ING's Outstanding Pen Award for Inter-Religious Understanding
On Thursday, February 21st, ING will be presenting Karen Armstrong with an “Outstanding Pen Award for Inter-religious Understanding” for her writings on Islam and other world religions. Karen Armstrong is one of the world’s leading commentators on religious affairs. She is a best-selling author whose books have been translated into 40 languages. Her early work focused on the monotheistic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, but she has since begun to explore the Eastern religions. Her work is scholarly but written for the general reader, and has been appreciated not only by Western audiences but also by Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus. Her books include: Through the Narrow Gate, an autobiographical work; The Gospel According to Woman; Holy War, The Crusades and their Impact on Today’s World; Muhammad, A Biography of the Prophet; A History of God; Jerusalem, One City, Three Faiths; and The Battle for God, A History of Fundamentalism. Read More
Saturday, Feb 16th Speakers Bureau Training
SATURDAY, FEB 16TH SPEAKERS BUREAU TRAINING ING’s “Islamic Speakers Bureau” Training Saturday, February 16, 2008 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM Read More
Afghan American Muslim Outreach
Mark Your Calendar: Teachings with Karen Armstrong
On Thursday, February 21st, ING will be presenting Karen Armstrong with an “Outstanding Pen Award for Inter-religious Understanding” for her writings on Islam and other world religions. Karen Armstrong is one of the world’s leading commentators on religious affairs. She is a best-selling author whose books have been translated into 40 languages. Her early work focused on the monotheistic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, but she has since begun to explore the Eastern religions. Her work is scholarly but written for the general reader, and has been appreciated not only by Western audiences but also by Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus. Her books include: Through the Narrow Gate, an autobiographical work; The Gospel According to Woman; Holy War, The Crusades and their Impact on Today’s World; Muhammad, A Biography of the Prophet; A History of God; Jerusalem, One City, Three Faiths; and The Battle for God, A History of Fundamentalism. Read More
Roots of Islam in America through Enslaved West Africans
ING News & Information, 02/26/08
In this Edition:
ING’s Winter Newsletter is now Online
Commemorating Black History Month
Pew Releases Landmark Survey on Religion in the U.S.
Jewish Study Group Presentation, 2/24/08
ING’s Islamic Speakers Bureau Trainings Conclude, 2/23/08
ING Presents Award to Karen Armstrong, 2/21/08
California Police Officer Standard and Training, 2/19/08 – 2/21/08
Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin Presentation, 2/20/08
Sonoma State University Presentation, 2/20/08
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Upcoming Events of Interest Read More
ING Parent-Child Workshops
In consideration of an impending war with Iraq, ING began its campaign to prevent and respond to hate incidents by providing workshops to local masajid and Islamic schools. The first workshop was held at the SBIA in San Jose. The program description is as follows: Read More
ING Statement Regarding Danish Cartoons
(2/3/06) In late September last year, a Danish newspaper, Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten published 12 different cartoonists’ idea of what the Prophet Muhammed might have looked like as part of an ongoing public debate on the topic of freedom of expression in Denmark. The cartoons included demeaning depictions of the Prophet Muhammad, including one with a bomb in his turban and another with him leaving paradise saying it had run out of virgins. In response to these and other unpublished drawings that began circulating in the Middle East, and after months of mild complaining, Muslims across the world began to protest and boycott Danish products, while some governments, such as Libya and Saudi Arabia withdrew their ambassadors from Denmark. While the editors of the Danish paper recently apologized for any upset they may have caused, the furor threatens to escalate with the new publication of the Danish caricatures and other religiously denigrating cartoons by other European dailies, including French and British papers. Read More
Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Day
(1/16/06) Today commemorates the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday. We often overlook the importance of this commemoration, or don’t feel connected to it, yet Muslim Americans today reap the benefits of the struggle that he and others in the civil rights movement strived and sacrificed for. All people of color – and all Americans owe these pioneers a debt of gratitude for reasserting the values that this nation was founded on, values such as “liberty, freedom and justice for all” that have not always been applied to all people. Read More
Eid Mubarak & ING Updates in the Bay Area; 8/30/11
ING NEWS UPDATE 1/9/06 Between September and December 2005, ING in San Francisco Bay Area completed a busy fall semester with a total of 362 presentations delivered in the eight Bay Area counties to a total of 15,000 people. Based on evaluations and feedback from audiences, ING is reframing perceptions about Islam and Muslims, as in the following quotes: Read More
ING President Message to ISNA 2005 Conventioneers
Muslims in North America: Noble Neighbors or Suspicious Strangers: What can Muslim individuals and organizations do to better establish themselves as a positive presence in society? By Maha ElGenaidi, ING President Lecture delivered at the ISNA Convention 2005 Plenary Session Sunday, September 4, 2005: 4:30pm – 6:00pm Speakers: Maha ElGenaidi, Dr. Scott Alexander, Salam Al-Maryati Bism Allah ar-rahman ar-raheem. (In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful). Salam alaykum (Peace be upon) everyone, and thank you for being here. Read More
National US Muslim Organizations Condemn Terrorism
In the course of our work, many Americans of other faiths ask us, “why do we never hear about Muslims condemning terrorism?” The following is a partial listing of US Muslim organizations who condemned the terror attacks in London as soon as they became known. Read More
