Press Releases View PDF The Warren Community Center Auditorium was the venue for an interfaith symposium “Meet your Neighbors, Examining the Shared Heritage of Faith” the evening of Thursday, June 10th, 2006. The event, co-sponsored by the National Conference for Community and Justice, Michigan (NCCJ), The Council of American-Islamic Relations of Michigan (CAIR-MI), and the…
IONA in the News 'Meet Your Neighbors' symposium aims to calm fears about new house of worship in Warren. WARREN — Some people believe Christians, Jews and Muslims pray to the same God. And some make it their business to spread the word.Muslims and city officials in Warren have cleared the way for the first…
IONA in the News An informational meeting to educate residents about Islam and Muslims is being offered this week in the wake of controversy over a new mosque in Warren.The "Meet Your Neighbors" symposium will be held from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the Warren Community Center, 5460 Arden. Religious leaders with the city's newly established…
Press Releases View PDF The Islamic Organization of North America (IONA), in cooperation with the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) and the Council on American – Islamic Relations, Michigan Chapter (CAIR-MI) is organizing a “Meet your Neighbors – Examining the Shared Heritage of Faith” symposium to be held on Thursday, June 8, 2006…
IONA in the News Metro Detroit Steve Elturk of the Islamic Organization of North America looks at plans last week in Warren for a mosque he plans to open there, maybe by September. “We seem to have the support of the majority,” he says. “There are a few who are still uncomfortable with us. We…
IONA in the News Warren project sparks worry, underscores need for dialogue about faith, Muslim leader says. WARREN — Steve Elturk says he was shocked at the reaction he received over his request to establish the first mosque in Warren.The controversial project approved by the Warren Planning Commission ignited concerns from residents and commission members…
IONA in the News Warren Weekly (MI) Administrators say they welcome the mosque, despite concerns of some commissioners If all goes well, the leader of Warren’s first mosque said he’ll open the doors to Muslim worshipers in the next three to six months. Plans for the mosque along Ryan, just south of 12 Mile Road,…
IONA in the News I had a touch of déjà vu today when I heard that the city of Warren had just approved a plan that would allow for the opening of the city’s first mosque. My déjà vu was not necessarily related to the opening of a new mosque, but to the comments of…
IONA in the News Macomb County Plans Ok'd Over Residents' Worries The plans for Warren's first mosque were approved, but a series of ill-informed, fear-tinged and derogatory comments from residents and city planning commissioners Monday night still echoed a day later."It's reminiscent of the Jim Crow South of the 1950s and 1960s," said Dawud Walid,…
IONA in the News Some neighbors are concerned calls to prayer five times a day will disrupt neighborhood. WARREN — John and Olga Soroka have enjoyed living in their quiet Warren neighborhood for about 26 years.But the couple is afraid that noise will become a problem now that the city's Planning Commission has approved a…