Islamic Society of North America

Muslims Must Stand Up Against The Horrific Attacks Against Christians In Nigeria

Imam Mohamed Magid | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Islam, Religious Tolerance, Nigeria, Islamic Society of North America, Radical Islam, Muslim-Christian Relations, Boko Haram, Interfaith Engagement, Nigeria Violence, Interfaith Dialogue, Christians in Nigeria, Religion News
Imam Mohamed Magid

It is with great sadness that we have heard the devastating news of the deplorable acts of violence committed against our brothers and sisters of the Christian faith in Nigeria.

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Living On A $31.50 Family Food Budget

Street Sense | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: DC News, Islamic Society of North America, Video, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, Food Stamp Challenge, District of Columbia, Catholic Charities USA, Dc Impact, Homeless, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, Street Sense, DC News

By Hannah Morgan Street Sense A 17-ounce box of Frosted Flakes cereal costs around $3 in many local stores. Add a gallon of milk, another $4, and ...

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A Living Faith Needs Critical Voices

Jalees Rehman, M.D. | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Islam, Hijab, Faith, Kraken, Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, Islamic Society of North America, Critical Muslim Voices, ISNA Convention 2011, Muslim Self Reflection, Religious Innovation, ISNA Convention, Progressive Christianity, Religious Tradition, Interfaith Dialogue, American Muslim, Islam in America, Religion News
Jalees Rehman, M.D.

The desire to preserve and glorify faith is understandable, but when this desire becomes the central goal, it creates a lifeless version of the faith that is better suited for a museum.

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Jaweed Kaleem

Muslims Gather At Largest Islamic Convention In North America

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 09.02.2011

Read More: Yasir Qadhi, Islamic Society of North America, Islam, Religion News, Muslim Americans, Mosques, 9/11, Muslims, Ingrid Mattson, Sharia Law, Isna, Islam in America, Religion News

ROSEMONT, Ill. -- If Muslims want to improve their image America, they have to get involved in their communities and proactively talk Islam before con...

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Jaweed Kaleem

Mohamed Magid: A Portrait of An American Imam

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: All Dulles Area Muslim Society, Islamic Society of North America, ADAMS Center, Islam, Religion News, Muslim-Jewish Relations, Muslim-Christian Relations, American Muslims, Interfaith Relations, Muslims, Imam Mohamed Magid, Ingrid Mattson, Isna, Video, Religion News

STERLING, Va. -- In the middle of the night a few years ago, Imam Mohamed Magid got a peculiar phone call from a young man who attended his Northern V...

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Islamophobia A Critical Topic At Muslim Convention

Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Islamophobia, Islamic Society of North America, Islam, Muslims, Religious Cooperation, ISNA Convention, Isna, Religious Tolerance, Muslim Americans, Religion News

By Omar Sacirbey Religion News Service (RNS) With the 10th anniversary of 9/11 looming, attendees at North America's largest Muslim gathering next...

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Tennessee Considers Bill That Makes Following Shariah A Felony

AP | LUCAS L. JOHNSON II | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: First Amendment Center, Islam, Islamic Society of North America, Mecca, Center for Security Policy, Governor Bill Haslam, House Speaker Pro Tempore Judd Matheny, Stop Islamization of America, Shariah, Tennessee, Bill Haslam, Eagle Forum, Oklahoma, Bobbie Patray, Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, Stop the Madrassa, Ground Zero Mosque, Pamela Geller, National Conference of State Legislatures, David Yerushalmi, Senator Bill Ketron, Judd Matheny, Society of Americans for National Existence, Shariah Law, Frank Gaffney, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, Bill Ketron, Muslim, Politics News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee is considering making it a felony to follow some versions of the Islamic code known as Shariah, the most severe measure...

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WaPo 'On Faith': The Deviant Theology Of Violent Extremists

washingtonpost.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamic Society of North America, American Muslims, Western Islam, Extremist Muslims, Islamic Theology, Western Muslims, Violence in Islam, Extremist Western Muslim, American Imam, Religion News

As an American imam at one of the largest mosques in the DC Metro area, I am greatly troubled by the new cases of violent extremism among Western Musl...

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Reclaim Islam, Embolden Muslim Women In America: 10 Minutes With Mohamed Magid

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Imam Mohamed Magid, Muslim American Community, Women in Islam, American Muslims, Islam in Canada, Islamic Society of North America, Islam in America, Canadian Muslims, Religion News

By Omar Sacirbey Religion News Service (RNS) Imam Mohamed Magid assumes the helm of the Islamic Society of North America, the largest Muslim group in...

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Va. Imam Named Head Of Largest Muslim Group

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Imam Mohamed Magid, Islam, Mohamed Magid Isna, Isna, Islamic Society of North America, Isna Mohamed Magid, Mohamed Magid, Religion News

By Omar Sacirbey Religion News Service (RNS) The Islamic Society of North America, the largest Muslim group in the U.S. and Canada, on Tuesday (Sept....

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Muslim Groups Launch Survey Of American Mosques

Religion News Service | By Omar Sacirbey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: u.s. Mosque Survey, Islam, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Mosque Survey, Islamic Society of North America, American Mosque Survey, Religion News

By Omar Sacirbey Religion News Service (RNS) Muslim-American organizations have launched what they say will be the most comprehensive survey of mosqu...

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The Emerging American Muslim Civic Identity

Eboo Patel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Times Square Bomb, Islamic Society of North America, Jihad Jane, Islam, Faisal Shahzad, Religion News
Eboo Patel

The high-profile actions of the few are overshadowing a trend that is capturing the many: the emergence of an American Muslim civic identity.

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Islamic Society Provides Weak Evidence Against Times Square Bomb Attempt

Terry Kelhawk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Koran, Islamic Society of North America, Islam, Anti-Terrorism, Terrorism, Time Square Bombing, Religion News
Terry Kelhawk

Next time, Muslim leadership should provide us with a verse strong enough to convince those who read it in context -- including terrorists -- that theirs is a religion of peace.

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Muslim Communities Rally To Support Victims of Fort Hood

HuffPost | Victoria Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Islamic Society of North America, Fort Hood, Fort Hood Family Fund, Fundraising, Muslim, Fort Hood Shootings, Impact News

Islamic communities in America have experienced a harsh backlash of popular opinion following the attacks at Fort Hood, in which 13 people were shot t...

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The Price of Oil and the Massacre at Fort Hood

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Islamic Society of North America, Politics, Fort Hood, New York Post, Saudi Arabia, Oil, New York Times, Muslim Community Center, Major Nidal Hasan, Center for Islamic Pluralism, Stephen Suleyman Schwatz, Wahhabi, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

The relationship between the price of oil and the slaughter that took place at Fort Hood is hardly as far-fetched as it would appear.

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Muslims Say F.B.I. Tactics Sow Anger and Fear

New York Times | PAUL VITELLO and KIRK SEMPLE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fbi, Muslim Organizations Fbi, Islamic Society of North America, Muslims Fbi, Islamic Organizations Fbi, Politics News

The anxiety and anger have been building all year. In March, a national coalition of Islamic organizations warned that it would cease cooperating with...

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In Search of the "Muslim World"

John Milewski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamic Society of North America, Islam, Isna, Akbar Ahmed, Documentary, Media Criticism, Media, Fourth of July, America, Muslim World, Media News
John Milewski

Journey Into America portrays the experiences of Muslim-Americans, providing much food for thought about how we think about any designated group of Americans.

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Obama and the Kevin Bacon Game of Persecuting Muslims

Omid Safi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Council on American Islamic Relations, Islamic Society of North America, Muslim Student Association, John Hagee, Muslim Outreach, Condoleezza Rice, Karen Hughes, Mazen Asbahi, Rod Parsley, Barack Obama, Politics News
Omid Safi

By the logic of the "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" game, every Muslim can be tied to another Muslim who can be tied to another Muslim who can be tied to... someone found not guilty of a crime.

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