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We’re Americans of diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds working together towards peace in our country and around the world.
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Our mission is to advance pluralism by educating, engaging, and empowering people and institutions to understand shared histories, bridge cultural and faith differences, confront interconnected forms of bias, and build inclusive, just communities.
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More UpdatesING Founder Invited to U.S. State Department For Annual Iftaar
(October 18, 2006) Maha Elgenaidi, ING’s founder and president, along with Ameena Jandali, an ING founding member and Soumaya Khalifa, Executive Director of ING’s affiliate in Atlanta were invited along with other Muslim Americans to join in the annual U.S. State Department Iftaar Dinner. Read MoreMuslim Group Deflates Stereotypes
SAN JOSE — Maha ElGenaidi wants to put a human face on Islam. “Muslims that are…guess what…exactly like you,” says ElGenaidi, president and CEO of Islamic Networks Group. Since 1993, the group has worked to educate members of the community, law enforcement agents, corporations and health-care providers about Islam. Using presentations of varying lengths, ElGenaidi and 20 local speakers make rounds to promote cultural and religious understanding. Read MoreING'S Muslim Mental Health Training
On Wednesday, November 8th, an ING trainer conducted an orientation on Islam and Muslim culture for a group of mental health care professionals at the Annual California Department of Mental Health conference titled, “Eliminating Disparities – Achieving Efficient, Effective and Equitable Care.” Joining Nabila Mango, who is a Muslim mental health care social worker in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, the ING speaker participated in a workshop titled, “Mental Health Care for Muslim Patients.” As increasing numbers of Muslims are afflicted by mental illnesses, there is a growing interest in the greater health community in understanding and better serving the Muslim community. For that reason, ING recently developed a 4-6 hour training for mental health professionals titled, “Cultural Competency: Mental Health Care of Muslims.” The training was developed in cooperation with Muslim psychologists and psychiatrists associated with the Muslim Mental Health Institute in NY. This presentation along with two other ING healthcare presentations for general practitioners and OB-GYN physicians on women’s health care will be available on CDs in the near future. Those presentations are currently available through ING affiliated speakers bureaus around the country. Read MoreListening to Those We Serve
The entire experience of planning a series of seminars with ING was inspirational. They did an amazing job. The ING team welcomed input along the way which allowed each session to be even better than the one before it. We will continue to work with ING as I am confident that they will continue to provide value in our work.
City Human Resources Director
I thought the ING seminar, “Preventing and Responding to Anti-Muslim Bigotry,” was an extremely valuable training for law enforcement, especially in today’s day and age with all the misunderstandings and misperceptions of the Muslim community…I feel this training will help my staff and I in developing better relationships and in responding to the needs of our community. I highly recommend this training to others.
Police Captain
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