Press Releases View PDF DETROIT, November 22, 2016 – The Islamic Organization of North America is pleased to announce its 12th Annual IONA Convention “Living the Faith: The Struggle Continues – Confronting Challenges, Identifying Solutions.” The event will take place on Friday, November 25-27 in Detroit’s Cobo Center. The convention is open to the public,…
Press Releases View PDF Imam Mustapha Elturk, Ameer of the Islamic Organization of North America, delivered a message to the community regarding the outcome of the 2016 United States presidential election. You can view his message by clicking on the image or reading the message below. Assalamu Alaikum WRWB,With every new challenge comes a new…
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…
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…
Press Releases View PDF With 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 tradition has been curtailed worldwide by the pandemic. IONA participates in “Feed Their Legacy” national food drive…
Press Releases View PDF Tonight, Ameer Mustapha Elturk, Imam and President of IONA, joined a diverse group of clergy and community leaders offering condolences on his behalf and on behalf of the Imams Council as well as the Muslim community at large, on the killing of the twenty one Coptic Christians by the extremist group…
Press Releases View PDF IONA participated in an interfaith vigil for the three young Muslim students, Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha, and Razan Abu-Salha, who were killed, execution style, in their apartment in Chapel Hill, NC, on February 10 in an apparent hate crime. The vigil was organized by the national Take on Hate campaign, the…