Press Releases View PDF The Islamic Organization of North America, IONA, wraps up over five months of large scale food distribution to neighbors and people affected by the COVID-19 health crisis. IONA was key in helping to facilitate and distribute thousands of fresh produce and dairy boxes. The Michigan Muslim Community Council, MMCC, headed by…
Press Releases View PDF (Warren, MI, 05/29/20) – The Islamic Organization of North America strongly condemns the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. Our sincere condolence to the family of George Floyd. The murder of George Floyd in broad daylight is outright criminal. We are reminded of the murder of Eric…
IONA in the News During a regular Ramadan weekend at the Islamic Center of Detroit, a call to prayer would mark the end of a daylong fast, and people would gather under a big white tent, decorated with lights, to enjoy iftar meals with family and friends before going into the mosque, where congregants would…
Press Releases View PDF Assalamu Alaikum WRWB, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the corona virus COVID-19 as pandemic. The Governor has declared a state of Emergency in the state. According to CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), the COVID-19 virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person.We, at IONA, are closely monitoring the…
Press Releases View PDF Last night, at the Take on Hate rally event at the University of Michigan Dearborn campus, a host of politicians, including US congress people, Debbie Dingell, Andy Levin and Rashida Tlaib; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, Garlin Gilchrist II; Christian, Jewish and Muslim clergy and community leaders were joined by activists and…
IONA in the News The students are studying social justice at Marygrove.Steve Mustapha Elturk is getting his Master of Arts in Social Justice at Marygrove College, a small Catholic liberal arts school located in Detroit. During a class break, he walks down a hallway to a sparse room with a chalk board on the wall.“This…
IONA in the News DETROIT — Marygrove College in Detroit began a new chapter Jan. 4 with the official commemoration of the school’s transition to a graduate-studies-only institution.Marygrove announced in August that, due to declining enrollment, it would be cutting its undergraduate courses and would be focusing on its graduate programs.“The college is still open;…
Press Releases View PDF The Islamic Organization of North America (IONA) co-hosted an event with Emgage titled Stand in Unity against Hate, Xenophobia and Islamophobia at the IONA banquet facility the evening of November 8. The purpose of the event is to show support and unity for marginalized communities.The meeting was organized in response to…
IONA in the News During the Islamic Organization of North America’s annual convention last year, experts identified what they consider the most pressing challenges for the Muslim community in Metro Detroit and elsewhere.Among those ranking highest were drugs, mental health and atheism. But since then, another issue — Islamophobia — has become more problematic in…
IONA in the News Local Muslims are warily watching events unfold in Europe and the Middle East amid concerns there could be a backlash at home. The mood in two of Metro Detroit’s high-population Islamic communities, Dearborn and Hamtramck, is guarded as French military forces bomb Syria in response to last week’s terrorist attacks in…
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