical campaign Esra Kaymak, BALTIMORE, United States The “Islamophobin” pill, launched by a Muslim association to counter Islamophobia in America, has attracted crowds at the Islamic Circle of North America-Muslim American Society convention in the U.S. state of Maryland.
Turkish ambassador to U.S. briefed on Anadolu project
At US Muslim convention, Ambassador Kilic praises Anadolu’s new package, saying it will fill a huge gap in mainstream media By Esra Kaymak Avci, WASHINGTON Turkish Ambassador to the U.S. Serdar Kilic visited Anadolu Agency’s stand at the largest annual gathering of U.S. Muslims Sunday, where he was briefed about the agency’s new […]
Anadolu Agency's global news package presented in US
‘We hope that this new project will be a news bridge between Muslims,’ says Deputy Director General Metin Mutanoglu By Esra Kaymak Avci, BALTIMORE, United States Anadolu Agency has used the largest annual gathering of American Muslims to present its new Anadolu World Report News Package.
Muslim Americans gather to curb Islamophobia, dispel myths about faith
By Karen Campbell, Saturday, May 28th 2016 BALTIMORE (WBFF)– Nearly 25,000 people, including Ismael Essa, gathered at the Baltimore Convention Center Saturday for a three-day conference.