Press Releases View PDF Religious leaders from various faith communities met Thursday, June 26, 2008 to sign an interfaith covenant for freedom, equality and justice. After months in the making, Imam Steve Elturk of the Islamic Organization of North America, Father Gary Shulte of St. Sylvester Church, Rev. Roger Facione of Calvary Lutheran Church, and…
IONA in the News One people, same needs.A band of 12 people from the four winds of the metropolitan Detroit area gathered last winter in the Islamic Organization of North America of Warren.They aimed to build bridges among all religious traditions and foster recognition and esteem for all God's inhabitants on earth.On May 4 an…
IONA in the News Sunday Event In Roseville Will Include Free Counseling One people, same needs.That's the message metro Detroit religious figures of different faiths are delivering to people who need help with a variety of issues.In the first-of-its-kind All Faiths Festival at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Roseville,…
IONA in the News Clergy prepare declaration for Pope BenedictA group of Macomb County religious leaders plans to deliver a six-paragraph “Declaration for Life” to Pope Benedict XVI on April 17 that denounces terrorism, war and abortion. On Monday, the group met at the Islamic Organization of North America in Warren to condemn the “senseless…
Press Releases View PDF Religious leaders from various faith communities met Monday, March 31, 2008 to issue a “Declaration for Life” that deplores global violence and exhorts to world peace. The text of the declaration is as follows. Declaration for Life from Faith Traditions of Jewish, Muslim, and Christian It is time that we as…
IONA in the News Detroit Area All Faiths Festival 2008 Interfaith Event with the goal being to build bridges, create dialogue, foster recognition and respect. One People, Same NeedsDetroit MI, March 28, 2008 – The Festival Will commence at 2:30PM on Sunday, May 4, 2008, at Sacred Heart Of Jesus Church Located At 18342 Utica…
Press Releases View PDF Today, the Islamic Organization of North America (IONA) joined a delegation of Sunni and Shia Imams to meet with Mr.Jack R. Twiss, Political Counselor, Head of Political Section from the embassy of the Kingdom of the Nertherlands, Washingtom DC. The meeting took place at the Arab American Museum in Dearborn, Michigan…
IONA in the News Metro Detroit Detroit, MI–One of the great benefits of Muslims uniting and working with each other is the respect we garner from non-Muslims, particularly from the religious and political communities. The Council of Islamic Organizations of Michigan (CIOM) has been successful in bringing together representatives from most ethnic and cultural groups;…
IONA in the News Warren-October 30—“Muslims did not attack the World Trade Center, extremists did,” said Andrew Arena, FBI Special Agent in Charge.Approximately 50 people gathered at the Islamic organization of North America (IONA) for a Town Hall meeting with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to discuss the concerns and fears of the Muslim community…
IONA in the News Speaking inside a Warren mosque, the head of the FBI Detroit office said that violent extremism is not only a problem among some Muslims."There are plenty of people out there in my faith, the Christian faith, who use these extremist views to support their thoughts on racial superiority, be it the…