December 29, 2008

The Islamic Information Center would like to commemorate the beginning of the Islamic month of mourning known as Muharram, with today being the first day of his Holy month.  During Muharram hundreds of millions of Muslims mourn the tragedy that befell the family of Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Husain (May God Bless Them All) on the field of Karbala nearly 1,400 years ago. Karbala is located in modern day Iraq.

December 17, 2008

On this most blessed occasion, the Islamic Information Center would like to congratulate the global Muslim community on the Holy occasion of Eid al Ghadir. On the 18th day of the Islamic month of Dhul-Hajj, more than 1400 years ago, the Prophet's caravan stopped at a location known as Khumm. It was here, at Ghadir Al-Khumm that Prophet Muhammad (May God Bless Him) delivered a very famous sermon in which he named Imam Ali to be his successor. This day holds incredible significance to Muslims everywhere, and is widely celebrated with great festivity

December 9, 2008

On this most blessed occasion, the Islamic Information Center would like to congratulate the global Muslim community for the completion of the Holy ceremonies of Hajj and the celebration of Eid al Adha. Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide in commemoration of the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God. The Devil tempted Prophet Ibrahim by saying he should disobey God and spare his son. As Prophet Ibrahim was about to sacrifice his son, God intervened saving Prophet Ibrahim, and replacing the sacrifice with a greater sacrifice to be taken at a later era.

December 29, 2009

IIC announces Emergency Demonstrations on Tuesday, December 30 and other days to protest the massacre of innocent Palestinians. The ANSWER Coalition, Muslim American Society Freedom, Free Palestine Alliance, National Council of Arab Americans, and Al-Awda, International Palestine Right to Return Coalition, and Islamic Information Center are calling for Tuesday, December 30 to be a National Day of Action to show solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza and to demand an immediate end to the murderous attacks carried out by the Israeli military against the people of Gaza.

October 2, 2008

June 26, 2009

The Islamic Information Center is proud to announce the release of an information packet on the topic of Hijab, or the Islamic Scarf. This information packet was developed by IIC to provide a resource to non-Muslims who do not understand the origins or philosophy of Hijab.

June 26, 2009

The Islamic Information Center is proud to announce the release of an information packet on the topic of Hijab, or the Islamic Scarf. This information packet was developed by IIC to provide a resource to non-Muslims who do not understand the origins or philosophy of Hijab.

October 6, 2008

In continuation of the Islamic Information Center's University Seminar Series, IIC will be hosting a seminar, entitled "Beyond the Elections: Islam, the White House, and 2009" at New York University on November 1st, 2008.

This seminar will focus on the necessity of developing a political strategy for Muslims in the United States, and will discuss the necessary steps in achieving goals important to Muslims by engaging different branches of the United States government.

The seminar will take place in the New York University Kimmel Center, Room 802, and will begin at 7:00pm on November 1st, 2008. Refreshments will be served and more information can be obtained by contacting This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The seminar will held free of charge and is open to the general public. Click through to find out more information on this one of a kind seminar!

September 18, 2008

The Islamic Information Center condemns the attack on the United States Embassy in Yemen. The embassy was attacked earlier this week, killing seventeen individuals. These attacks are an atrocity, and completely against the ideals of Islam, which teaches moderation, prayer, fasting, and good will to humanity.