Community Statements

ING at Camp, Police Presentations, Emir Abdelkader, and Hajj/Rosh Hashanah Greetings

ING Presentations at Muslim Family Camp and Berkeley Police Department (from L-R, Imam Abdul-Azeez, Maha Elgenaidi, Bhawana Kamil)   ING’s Maha Elgenaidi spoke at the 31st Annual Muslim Family Camp, held every year at Yosemite National Park. The camp provides young Muslims and their families a safe space to… Read More

Remarks at 2015 Multifaith Peace Picnic and 9/11 Commemoration

By Development Associate Kate Bridges-Lyman. This speech was delivered at the Multifaith Peace Picnic and 9/11 Commemoration on Friday, September 11, 2015 I greet you all with the universal Muslim greeting of peace, Assalamu alaykum, may peace be upon you all. On this commemoration of the September 11th attacks in… Read More

Endowment Supporters Dinners

From Villains to Heroes: How Muslims Will Become the Protagonists of American Narratives (From left to right: Dean Obeidallah – Oct. 11, Wajahat Ali – Oct. 25, and Haroon Moghul – Feb. 6, 2016) We’re incredibly excited to bring to the Bay Area some of the nation’s… Read More

Church Desecration Denounced by Coalition of San Francisco Faith Groups

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 9/2/15) – The San Francisco Interfaith Council, San Francisco-based Jewish Community Relations Council, and Islamic Networks Group are shocked and deeply saddened by the racially-motivated act of vandalism perpetrated this past Friday at St. Paul’s Tabernacle Baptist Church on Oakdale Avenue in San Francisco’s Bay View neighborhood. Read More

Bay Area Muslim Organizations Stand with African-American Church Targeted with Racist Graffiti

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 9/2/15) – The San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the Islamic Networks Group (ING), and the Northern California Islamic Council (NCIC) today affirmed their solidarity with a San Francisco-based African-American Christian a church that was vandalized with graffiti earlier in the… Read More

ING Trains Police | Upcoming Speakers Training | ING at ISNA

ING Delivers Cultural Competency Training at UC Berkeley Police Department and Chaplaincy Institute The law enforcement seminar, a 4 hour training titled Working with American Muslim Communities, began with a discussion of common stereotypes about Muslims and their faith… Read More

Join Us at the ISNA Convention in Illinois

With extremists and terrorists increasingly representing Islam in the media, it is critical that Muslims not only define themselves but also create their own diverse narratives. ING’s session at the 52nd Annual ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) Convention will describe various projects promoting alternate narratives including films on… Read More

We’re Hiring | Save the Dates

To apply, please submit your resumes and cover letter to Affiliate Director Marcia Beauchamp at [email protected]. We are hiring for the following positions: Read More

In Response to Chattanooga, Tennessee Attack, ING and Affiliates Re-Affirm Fundamental Values

In response to the shootings today at a pair of military facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee which left five people dead, ING and its Affiliates nationwide join fellow Americans of all faiths and none in condemning these senseless murders. We offer condolences to the families and loved ones whom we… Read More

Eid Greetings, Thank You, and Special Announcements

Wishing you and your family a blessed and happy holiday! May your Eid be filled with joy, love, and laughter. May you and your family continue to benefit from the lessons of Ramadan and enjoy health and happiness through the rest of the year. We also want to take… Read More