Press Releases View PDF Last night Imam Mustapha Elturk gave a heartfelt presentation to the collective clergy and community leaders from the Presbyterian Church of the greater South East Michigan area. The conference titled “Seek the Welfare of the City” was held at First Presbyterian of Birmingham. Many IONA community members also attended. Imam Elturk’s…
Press Releases View PDF IONA condemns the senseless killing in OrlandoThe Islamic Organization of North America (IONA) condemns in the strongest terms the horrific tragedy and the senseless killing that left 50 people dead and 50 others wounded in Orlando. We extend our condolences to the families of the deceased and pray for the wounded….
Press Releases View PDF Two High School Seniors Organize an Anti-Islamophobia Rally On Saturday, January 16, a group of activists organized by two high school seniors from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, marched from the Fox Theater in downtown Detroit to Campus Martius Park to welcome refugees to Michigan and to protest the hate, xenophobia and Islamophobia…
Press Releases View PDF Imam Elturk Speaks at an Interfaith Open House in Ann Arbor On Sunday December 20, the Muslim Community Association of Ann Arbor hosted an open house interfaith gathering with many neighbors and residents from the area attending. In front of a packed prayer hall with hundreds of guests, three interfaith leaders…
Conferences Qur’an Conferences 14th Annual Qur’an Conference: Ramadan The Month of al-Qur’an 13th Annual Qur’an Conference : Truth, Guidance and Light 6th Annual Qur’an Conference: The Qur’an – An Argument Either For Or Against You! Sirah Conferences 14th Annual Sirah Conference: Loving the Prophet 15th Annual Sirah Conference: The Hijrah and the Return to Mecca…
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…
IONA in the News Dearborn Heights — A group of Metro Detroit Muslim leaders on Wednesday condemned last week’s terrorist attacks in Beirut and Paris. “The barbarian bloodshed in Beirut and Paris and daily terrorist attacks in other parts of the Middle East and Africa are all warnings for us to take terrorism very seriously,” said…
Conferences Qur’an Conferences 14th Annual Qur’an Conference: Ramadan The Month of al-Qur’an 13th Annual Qur’an Conference : Truth, Guidance and Light 6th Annual Qur’an Conference: The Qur’an – An Argument Either For Or Against You! Sirah Conferences 14th Annual Sirah Conference: Loving the Prophet 15th Annual Sirah Conference: The Hijrah and the Return to Mecca…
IONA in the News The Interfaith Center for Racial Justice will study Muslims and their increasing numbers in Macomb County, thanks to a grant received from the Michigan Humanities Council.The center, which promotes tolerance and diversity amid the ever-changing demographics of the county, received a ,000 Heritage Grant, which will be used to “document the…
Press Releases View PDF A group of Muslim and Christian clergy, religious scholars, and leaders from across the United States met at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota to discuss “The Word of God.”The dialogue between Muslims and Christians began in 2010. The aim is to find common grounds and work together for the…