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Cultural Competency Serving Arabs and American Muslim Families

(San Jose, 6/12/2007) ING News and Events of Note: ING Speaker Participates in Castro Valley High Interfaith Baccalaureate – 6/10/07 An ING speaker joined members of other faith traditions at Castro Valley High School’s 25th Interfaith Baccalaureate on Sunday, June 10th. The one hour ceremony consisted of speeches by school officials and religious leaders, including Superintendent James Fitzpatrick, Principal Lisa Garcia, and faith leader representatives of Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Buddhist communities, as well as farewell speeches and choral, musical, and other performances by graduating seniors. The various words of wisdom of the different faith and school leaders blended together in a beautiful array of advice and inspiration for the graduates and young people in general. The ING speaker both voiced appreciation for inclusion in the program, as well as echoed the sentiment of other speakers that what is most important for young people today is the desire and commitment to making this world a better place. Read More

New Hires at ING

(San Jose, 6/26/07) ING News and Events of Note: ING Hires New Associate Director and Senior Development Associate ING is pleased to announce that it has recently hired a new Associate Director and Senior Development Associate. Julie Larson, ING’s new Associate Director who will be responsible for the day- to-day management of the organization, has over 25 years experience in education and management. Julie is a graduate of SJSU and Aarhus Universitet, where she earned three M.A. degrees in Linguistics, US History, and European History. Julie has been working in the field of education for more than 25 years, having managed academic and training organizations in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. Her passion is curriculum management, with an eye to balanced content and delivery that leaves an impact. As a manager, she believes in cooperative understanding and the productive power of teamwork. Having spent a ten year hiatus in Denmark, Julie now resides with her son in the Evergreen foothills of the South Bay, her birthplace and childhood home. Read More

Statement from the Association of Muslim Health Professionals on Events Unfolding in the UK

For immediate release 07/03/07 Contact: Janice French Association of Muslim Health Professionals (240) 271 7692 [email protected] www.amhp.us Statement from the Association of Muslim Health Professionals (AMHP) regarding recent events unfolding in the United Kingdom. It is with a heavy heart that we read about the affair in the United Kingdom. As we consider these events, we hope to remind ourselves and our peers in the health and the Muslim communities of several things: We have faith in the British system of justice and hope and expect that all suspects will have a fair trial, without prejudice. These acts in the UK, if found to be truly done by health professionals, are inconsistent with all we believe in as Americans, as Health Professionals, and as Muslims. We call on all people of conscience, whether they be health professionals, Muslims, Americans, or British to consider seriously the damage their actions might cause to innocent people, the societies who would suffer from their actions, and the peoples and groups whom they will be labeled to represent when caught and identified. Read More