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June 19, 2008 Check out the latest issue of Islam in 60 seconds! Here are some of the latest headlines: IIC Round Tables Return for 2008
Interfaith dialogue in Camp Springs
Virginia Mosque opens itself to better the community
Comic-book superheroes with 99 attributes of Allah
Israeli settlements create barrier to peace
The First International Islamic Conference on Dialogue
Israel and Hamas call truce?
IIC Round Tables Return for 2008
|  The Islamic Information Center (IIC) is proud to announce that it will be hosting another session this month, on June 29, 2008. For those new to the program, the Round Table discussions are aimed at facilitating communication between DC Area Muslim Interns & Young Professionals with Islamic groups who can provide resources and benefit from their professional association.
The IIC's mission is to be a resource of accurate and credible information concerning Islam, and to supply the media and governmental agencies with this material. Our organization hopes to foster positive perception of our religion, and to increase awareness on issues concerning Muslims today.
The goal of the DC Area Muslim Round Table is to create a medium where young professionals can aid the cause of Islam and network with other interested individuals like themselves. For more information on this event, please contact
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, IIC's coordinator for this event. |
Interfaith dialogue in Camp Springs
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June 14, 2008
Rabbi Steve Weisman of Bowie's Temple Solel and leader of the Islamic Society of Southern Prince George's County, Shadeed led a six-seminar interfaith dialogue that ended on June 1.The Union for Reform Judaism and the Islamic Society of North America created a new curriculum for 11 groups nationwide to hold meetings. They say that this is "broadest Jewish-Muslim interfaith effort in North American history." | Virginia Mosque opens itself to better the community
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June 13, 2008
The Dar al Hijrah mosque in Culmore, VA was mysterious to the non-Muslim community, but is now host to community blood drives and mental health fairs. The mosque hands out food donations each Thursday, and its leaders attend meetings with other religious authorities in the area, including a monthly brainstorming session. The mosque is collaborating with local churches on several community projects. | | Comic-book superheroes with 99 attributes of Allah |
June 11, 2008
Kuwaiti psychologist Naif al-Mutawa is the creator of The 99, a new comic-book series about superheroes that each represent one of the 99 names of Allah. There has been some controversy surrounding the comic-series, but Mutawa claims only honorable intentions. | | Israeli settlements create barrier to peace | |
June 14, 2008
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been meeting with Palestinian and Israeli leaders to facilitate negotiations for a peace treaty to be made by the year's end, but Israel's new housing project is undermining these attempts. "We consider settlements to be the greatest obstacle to the road of peace," Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said. Rice claims the project is "simply not helpful."
| The First International Islamic Conference on Dialogue
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June 6, 2008
The First International Islamic Conference on Dialogue was held in Makkah from June 2 to June 6, 2008. The conference was organized by the Muslim World League but fully supported and facilitated by King Abdullah at the highest level. King Abdullah himself inaugurated the conference and attended the full session that was addressed by the former president of Iran Rafsanjani, the Mufti of Saudi Arabia, the President of Al Azhar, the Mufti of Egypt and the secretary general of Muslim World League.
| Israel and Hamas call truce?
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June 17, 2008
Hamas and Israel agreed to a truce to stop attacking one another in the Gaza Strip area. Though, even with the agreement Israelis killed six gunmen in Gaza following days of rocket assault from Gaza. | United States recruitment of Iraqi men for Neighborhood Guard
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June 12, 2008
The US military is paying and arming young Iraqi men in Sadr City to aid in protecting neighborhoods. The recruitment is part of a new US initiative based off of the Awakening movement to gather former Shi'a soldiers into secure American-controlled groups.
| Presidential candidates state increasingly dissenting opinions on Iraq
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June 12, 2008
Sen. McCain recently stated that the timetable for bringing home the troops was "not too important" and that the real issue was lessening casualties. Obama accuses Bush for trying to lay groundwork that would bind future administrations to the Iraqi occupation. | U.N. must cut back on aid flight because of lack of funds
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June 11, 2008
Funds for humanitarian flights that drop-off aid workers, supplies, and doctors to Darfur are diminishing, and so the use of these vehicles have been cut back. The U.N. said that the 20 planes and six helicopters won't be able to maintain their full service without an increase in $20 million by Sunday. | Saudis donate large sum to Darfur cause
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June 11, 2008
The World Food Program, which aids in paying for the ever-increasing fuel and food expenses, received a donation of $500 million recently from Saudi Arabia. This money is greatly needed to keep aid flowing to Darfur, but the air service, which needs funds to distribute the aid, is separate. |
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