IONA in the News The coalition says the university is punishing peaceful protesters and violating students’ First Amendment rights A coalition of religious leaders gathered at Wayne State University on Thursday morning to demand that school administrators drop misconduct charges against a student activist involved in the campus movement for Palestinian human rights.The press conference,…
IONA in the News The Imams Council of Michigan called for a cease-fire Monday following the expansion in the war between Gaza and Israel. The Israeli military said Monday it was carrying out “targeted ground raids” in villages close to the Israeli border. The council and residents gathered at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center hoping…
IONA in the News “It’s possible to treat your own students and alumni, not as enemies or outsiders, but as learned people of conscience worth listening to,” one pastor said Religious leaders gathered at Wayne State University to call for divestment from Israel and to admonish campus police for their treatment of pro-Palestinian activists. About…
IONA in the News Ramadan is usually a fresh start for Sabah Bedoun, a Dearborn resident who said she typically looks forward to the holy month as a time for mindful reflection, deepening her Islamic faith and celebrating with family. This year feels different, the 51-year-old said. As Metro Detroiters begin the religious month this…
IONA in the News A group of Muslim leaders gathered to memorialize the man who burned himself to death in front of the Israeli embassy as an act of what he called “extreme protest.” In terms reminiscent of those celebrating Palestinian suicide bombers, two Muslim leaders in Michigan—Sheikh Ali Elahi of the Islamic House of…
IONA in the News Imam Elturk was able to make the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca” in 2010. Photo courtesy Steve Mustafa ElturkWith nearly 50 percent of Michigan residents vaccinated for COVID-19 and pandemic restrictions lifting, communities are returning to traditional forms of holiday celebrations. But for the second year in a row, an important Islamic…
IONA in the News Chants of “Free, free Palestine” reverberated on Sunday afternoon during a peace rally calling for Palestinians’ freedom.After a tentative cease-fire went into effect Friday, demonstrators said they welcome a cessation of bombings that have killed at least 248 Palestinians and 12 people in Israel, but it still doesn’t make Palestinians free….
IONA in the News Imam Steve Mustafa Elturk of Troy greets community members during Eid in 2020. Photo courtesy Steve Mustafa ElturkIslamic belief balances on five pillars; faith, prayer, alms, fasting and pilgrimage. These pillars hold up the holiday month of Ramadan.Following the Hijri — the Islamic calendar, based on the lunar cycle — Ramadan…
IONA in the News DETROIT – We are entering some of the holiest days on the calendar for some of the world’s major faiths.A Baptist minister, an Episcopalian Bishop, an Islamic Imam and Muslim social activist, the Catholic Chairman and President at InterFaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit, a practicing Sikh, and a Jewish Rabbi…
IONA in the News “What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8″O you who believe, be just, witnesses for G-d, even if it be against yourselves or parents and nearest kin. One may be right or poor, but G-d is…
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