ING NEWS UPDATE 4/20/06 * ING President Participates in Conference with Dalai Lama, 4/14-4/15/06 * ING Speakers Address Comparative Religion Class, 4/12/06 * ING Presents at “Islam and Education” Conference, Georgetown University, 4/06/06 * ING Speaker Presents at Modesto Jr. College, 4/05/06 * ING Participates in SFUSD In-Service for Teachers, 3/30/06 * ING Speaker Presents to Palo Alto Health Care, 3/27/06 * ING Participates in Panel at Boalt Law School, 3/21/06 Read More
ING Joins "Day of Conscience for Darfur"
Ameena Jandali, founding member of ING joined a group of clergy at the “Day of Conscience for Darfur” event on Sunday, April 30th, 2006 at Crissy Field in San Francisco, where she read the following statement: Read More
ING Presentations on College Campuses
ING NEWS UPDATE 5/03/06 * ING Speakers Address Bay Area Universities & College, 4/18-4/30/06 * ING Speakers at Bay Area Churches, 4/23 & 4/30/06 * ING President Presents at Peace Conference, 4/22/06 * ING Conducts Speaker Trainings for UC Berkeley & Toronto, 4/23 & 4/26 * ING Speaker Addresses Fundraiser for Fremont School, 4/30/06 Read More
ING Summer Interns
ING SUMMER INTERNS Thank you to all those who applied to ING’s summer internship program. We received many outstanding applications and the final selection was not easy. Due to a limited number of slots however, only three individuals were selected. Congratulations to the following students who were awarded internships at ING for the summer months June-through August 2006: Read More
Year End Total for ING
ING in the San Francisco Bay Area completed a busier than usual Spring-Summer semester, with a total of 289 presentations delivered in nine Bay Area counties to a total of approximately 11,000 people. Read More
Organization Aims to Educate Others About Religion
By Laura Breslin First Amendment Center Online intern 06.03.06 There are ways to teach about Islam in public schools without crossing any constitutional boundaries, but dressing students up as Muslims and having them role-play is definitely not one of them. Read More
ING Gears Up for a New School Year After ISNA Convention
ING congratulates ISNA for convening a successful 43rd Annual Convention in Chicago, and extends its appreciation to ISNA for hosting ING workshops and a booth as it has for many years, and including ING in various meetings with visiting dignitaries. It is through such forums that ING’s work has become known and duplicated across the country in recent years. Read More
ING Perspective on Pope's Remarks
(September 18, 2006) In a lecture at a German university on September 12th, Pope Benedict described what he sees as a vast difference between Christianity and Islam: while Christianity has reconciled with reason, Islam denies it. To support his case, the Pope quoted a Byzantine Emperor, Manuel II as having said: “Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.” Read More
ING Featured in 9/11 Specials on PBS and KGO
Register online now for ING’s Annual Ramadan Iftar and Interfaith Dinner on Saturday, October 14th, between 6:00 and 8:00 PM sharp. Featured speakers: Fr. Jose Rubio from the San Jose Diocese and Rabbi Dana Magat of Temple Emanu-El. We look forward to seeing you there, and thank you for all your support! Ramadan Mubarak to Muslim members of the list, and peace and blessings for the High Holy Days to our Jewish members! Read More
ING Participates in Meaning of Ramadan Open Houses
Thanks to your support, ING’s Interfaith Ramadan Dinner on Saturday, October 14th was a great success! Attended by over 200 people, nearly half of them Americans of other faiths, the program flowed smoothly, the ambience was beautiful, and the feeling of sharing a common tradition was expressed by the speakers and guests alike. The program began with a brief introduction to fasting and Ramadan, followed by the prayers and dinner, and then resumed with a presentation about ING’s interfaith activity in this and next year, which was followed by three religious leaders from each Abrahamic faith discussing the significance of fasting, dialogue and outreach. Muslim guests and those of other faiths both expressed their appreciation for the event, and the importance of building bridges which ING has been dedicated to for the last fourteen years. To read more about the event, please see the article printed in the Times below* Read More
