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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…

IONA in the News Abdulla Young, 18, of Warren stands in front of the Islamic Organization of North America’s headquarters during its open house Friday.     Through 15 months of ethnic intimidation, Steve Elturk maintained that the good would outweigh the bad when he could finally open Warren’s first mosque.On Friday, as he watched…

IONA in the News WARREN — The first mosque in the city of Warren was opened on Friday nearly two years after the Islamic Organization of North America acquired the building and began struggling to gain acceptance in the community.The city’s Planning Commission voted down the organization’s initial proposal to establish the mosque, and residents…

IONA in the News Imam Steve Elturk, the head of the Islamic Organization of North America, met with local FBI officials Wednesday, two days before the organization opens Warren's first mosque. Elturk and Dawud Walid, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Michigan, met with FBI officials so both groups could get to…

IONA in the News Multifaith effort pushed project past obstacles Ricardo Thomas / The Detroit News “Although we had some mishaps along the way, I am an optimist,” Imam Steve Elturk says of his work to open the first mosque in Warren. “I normally tend to kind of put these kinds of things behind me…

IONA in the News By dint of persistence by Muslims, activists and clergy of other faiths, the city of Warren’s first mosque opens Friday after years of fits and starts.A strong push by local religious leaders, including Muslims, Christians, Jews, Bahais, Hindis, Sikhs and others, helped win the day against local resistance to the mosque.Leaders…

IONA in the News The head of the Islamic Organization of North America is scheduled to meet with local FBI officials this afternoon, two days before the organization opens its mosque in Warren. Imam Steve Elturk, head of the organization, and Dawud Walid, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Michigan, were set…

IONA in the News WARREN, Mich. — A local mosque was a target vandalism on Monday.Someone smeared white paint over walls of a mosque in Warren. In the past, the electricity meter has been shattered, security lights have been stomped, and the mosque spokesperson, Steve El Turk, said he was threatened outside of the building….

IONA in the News Renovated mosque plans open house May 25The city's first mosque will hold an open house May 25.The renovated Islamic Organization of North America will open its doors on Ryan, just south of 12 Mile, from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. There will be information about Islam as well as opportunities to walk…

IONA in the News The first mosque in Warren will hold a free Open House for the public on May 25. The Islamic Organization of North America will open its doors on Ryan, just south of 12 Mile, from 3:30 – 8:30 p.m. There will be information about Islam, as well as opportunities to walk…