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Justice Is Served, But We’re Not Done Until Racism Is Eradicated!
April 20, 2021 Today Derek Chauvin’s trial came to an end with a guilty verdict. While this was a victory for justice, it is also a stark reminder of the reality that in 2021, over a century and a half after the Emancipation Proclamation, to be a Black person, especially… Read More
ING Stands in Solidarity with our Sikh Brothers and Sisters
[San Jose, CA, 4/19/2021] ING expresses its deep condolences to the victims and their families following a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis last Thursday which took the lives of 8 people and injured several others. We also stand in solidarity with the Sikh community, as four of… Read More
Join us in countering Islamophobia as systemic racism
April 18, 2021 As the nation reels from yet another police killing of a black man, Daunte Wright, just miles from where the trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd is taking place, the tape of a fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old Latinx boy in Chicago… Read More
This Ramadan, Join us in Building Peace
April 11, 2021 Ramadan Mubarak Greetings of peace/Salam alaykum, Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, begins on Tuesday April 13th. Ramadan is a time in which Muslims draw closer to God in the hope of cultivating virtuous character, gratitude for what they have, and compassion for the less… Read More
Joint Statement from the National Muslim Task Force on COVID-19 (NMTF) and the National Black Muslim COVID Coalition (NBMCC) on Ramadan 2021 and COVID-19 Vaccines
April 6, 2021 Download this statement here. Read More
Interfaith Iftar Registration Open (Online!)
March 28, 2021 Salam alaykum/greetings of peace: I hope this note finds you in the best of health and spirit. Our warm greetings today for Mid-Sha’ban, Passover, Palm Sunday, and Holi to all our friends. Please find below two recent webinars I co-moderated on Muslim American women professionals as religious… Read More
Host Interfaith Events This Ramadan
March 28, 2021 Looking for Interfaith Events to Host During Ramadan? With Ramadan just around the corner, take this opportunity for interfaith outreach and engagement. With Muslims still struggling with Islamophobia, it is critical that we continue to share our faith traditions with other religious practitioners, both for greater understanding,… Read More
Preparing for Ramadan This Year
March 21, 2021 As the month of Ramadan swiftly approaches, we offer the following programs to provide teachers and employers a better understanding of fasting, as well as suggestions for how to best accommodate Muslim students and essential workers who are fasting during this month. Tuesday, March 30th: Muslim Teens… Read More
We stand with all Asian communities, and call on all communities to stand together, against anti-Asian racism and hate
March 17, 2021 In light of the tragic and senseless shooting in Georgia last night that took the lives of eight people, six of whom were Asian, ING stands with the Asian community in condemning the continuous and increasing violence against Asian Americans over the last year. While the details… Read More
Muslim Women Religious Leaders | Police Training
March 14, 2021 Join us on Thursday, March 18th: Muslim Women Chaplains Uplifting the Importance of Women’s Religious Leadership in the Muslim American Community Muslim women are the pillars of thriving communities, occupying both leadership roles and supporting projects behind the scenes. Muslim women chaplains fill a religious and spiritual… Read More
