March 6, 2007

The Islamic Information Center (IIC) condemns this mornings terrorist attacks against pilgrims visiting Hilla, Iraq. IIC calls upon Iraqi government officials, security forces, and U.S. Armed Services in Iraq to diligently provide security to pilgrims and residents of Hilla. Iraqi citizens have the right to safety during religious gatherings and peaceful public protests. Over 100 Shia pilgrims, including women and children, were killed while commemorating the death of Imam Husain. Imam Husain was martyred in 680 C.E. for opposing a tyrannical regime and has become an international symbol for social

April 16, 2007

The Islamic Information Center would like to offer its condolences and prayers to the families of the victims of the Virginia Tech University shooting today. We join the community at large in mourning such an immense tragedy. In Islam striving to gain knowledge is seen as an act of worship, and the innocent victims of the school shooting were doing just that. The Islamic Information Center calls on all faith leaders and persons of faith for a joint prayer for the families of the victims. We pray that God give

August 10, 2007

The Islamic Information Center (IIC) would like to express their condolences to the families of the victims in the Taliban kidnapping of twenty one South Koreans last month. The threat from these extremists to kill hostages is a source of great alarm to IIC, as well as all Muslims throughout the nation, and around the world. The demands made by the Taliban are an affront of humanity and especially to Islam. IIC has been paying special attention to the conflict, and strongly condemns all forms of terrorism. The act of

August 10, 2007

The Islamic Information Center denounces and calls for a public apology from Congressman Tom Tancredo(R) of Colorado. Congressman Tancredo is a Presidential Candidate, and recently suggested that the US should bomb the Holy Cities of Makkah and Medina in Saudi Arabia. The IIC calls upon all Muslims and people of all other faiths and belief systems to come together to respond to Tancredo's outrageous statements. Along with urging America to reject "the siren song of multiculturalism," Tancredo depicts Islam as "a civilization bent on destroying ours." The Islamic Information Center

August 17, 2007

The Islamic Information Center condemns the attacks taken out on the First Congregational Church of Neosho, Missouri. Such an act in a place of worship is a great tragedy, and a source of sadness for all people. The Quran teaches that killing any one individual is as heinous a crime as killing everyone in the world - making this crime especially abominable. A gun man burst into the church on Sunday while his relatives and other community members were praying and fired shots throughout the building. Three members of the

August 17, 2007

The Islamic Information Center (IIC) would like to express their condolences to the families of the victims in the Al-Qaeda suicide bombings in Northern Iraq on Tuesday. The bombing, aimed at a minority group of Kurds killed a total of around 500 innocent victims. Al-Qaeda accuses the Yazidi minority of being infidels and attempts to drive these people out of Iraq . The Yazidis have previously been targeted in suicide bombings by Al-Qaeda as well but never so many as this. Islam places inherent value in each human life, as

August 27, 2007

The Islamic Information Center condemns the terrorist attack that occurred this past weekend in Hyderabad, India. The killing of innocent civilians is an attack on humanity and must be vehemently deplored, and IIC extends its condolences to the families and friends of those affected by the tragedy. On Saturday, August 25, 2007, two bombs were set off in the city of Hyderabad, leaving over 60 people wounded and 41 dead. Explosives were found in 16 other locations surrounding the city. Because the bombs exploded at approximately the same time, in 

September 11, 2007

On the sixth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Islamic Information Center (IIC) would like to pass on its condolences to the victims and their families of this great tragedy. Words cannot express IIC's empathy for all those who have been affected, throughout the years, by this horrendous act of terrorism. Even today, the world feels the effects of terrorism. The people of Iraq suffer from terrorism, as countless Muslims are hurt or killed indiscriminately daily, by people who are supposedly acting in the name of religion.