May 16, 2010

IIC is proud to present a letter from Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir Najafi in rememberance of Lady Fatima Zahra (May God Bless her). Click through to read the entire letter.

Islamic Information Center's New York/New Jersey Chapter is proud to announce the first Shi'a event focused on addressing the issue of
domestic abuse in the Muslim community took place on Saturday March 20, 2010. While domestic abuse is a universal problem affecting every human society, it is incumbent upon us as Shi'a Muslims to stand up and speak out against it as we should about any injustice.

March 21, 2010

IIC joined religious organizations spanning the faith and ideological spectrum in an interfaith service on the National Mall on Sunday, March 21. Chairman Imam Naqvi delivered a compelling sermon and communications director Hajar Hosseini offered the “Gathering Prayer” for peoples from all directions  as thousands of people of faith from across the country congregated in Washington, DC, for a powerful demonstration of their unified support for just, humane immigration reform that keeps families together. 

March 28, 2010

IIC Chairman Imam Syed Naqvi last Monday joined a panel of Interfaith leaders and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, former US Ambassador to the Organization of American States Hattie Babbitt, National Geographic Society Chairman Gil Grosvenor, former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator and Global Water Challenge Chairman Bill Reilly and other key private-sector, foundation, faith and nongovernmental organization leaders along with Kenna, the Grammy-nominated artist behind Summit on the Summit, to call for immediate action to ensure access to safe, clean water and improved sanitation in the developing world.