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Muslim Community Denounces Hate Crimes

Muslims are alarmed by the increase in misconception about Prophet Muhammad and his life, the attacks on the foundation of Islam in general, and the hate crimes that began to spread in California and across the nation. The Islamic Centers and Muslim organizations in Central California will be holding a press conference in support of the Muslim community in Madera and to reject Islamophobia.

WHO:             Islamic Centers and Muslim organizations in Central California

WHAT:           Press Conference in rejection of hate crimes and in support of the Muslim community      
 
WHEN:           Thursday, September 2, 2010/ 5:00 PM
 
WHERE:         Madera Islamic Center
                      16634 Road 26
                      Madera, CA 93638

 For more information, please contact Dr Mohammad Ashraf at (559) 673- 2259 or Kamal Abu- Shamsieh at (559) 297- 9535.

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ICCF Youth Essay Award Ceremony

 

In order to promote our youth educational and spiritual efforts, the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno organized the First Youth Essay Competition for Ramadan 2010.We received fantastic entries from youth members of ICCF aged 12-16. The entries we received spoke of the values of Islam and its power to improve society, of hope for improvements in interfaith relationships and harmony and peace among all nations. With the many essays we received, it was hard to narrow the winners down to only three.

Please join us on Friday, Sep 3, 2010 for the Youth Essay Award Ceremony to take place after Iftar. Clip videos created by the young members of the community will be also shown during the ceremony and we will have the honor to listen to the best essays.

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ICCF Cancels the Eid Carnival of Saturday 9/11

 

Ramadan Mubarak/ Blessed Ramadan

 

Due to lack of reports on sighting of the moon, Wednesday, Aug 11 is considered as the last day of Sha'ban. Therefore the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno (ICCF) announces Thursday, Aug 12 as the first day of Ramadan. 

Please click here to access the schedule for beginning & breaking the fast as well as the time for prayers. We invite Muslim brothers and sisters to actively participate in the programs. 

 

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Be Smart,  Protect yourself,  Know your rights!

American Muslims strongly support law enforcement's efforts to protect our national security. However as Americans, we also value the civil rights of every individual.

We are alarmed by the increasing number of reports of abuse of civil liberties. In addition, Muslims need to be aware of their rights during their interaction with FBI agents, along with other law enforcement officers, who recently increased their surveillance and interviews of American Muslims. ICCF would like to share with you a clip about your rights as an American Muslim courtesy of Muslim Advocates.

You can also watch the clip in Arabic, Farsi, Somali and Urdu here.

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Guide to Muslim Children Books and Media

This blog provides parents, teachers, librarians and care givers to obtain information about recommendations and reviews of books and multimedia for Muslim children and young adults . The blog also enables readers to search through  the content and themes of books for Muslim children and young adults

Information about children’s and young adult libraries as related to Muslims can be also obtained through the blog.

Click here to visit the blog.

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ICCF Establishes a Reading Room

Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno established a reading room to encourage reading and promote several languages and cultures of the diverse Muslim communities. The library has numerous books in Farsi, Arabic, Urdu and English.

ICCF reading room was funded in part by a generous grant from First 5 of Fresno County. It welcomes children of all ages and their parents.

The reading room is open Monday through Friday, 10 AM - 1:00 PM and every Friday evening, 6:00 - 8:00 PM.

The goal of the ICCF Library is to encourage parents and grandparents read to the children.

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Being Muslim in America

The US State Department published 'Being Muslim in America' in March 09. The book gives a lively and richly illustrated overview of what it is like to be Muslim in the United States. It contains profiles of successful young Muslims from diverse fields; the history of a number of mosques; and timelines of Muslim-related events in US history from 1619 to 1935 and from 1957 to 2007. Read the entire report!

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An Appreciation of Islam:
Q&A with Rabbi Reuven Firestone

By Brad A. Greenberg
The Jewish Journal / Los Angeles

Reuven Firestone is both rabbi and renowned Islamic scholar.

A professor of medieval Jewish and Islamic studies at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and senior fellow at USC’s Center for Religion and Civic Culture, Firestone’s interfaith work is not focused on reaching political common ground but on understanding shared religious experiences.

In promoting his book, “An Introduction to Islam for Jews” (Jewish Publication Society, 2008), Firestone spoke at the Jewish Community Library about Islam as a world religion, Muslim views on non-Muslims and whether Muslims and Jews will be able to live in peace in Israel. The Journal caught up with him afterward. Read More

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Muslim in America: "a voyage of discovery"

By Jessica Ravitz, CNN

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Hailey Woldt put on the traditional black abaya, expecting the worst.

The last time she'd worn the Muslim dress that, with a head scarf, covered everything but her face, hands and feet, she was in Miami International Airport, where the stares were many and the security check thorough.

This time, she was in a small town called Arab. Arab, Alabama, no less. "I expected people to say, 'What is this terrorist doing here? We don't want your kind here,' " said Woldt, a 22-year-old blue-eyed Catholic, recalling her anticipation before stepping into a local barbecue joint. "I thought I wouldn't even be served." MORE