HISTORY OF ING'S ACTIVITY WITHIN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
1993-2006


ING's Muslim Community Programs Generate These Types of Events<005br> 1) Educational Seminars
2) Publication of Community Calendar


EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS

ING's educational seminars usually tie into our immediate work with public institutions, as follows:


2006


FEBRUARY
- Lecture: Women in Islam, Ft. Collins Islamic Center, Colorado

MARCH
- Lecture: Islamic Contributions to Civilization, MCA Islamic Center, Santa Clara
- ING Islamic Speakers Bureau Training, Muslim Community Association (MCA), Santa Clara


APRIL
- Peace Terrace Islamic School Fundraising

MAY
- MCA Girls Fashion Show, Santa Clara

JUNE
- Lecture: Outreach in Public Institutions, Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Islamic Leadership & Development Center
- 4th Annual Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) South Central Zone Regional Conference, Dallas, TX


SEPTEMBER
- Lectures: Reaching Out to Your Neighbors: Guidelines for Outreach and Education about Islam, Answering Difficult, Frequently Asked Questions About Islam and Muslims, Educating Health Care Providers with Cultural Diversity Training on Muslim Patients; Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Convention, Rosemont, IL


2005

FEBRUARY
- Lecture: Presenting Islam in Public Places, Islamic Association of Greater Detroit
- Lecture: Student's & Parent's Rights in School, Islamic Association of Greater Detroit


MARCH
- Lecture: Student's & Parent's Rights in School, ISNA Public Education Forum

APRIL
- Lecture: Presenting Islam in Public Places, Islamic Assoc. of Oregon
- Lecture: Present FAQ's, Islamic Assoc. of Oregon
- Lecture: Roots of Islam in America, Zahra Community Center


JUNE
- Lecture: Presenting Islam in Public Places, Muslim Community Association of San Francisco (MCA)
- Lecture: Presenting Islam in Public Places, ISNA Community Development Leadership Center

JULY
-
Lecture: Presenting Islam in Public Places, ISNA South Central Zone Conference, Dallas, TX

AUGUST
-
Lecture: Presenting Islam in Public Places, Islamic Society of San Francisco (ISSF)
- Lecture: Presenting Islam in Public Places, Islamic Center of Livermore


SEPTEMBER
- Lecture: Orientation on Islam & Muslims, Muslim Community Association (MCA), Santa Clara
- Lecture: Youth Program, Muslim Community Association (MCA), Santa Clara


OCTOBER
- Lecture: Orientation on Islam & Muslims, Masjid Darussalaam, San Francisco
- Lecture: Youth Program, Muslim Community Association (MCA), Santa Clara
- Lecture: Youth Program, Islamic School of Stanford, Sunnyvale


NOVEMBER
- Lecture: Presenting Islam in Public Places, Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

 

2004

FEBRUARY       

- Black History Month Commemoration: "Reviving Our Lost Legacy: Roots of Islam in

America," MCA, Santa Clara, CA

 

MARCH            

- Lecture: Islamic Contributions to Civilization, Monterey Arab-American Club

- Lecture: Community Outreach, University of Iowa MSA (3 sessions)

- Lecture: Parent's & Children's Rights in Schools, Detroit, Michigan (3 sessions)

 

MAY     

- Lecture: Roots of Islam in America, Islamic School of Stanford, CA

- Lecture: Islamic Contributions to Civilization, Zahra, Milpitas, CA

- Lecture: Islamic Contributions to Civilization, Islamic School of Stanford, CA

 

SEPTEMBER

- Participated in ISNA Convention, Chicago
- Open House Ceremony, South Bay Islamic Association, San Jose, CA

OCTOBER
- Lecture: Orientation on Islam and Muslims, Islamic School of Stanford, CA

NOVEMBER
- Community Iftar and Question & Answer Session, Islamic Society of East Bay, Fremont, CA
- First Annual SBIA Media Awards & Eid Banquet, South Bay Islamic Association, San Jose, CA

DECEMBER
- 2nd Annual W. Zone Conference, Long Beach, CA
- Islamic Speakers Bureau Training, Oakland, CA


2003

JANUARY
- Bi-Annual Speakers Training, Newark

FEBRUARY
- Special Islamic Speakers Bureau Training w/ Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
- Special Islamic Speakers Bureau Training w/ Dr. Umar Abd-Allah

MARCH
- Parent-Child Workshops: "Preventing Hate in Schools & the Workplace," SBIA
- Parent-Child Workshops: "Preventing Hate in Schools & the Workplace," Bay Area Islamic School, Concord, CA
- Parent-Child Workshops: "Preventing Hate in Schools & the Workplace," Islamic Center of Livermore, CA

APRIL
- Parent-Child Workshops: "Preventing Hate in Schools & the Workplace, Islamic Society of the East Bay, Fremont, CA
- Parent-Child Workshops: "Preventing Hate in Schools & the Workplace, Yaseen Foundation, Belmont, CA
- Parent-Child Workshops: "Preventing Hate in Schools & the Workplace, Granada Islamic School, Santa Clara, CA
- Parent-Child Workshops: "Preventing Hate in Schools & the Workplace, MCA Weekend Islamic School, Santa Clara, CA

AUGUST
-
Participated in ISNA Convention, Chicago. Presented 5 workshops

SEPTEMBER
-
Fall Speakers Bureau Training, Newark, CA
- Participated in Community Forum: Islamic Center of Merced, Merced, CA

OCTOBER
-
ING's Annual Fundraising Dinner, Newark, CA

NOVEMBER
-
Participated in Ramadan Interfaith Dinner: Yaseen Foundation, Belmont, CA
- Lecture: "Women in Islam", Islam 101, Sunnyvale, CA

DECEMBER
- Speakers Bureau Training, Masjid Waritheen, Oakland, CA


2002

JANUARY
- ING hosts first annual NASaB conference

FEBRUARY
- Lectures: "Presenting Islam to People of Other Faiths," Orange County Youth Conference

MAY
- Lecture: "Outreach Methodology," Muslim Family Camp, Yosemite, CA

JUNE
- Speakers Training for MCA Outreach Committee

AUGUST
- Participated in 1st (fully formed) Shura Council Meeting
- Participated in Annual ISNA convention, DC, presented 5 workshops

SEPTEMBER
- Lecture: "Back to School Tips for Muslim Youth," South Bay Islamic Association, San Jose, CA
 

2001

JANUARY
- Meeting with MPAC regarding nationally oriented media project

APRIL
- Lecture: "Muslim women in activism," South Bay women conference

MAY
- Co-organized Peaceful Families Conference with Sharifa Alkhateeb

JUNE
- Organizing begins between Rahima, Zaytuna and ING (RIZC)

JULY
- ING participates in ICNA's Annual Convention, Ohio
- Lecture: "Presenting Islam to People of Other Faiths," Yaseen Foundation, San Mateo Masjid

AUGUST
- Participated in Annual ISNA convention, Chicago, presented 5 workshops

SEPTEMBER
- Muslim Community Training: Speakers Bureau training
- Muslim Community Training: "Becoming Involved Post 9/11"

OCTOBER
- 2nd Annual Outreach Conference: "Presenting Islam to People of Other Faiths"

DECEMBER
- Lecture: "Orientation on Islam," Tracy High School MSA
- Training: Fresno State MSA

2000

ONGOING
- ING participation in newly formed Shura Council of the Bay Area

JANUARY - AUGUST
- ISNA convention program committee involvement

JANUARY
- Training: Islamic Speakers Bureau Veterans Pow-Wow, ISNA office

FEBRUARY
- 1st Annual Outreach Conference: "Presenting Islam to People of other Faiths"

MARCH
- Lecture: "Orientation on Islam," Hajj Open House, MCA

APRIL
- Lecture: "Presenting Islam to People of Other Faiths," Zaytuna Institute

AUGUST
- Participated in Annual ISNA convention, Chicago, presented 5 workshops

SEPTEMBER
- Lecture: "Presenting Islam to People of Other Faiths," Sister's conference in San Diego, CA

NOVEMBER
- Lecture: "Presenting Islam to People of Other Faiths," Seerah conference in Orange County

DECEMBER
- Lecture: "Presenting Islam to People of Other Faiths," Bay Area Arabic School



1999

JANUARY
- Lecture: "Outreach with Americans of Other Faiths," Bay Area Arabic School

FEBRUARY
- Seminar: "Outreach with Americans of Other Faiths," SALAM, Sacramento, CA
- Seminar: "Outreach with Americans of Other Faiths," Muslim women's conference in Seattle, WA

MAY
- Training: Islamic Speakers Bureau, Sacramento, CA
- Lecture: "Islam in the Media," UC Davis MSA
- Lecture: "Building an Islamic Identity," MCA Youth Conference

SEPTEMBER
- Participated in Annual ISNA convention, Chicago, presented 5 workshops
- Speakers Bureau training, Santa Clara, CA

OCTOBER
- Speakers Bureau training, Berkeley, CA
- Training: "Presenting Islam to People of Other Faiths", Santa Clara, CA

NOVEMBER
- Lecture: "Women in Islam," MSA


1998

JUNE
- Training: "Civil Rights Forum," MCA
- ING Advisory Board initiation

SEPTEMBER
- Participated in Annual ISNA convention, presented 5 workshops
- Speakers Bureau training, ISNA office

OCTOBER
- Training: "Answering Difficult Questions" with Hamza Yusuf, Stanford University

NOVEMBER
- Lecture: "Outreach with Americans of Other Faiths," SBIA Family Night

DECEMBER
- Lecture: "Asserting Islamic Identity," Stanford Weekend School


1997

FEBRUARY
- Lecture: "Community Organizing for Outreach," SALAM, Sacramento, CA

APRIL
- Lecture: "Women in Islam," Masjid Muhajiroon
- Forum: "Asserting Islamic Identity in America," MCA

AUGUST
- Participated in Annual ISNA convention, DC, presented 3 workshops

SEPTEMBER
- Speakers Bureau training, SBIA & UC Berkeley

1994


FEBRUARY
- Speakers Bureau training, Stanford University

SEPTEMBER
- Speakers Bureau training, UC Berkeley

OCTOBER
- Speakers Bureau training, Stanford University

1993


MAY
- Training: "Bay Area Media Watch" telephone network, Stanford University



COMMUNITY CALENDAR

The Community Calendar is the first of its kind monthly publication of events of masajid and Islamic organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area.

2002

JANUARY - NOVEMBER
- ING reissued an online version of the Calendar, available on ING's website, through subscription only.

2001

MAY
- ING reissued an Annual Calendar, which was expanded to include a Directory of public service organizations.

2000

DECEMBER
- ING discontinued publication of the Calendar due to increasing printing costs

1993-2000

DECEMBER 1993 - DECEMBER 2000
- The Community Calendar was consistently produced and distributed on the first Friday of every month
 

Back to School at ING & Ramadan Kit

ING's Cultural Competency Programming for Law Enforcement

Muslim Women Clerics Play Indispensable Role

ING "Interfaith Speakers Bureau" Panels

Muslim Scholars Back Call for Interfaith Dialogue

"Engaging the Other: The Power of Compassion," Common Bond Institute 3rd Annual Conference
9/4/2008

"Women and American Islam," Religion Newswriters Association
9/17/2008

"Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath," Facing History and Ourselves
9/17/2008

ING Annual Supporters Dinner and EID Holiday Celebration
10/5/2008

"Getting to Know American Muslims and Contemporary Challenges," San Jose State University
11/3/2008

 
 
 
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