IONA in the News The death of the world’s most-wanted terrorist resonated Monday from the halls of Congress to the households of Macomb County. Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, ran out of time and luck late Sunday night when an elite team of U.S. Navy…
IONA in the News WARREN, Mich (WXYZ) – Local Imams are worried about the planned visit by Terry Jones, the Quran burning Pastor from Florida.He is supposed to be in Dearborn on Good Friday, April 22nd. Imam Steve Elturk and other religious leaders are urging Jones not to come. If he does they are urging…
IONA in the News DEARBORN, Mich. (WXYZ) – An interfaith group of religious leaders is calling for a prayer vigil during a controversial pastor’s planned visit to the area.The pastors and the imams represent 35 churches and mosques in metro Detroit. They are going to send a letter asking Reverend Terry Jones not to come…
IONA in the News The Insider extends kudos to county Commissioner Toni Moceri for making the brave move to invite a Muslim imam to deliver the invocation at Thursday’s Board of Commissioners meeting. But the Warren Democrat’s decision was not without controversy.The choice of a religious leader to speak at the beginning of monthly full…
IONA in the News Do you know anyone who is Muslim? That is the question Oak Park-Huntington Woods Democratic Club chair Marian McClellan has urged Imam Steve Elturk to ask the audience Thursday evening during his talk on Islam. “There is no opportunity for dialogue,” when people don’t know each other, McClellan said. The free…
IONA in the News ‘The Muslim-American community, as always, condemns all acts of terrorism as crimes against humanity’Macomb County Muslim leaders have denounced a message by a U.S.-born al Qaida member calling for Muslims living in America and Europe to carry out Gadahn has been hunted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation since 2004. He…
IONA in the News From the ashes of the 1967 Detroit riots grew an organization dedicated to working toward racial justice for all.More than 40 years later, the Interfaith Center for Racial Justice continues that work because, despite evidence of progress, the quest for justice is never-ending.”We haven’t even begun to grapple with the elephant…
IONA in the News Detroit – Like many, Areej Kattan doesn’t like how Muslims and her religion are portrayed. Unlike many, she’s doing something about it.Upset by recent scrutiny of her religion and eager to put a positive face on her faith, she started a Facebook campaign to post positive news stories, interviews and other items…
IONA in the News Imam Mustapha (Steve) Elturk shares news that the Warren city council has passed a resolution “Re-affirming the American Core Values of Freedom, Equality, and Justice.”Elturk, a member of the board of directors of the Interfaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit, is president of the Islamic Organization of North America (IONA).According to…
IONA in the News Civic and religious leaders hope some of Macomb County’s younger residents will provide a good example for all of us. The Interfaith Center for Racial Justice hopes to foster inter-cultural relationships and build unity with its inaugural 2010 Listen, Learn and Live Summer Camp for Teenagers. The program features 30 to…
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