July 1, 2009

The Islamic Information Center and the United Muslim Foundation proudly invite the community to attend Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida in celebration of Eid ul Adha on November 28th, 2009. The celebration will take place from 5:00pm to 11:00pm at Universal Studios, and tickets will only cost $30 per person. Ages 3 and under will inter for free, and Halal meals will be available.

May 29, 2009

The Islamic Information Center this week mourns the loss of history's greatest personalities: Lady Fatima Zahra. Over the past few days, and for nearly 14 centuries, hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world, from North America, to South America, to Africa, to Europe, to Asia and even to Australia mourned passing of Lady Fatima Zahra, daughter of Prophet Muhammad.

May 8, 2009

The Islamic Information Center is proud to announce that one of its Board of Advisors, Dr. Hassan Abbas, will be speaking on Capitol Hill this coming Monday. The event is sponsored by the Congressional Muslim Staffers Association and is a part of their Public & International Affairs Briefing Series, and is open to the public for free of charge!

April 28, 2009

The Islamic Information Center strongly condemns the actions of the Saudi Arabian government to further limit religious freedoms within the country by cordoning off gravesites of Prophet Muhammad's grandchildren in the Holy Jannatul Baqi cemetery.  The Saudi government has erected unnecessary visual barriers around the gravesites of several generations of the Prophet's grandchildren, most specifically Imam Hasan ibn Ali, Imam Ali ibn Husain, Imam Muhammad Baqir ibn Ali, and Imam Jafer Sadiq ibn Muhammad. 

April 27, 2009

The Islamic Information Center is proud to announce the establishment of a free Immigration Clinic to serve the community's needs. The IIC Immigration Clinic is available to community members in need of immigration assistance.  The clinic will be supported by cooperating attorneys who specialize in immigration and have offered their services on a pro-bono basis.  Assisting the attorneys will be IIC staff members, interns, and legal volunteers. 

The Islamic Information Center is proud to announce its first annual three day convention, entitled the American Leadership Initiative for Muslims (ALIM) to take place from July 17th - July 19th, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington DC.  Specifically this convention will focus on professionalism, civic engagement, citizenship and activism.

The ALIM convention is dedicated to coming up with actionable ideas, plans, and initiatives. At the conclusion of the convention, attendees will return to their home communities with specific plans of action, and the Islamic Information Center will help to coordinate these nationwide initiatives throughout the year.

This convention includes site visits to critical US government agencies and meetings with government officials.  The tentative list of site visits will include the United States Capital, the Arab American Anti Discrimination Committee (ADC), the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Amnesty International, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

April 8, 2009

The Islamic Information Center is alarmed by reports of a particular piece of legislation in Afghanistan that has been attributed to Shi'ite views. While the exact text of the legislation is not widely available, IIC wishes to clarify that whatever the text might say, in truth Islam is a religion that enjoins its believers to treat each other with mutual respect, honor, and dignity.

April 8, 2009

The Islamic Information Center is saddened by reports of suicide bombings against mosques in Pakistan, and condemns all perpetrators of this heinous violence. According to various sources, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device outside of a Shi'ite mosque in Chakwal, Pakistan, killing 26 people and injuring 40 others, officials said.  IIC considers this type of violence to be playing in the favor of those enemies of Islam who would like to see discord among the people of Pakistan and all over the world.

March 20, 2009

The Islamic Information Center condemns the actions of the "Kingdom of Bahrain" in its unequal treatment of it's majority Shi'a population. Bahrain has a long history of oppression and human rights violations. In this report, even conservative news network FOX News charges that government allegations against detained Shias are fabricated.

March 15, 2009

The Islamic Information Center would like to congratulate you on the celebration of the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), today, the 17th day of the Islamic month of Rabi Awwal. Prophet Muhammad worked tirelessly throughout his lifetime to elevate society, in the hopes of creating a more perfect and just world.