From April 2nd-4th, the #KnowYourNeighbor Upstander Campaign generated nearly 3 million impressions on social media platforms, reaching over 1.5 million people across the country! Initiated by The Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia, Islamic Networks Group, Beyond Differences, Muslim Advocates and the Council on American-Islamic Relations—California, the … Read More
INGYouth and ING Speakers Trainings | ING in the News
Featured ING Events INGYouth Speaker Training Workshop: April 21st in San Jose The INGYouth program has trained almost 300 Muslim teens in 7 states on bullying prevention and presenting on their faith. Our accompanying teen speaker program has produced 85… Read More
Happy Easter/Passover | Unsung Sheroes of Women’s History Month | Youth Speakers March for Their Lives
Happy Easter and Passover to Our Jewish and Christian Friends! This week is holy to both Jews and Christians. It marks the celebration of Pesach, or Passover, for Jews, which starts in the evening of Friday the 30th and commemorates the liberation of the ancient Israelites from slavery… Read More
American Muslim Teens Speak Out Against School Violence | Muslim Speaker Trainings in Illinois and Texas
A Special Message from the INGYouth Speakers on School Violence and the March for Our Lives Gabriella Demczuk/TIME These days, story after story emerges of violence occurring in schools. Whether it’s the result of guns or a few students throwing punches, our schools are… Read More
ING at the U.S. Institute of Peace | Chicago Islamic Speakers Bureau Training
How Can We Build Resilience in Muslim School-Aged Children and Prevent Bullying? INGYouth Manager Ishaq Pathan presented on a panel for the 10th Annual Muslim Mental Health Conference, which was held at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. He explored how the… Read More
Muslim Women Don’t Need Saving from Their Religion | ING Speaker Videos
ING in the News Muslim Women Don’t Need Saving from Their Religion AP Photo/Mark Lennihan Does a well-intentioned obsession with “saving” Muslim women from Islam blind Americans to the existence of sexism all around the world including the United States as evidenced by… Read More
Increasing Hate in America Gives Rise to ING’s Work in Neighborhoods
Rise in Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Generates Interest in ING’s Work Photo courtesy John C. Owicki/Pro Bono Photo Amnesty International’s annual audit of global human rights recently revealed troublesome findings about hate in the United States, especially “policies that were discriminatory… Read More
ING Founder on Parkland School Shooting and ING Resources | Anti-Bullying Webinar
ING Founder on the Parkland Shooting: Our Communities Must Act Photo courtesy Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News ING Executive Director Maha Elgenaidi released a short statement last week on the Parkland, Florida school shooting where she said: “I think we’ll soon find that Nikolas… Read More
Homeland Security | Anti-Bullying Webinar
ING Director Participates in Department of Homeland Security’s 2018 Digital Forum Photo courtesy Department of Homeland Security Lifting up the need for addressing white supremacist extremism, ING Executive Director Maha Elgenaidi participated in a day-long Department of Homeland Security Digital Forum on Terrorism Prevention, which was… Read More
February 2018 Marks ING’s 25th Anniversary
February 2018 Marks ING’s 25th Anniversary! This year’s anniversary marks two and half decades of serving the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as audiences and educators in 47 states where our online content has been utilized to supplement education about Islam and Muslims, and where our affiliates have been… Read More