DALLAS — Hala Halabi always looks forward to the distribution drives in the days and weeks leading up to the holidays. As a part of ICNA-Relief USA Islamic Circle of North America, she focuses her attention on refugees who arrive in North Texas. This year, however, is different. The pandemic has made
Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) has solidified its presence in the American Muslim population as a pioneering grassroots association focused on literacy, self-development, outreach, and community services.
Rohingya Muslims are an ethnic minority indigenous to Arakan/Rakhine State in Burma/Myanmar. Currently, they are facing genocide after the Burmese military has revoked their citizenship and committed major human rights violations. The genocidal campaign by the Government of Burma has led to displacement of nearly 3 million Rohingya in several
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Rescue Committee in Dallas had a plan — to encourage its clients to fill out the Census. Now the rescue committee and other groups are also making sure their clients — many of whom are refugees — have enough to eat and know how
By David Pendered At a time DeKalb County’s school system expects students to have a home computer, a Muslim organization is leading an effort to give away to refugee children a back-to-school need that’s far more basic – backpacks, paper and pencils.
BY CHRISTINA WALDNER, JAN 3, 2019 The horrors Airdrie-based family physician Dr. Fozia Alvi saw and heard of during her humanitarian missions to refugee camps in Bangladesh in 2017 and 2018, will forever be with her.
Sudan is in crisis as escalating conflict has caused mass displacement, an economic crisis, and a collapse of healthcare services. The war is a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. Officials estimate that the violence in Sudan has killed at least 15,500 people, while
Every time I stroll down the street unafraid, walk down a grocery aisle stocked with food, turn on the faucet, or flick a light switch, my mind turns to the people of Gaza. My home in Alexandria, Egypt, is only about 400 kilometers away, but with the border strictly closed,
PALESTINE CRISIS www.icnacsj.org Brief History Palestine is the Holy Land, significant in all three major religions – Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. The people of Palestine, be they Muslim, Christian, or Jewish, lived in a peaceful and prospering society, engaging in trades such as fishing and farming, and contributing to a
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