ICNA Islamic Circle of North America

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NEW YORK, NY (March 20, 2019) – The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) and Helping Hand for Relief and Development USA (HHRD) sent a delegation to Christchurch, New Zealand to personally deliver condolences to the families of the victims of the terrorist attack last week on behalf of the Muslim community in USA.
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The ICNA is celebrating the upcoming arrival of a group of Rohingya refugee families
Feb 17, 2019 by: Dana Roberts
 
Kitchener, Canada – The Islamic Circle of North America’s (ICNA) local group is celebrating the long Family Day weekend.
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Morton Grove honors family that wrote note offering help during bitter cold
By Daniel I. Dorfman, Feb 19, 2019
 
A Morton Grove family who offered assistance and hospitality to their neighbors during the depths of the late January polar vortex received recognition for their efforts at the Feb. 11 village board meeting.
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Food and necessities now available for TSA agents and other workers impacted by the federal government shutdown at Logan International Airport.
 
By Nate Homan, Metro News
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A worldwide search for a rare type of blood to help a Florida girl battling cancer made its way to New York City on Saturday.
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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.
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By KTSM Staff, Dec 29, 2018
 
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – With winter weather in full effect, a non-profit Muslim charity from Dallas sent a team to El Paso to provide free medical exams to migrants.
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Emergency Response Scales Up Following Second Earthquake Relief
 
(Detroit MI, Oct. 2, 2018) – The Islamic Circle of North America is asking the community to offer prayers for the victims of a major earthquake and Tsunami in Indonesia. ICNA’s overseas relief agency Helping Hand for Relief & Development (HHRD) announced emergency relief for the disaster.
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ICNA Relief Commits $100,000 to Relief Efforts. 18 Mosques in impacted regions to shelter evacuees.
 
Sept. 14 – Hurricane Florence is set to be the most dangerous storm to hit the Carolinas in 30 years. It is expected to cause “life-threatening storm surge and rainfall.”
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By Rosalind Bentley and Shelia Poole – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
 
Evacuees from North and South Carolina began arriving in Georgia on Tuesday, where they are planning to wait out the expected wrath of Hurricane Florence as it makes its way across both states and portions of Virginia.
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Queens, NY, July 18, 2018 – ICNA Relief, one of America’s largest Muslim charities, is launching its annual Back2School drive to raise and distribute thousands of free book bags and supplies, across a record 35 states and Puerto Rico, in more than 70 cities, over 30 days.
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By Deborah Block, Voice of America, June 13, 2018
 
WASHINGTON — Every year, Muslims donate millions of dollars to Islam-based charities, including those in the United States, during the holy month of Ramadan (this year, from May 15 to June 15).
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Jun 03, 2018 by Maryam Mirza, Mississauga News
 
When Farida Pedhiwala couldn’t articulate the importance of giving charity and sharing wealth to the less fortunate with her three-year-old son, Adam, she decided she was going to show him instead.
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NEW ORLEANS – A leading Islamic relief group has launched a campaign this Ramadan to ensure that refugees and needy people have enough groceries to keep and break their fasts during the holy month.
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Volunteers aid in disaster relief, feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless and providing free health clinics to anyone in need.
By Lauren Bale, May 28, 2018, New Orleans CBS
 
One box at a time and one food item at a time, local mosques are making sure their members won’t go hungry when they break their fasting for Ramadan.
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BALTIMORE, MD (April 22, 2018) – Chairman of the Board of Directors of Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) Dr. Mohsin Ansari accepted the Organization’s Community Service Award by the United Maryland Muslim Council (UMMC) on behalf of HHRD from the Governor of Maryland Mr. Larry Hogan.
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Week of Compassion and ICNA Relief collaborate to rebuild damaged homes in Louisiana.
April 12, 2018
 
In March of 2016, flooding swept across much of Louisiana. In Ouachita Parish (in upstate Louisiana, between Shreveport and Vicksburg, Mississippi), the heavy rainfall created a strong flow of water–strong enough to displace the foundation piers of homes.
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The facility in Northeast Philly will be staffed by volunteers who are mostly Muslim.
 
By Cherri Gregg, April 05, 2018
 
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) – A free health clinic operated by Muslim volunteers will hold its grand opening this weekend in Northeast Philadelphia.
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By Chris Kaltenbach, The Baltimore Sun
 
For 25-year-old Kaltuma Sharif, it’s simply a matter of giving back. But if spending part of a beautiful Saturday afternoon handing out food to the homeless and needy helps shine a positive light on her Muslim faith, that’s OK, too.
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By Megan Wahn
 
They’re not even doctors yet, but five University of Georgia students are already bringing health care to those who need it in Athens. In March 2017, five pre-med majors—Hamzah Ali, Vraj Patel, Abdus Subhan, Ummar Jamal and Faiz Saulat—co-founded Shifa Clinic Athens, a free health-care clinic, first on Huntington Road, then at a more permanent location on Hawthorne Avenue.
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