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ING INITIATES AND PARTICIPATES IN INTERFAITH DIALOGUES (1/25/07, San Jose) Wishing Muslims peace and blessings for the Islamic New Year, which began on January 20, 2007 (Muharram 1, 1428). For those of you who have not yet heard of the new Canadian sitcom, “Little Mosque on the Prairie,” view the following links: First episode: http://www.ultrabrown.com/posts/little-mosque-on-the-prairie Review in Toronto Journal “‘Little Mosque’ Defuses Hate With Humor”: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/16/world/americas/16canada.html?_r=1&oref=slogin NPR interview with show creator: www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6882876 ING welcomes and shares this lighthearted approach to outreach and education, which has been ING’s goal and driving force since our inception. Whether through humor, educational outreach, or just plain good neighborliness, it is critical for Muslim Americans and Americans of all faiths to extend a hand of sharing, learning about each other, and encouraging a better understanding of our similarities and differences. We congratulate Ms. Zarqa Nawaz for her creativity and drive to make this show a reality, and look forward to viewing it here on U.S. networks. ING Speaker Addresses the Century Club of California - 1/10/07 ING’s President, Maha Elgenaidi spoke to the Century Club of California, a prestigious private women’s club founded in 1888, about Muslim Americans and their views toward civic engagement; perceptions and stereotypes about them; and Islamic perspectives on a host of contemporary issues. The Century Club hosts monthly luncheons in which many of San Francisco’s best known names meet to engage in dialogue with prominent speakers. The event was attended by 50 women and lasted for over three hours. ING Speaker Addresses UCSF Nursing Students, 1/16/07 For the second time this year, an ING speaker delivered ING’s "Healthcare for Muslim Patients" presentation to a group of student nurses at UCSF’s School of Nursing. Questions from the nursing students ranged from the typical relating to gender issues, to very specific questions relating to medicines and treatments for Muslim patients. With increasing numbers of Muslims using California’s healthcare system, there is a growing interest in issues relating to their care. ING is in the process of releasing a new healthcare presentation CD, which will include several health care related presentations on general health, mental health, women’s health, and domestic violence. ING Speaker Addresses Forum Sponsored by League of Women Voters, 1/22/07 On Monday evening, January 22, an ING speaker delivered a presentation, which was followed by nearly an hour of dialogue and discussion on Islam & Muslims with particular emphasis on Muslim practice. The League of Women Voters, as its name conveys, is an organization which began as a movement to give women the right to vote following the passage of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, but today is a well known respected civic organization of both men and women that encourages participation in the government. The audience of 30 members was receptive and especially interested in learning about Islamic perspectives on family law, roots of extremism, and cultural influences on Islam. ING Participates in Interfaith Events, 1/06-1/16/07 ING has seen a dramatic rise in the number of requests it receives from both faith based schools and colleges, as well as houses of worship and interfaith events. ING is also proactively organizing a series of interfaith events in the Peninsula area this spring as part of its move towards increasing the dialogue and conversation that is vital to developing greater understanding and cooperation among faiths. The first event was organized by the First Congregation Church in San Jose and took place at the St. Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Batista near Hollister on Saturday, January 6th. The event was entitled "Women Leading the Way to Peace," and as the title conveys, was a dialogue on how women of various faiths can contribute to the growing peace movement nationally and globally. ING’s representative addressed the audience of about 60 women from various churches, providing them with an overview of the American Muslim community, including demographics and their views relating to political participation, interfaith dialogue, and philanthropy. Audience members later remarked that it was the highlight of the entire retreat. The talk also sparked interest from another church group, leading to another speaking engagement to take place at a San Jose church this coming Sunday, where an ING speaker will actually give part of the sermon, to be followed with a discussion with some fifty church members in the topic of interfaith dialogue between Muslims and Christians. The second event on Sunday, January 14th was part of an ongoing educational series on various religions which takes place after Sunday morning service at Trinity Lutheran Church in Walnut Creek. The presentation consisted of an Orientation on Islam and Muslims followed by a Q & A session during which audience members brought up topics relating to theology, women and violence. The last event on Tuesday, January 16th at All Saints Episcopal Church in San Leandro focused on fostering better communication and understanding between religions, the role of Muslims in our society, and spreading peace and building communities with each other. The audience was so inspired by the presentation that they sent the following comments in a note of appreciation to the speaker: "Everyone I have talked too after your lecture was impressed, came away with feeling a commitment to bridge the gap between all peoples and above all, put away the myth of their ideas of Islam. You are a very good speaker and everyone appreciated what you had to say and heard others speaking and requesting me to get you back in the future to continue the discussion. Your lecture was warm, inviting and most of all, very informative. Again, Thank you and God bless you for your work." ING is committed more than ever to building bridges with other faith communities. To that end, we’ve initiated three events as part of ING’s Spring Series of Interfaith Dialogues. We invite you to join us TONIGHT for the first in the series, which includes brief comments by the panelists followed by a roundtable discussion first by speakers, and then among audience members. Is there Value in Faith in our Modern Society? Thursday January 25, 2007 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM Peninsula Temple Beth El, 1700 Alameda de Las Pulgas, San Mateo, CA Speakers: Rabbi Alan Berg (Jewish), Rev. Shirley Macemon (Christian), Ameena Jandali (Muslim), Ven. Jian Hu (Buddhist), Jayarami Reddy (Hindu) About Islamic Networks Group (ING) Based in San Jose, California, ING is an entrepreneurial, educational outreach organization with affiliates and partners in 20 states, Canada and the United Kingdom. ING promotes interfaith dialogue and education about world religions and their contributions to civilization by annually delivering thousands of presentations and other educational programs in schools, universities, law enforcement agencies, corporations, healthcare facilities, and community centers. Reaching hundreds of groups and tens of thousands of individuals a year at the local, grassroots level, ING is building bridges among people of all faiths. Community Releases Archive . . .  Shana Tova and Eid Mubarak! ING Interfaith Statement for One America A Call to Action: Join ‘Muslim Serve’ National Campaign for Service & Understanding on 9/11 “Muslim Serve”/ING Improves Perceptions of Islam and Muslims Preventing Bullying & Harassment, Back to School and Park51 NYC Mosque ING President participates in meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan Responding to 'Draw Muhammad Day' ING Participates in Federal Government Meetings ING Condemns NYC Plot and Supports Efforts against Extremism A Conversation about Education Reform with the U.S. Department of Education Can you have religious freedom without limiting free speech? ING Statements on Religious Expression in American Public Life/Church Attacks in Malaysia ING Statement on Church Attacks in Malaysia Thank you for your continuing support! Wishes for a Happy Holiday Season and New Year ING Statement on Religious Extremism Guide to Preventing Hate Crimes and Reporting Harassment ING Condemns Deadly Attack at Ft. Hood Thank You for Making ING's Annual Supporters Dinner a Success ING Breaks Fast with Secretary Clinton ING Accredited by the Better Business Bureau ING Participates in ISNA July 4th Weekend in D.C. ING Reaches Over 20,000 People in 2008-2009 Academic Year ING Welcomes President Obama's Speech in Cairo ING Statement on Alleged Terrorist Plot in NYC ING Hosting Faiths Act Fellows Become an ING Intern or Join ING Team of Volunteers American Muslims Call for Swift Action Against Domestic Violence Silcon Valley Interfaith Leaders Endorse Declaration for Peace on M.E. Crisis Celebrating a Historic Inauguration and Martin Luther King's Legacy Humanitarian Aid in Gaza Blessed Eid, and Interfaith Forums American Muslims Condemn Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai Thank you to our friends and supporters! Action-Alert: Anti-Muslim Film Obsession Mailed to California Residents Back to School at ING & Ramadan Kit ING's Cultural Competency Programming for Law Enforcement Muslim Women Clerics Play Indispensable Role ING "Interfaith Speakers Bureau" Panels Muslim Scholars Back Call for Interfaith Dialogue In Qatar, Muslim, Jewish Clerics Meet New ING Blog ING Recognition Awards for Educators Responding to and Preventing Hate in Public Schools The Bible in Islam: Stories of Shared Prophets Global Warming: Muslim American Responsibility & Response Muslim Professionals & the Not-For-Profit Sector Feminism in Islam Intergroup Muslim and Jewish Conflict Transformation Program Roots of Islam in America through Enslaved West Africans Afghan American Muslim Outreach Saturday, Feb 16th Speakers Bureau Training ING's Outstanding Pen Award for Inter-Religious Understanding ING's Healthcare Cultural Competency Presentations Speakers Training & Women in Religion Dialogue Professional Teacher Staff Development Interfaith Speakers Bureau Training Tonight - 1/23/07 Upcoming Speakers Training Workshops Highlights of Fall Semester Educating for Religious Literacy & Mutual Respect Islam & HIV/AIDS ING Statement on the British Teacher in Sudan Islamophobia and its Affects Coexistence through Art Power of One: How One Person Can Affect Change Thank You to All Our Supporters! Answering Frequently Asked Questions About Islam Feminism & Women in Islam Islamic Contributions to Civilization Responding to "Islamo-Fascism Week" on College Campuses Call for Unity from Muslim Religious Leaders "Outstanding Philanthropist" Awards Keep the Diversity, Seek the Harmony ING Speaks at Antioch Mosque Vandalism March Interfaith Prayer for Darfur & World Leaders Marching Together Against Hate and Violence in East Contra Costa County ING Joins Albany's Peace Day ING Guidelines for Hosting an Interfaith Holiday Event Illumemedia.org Interview with ING's Founder & President ING Presents to Homeland Security ING's Participation in ISNA Convention 2007 10% Increase in Presentations from Previous Year Statement from the Association of Muslim Health Professionals on Events Unfolding in the UK New Hires at ING Cultural Competency Serving Arab and Muslim American Families Preserving the First Amendment Healthcare for Muslim Patients A Call for Moral Leadership: Imagining a New Heroism Advocating Against Violence and For One Nation "Muslim Americans: Mostly Middle Class and Mainstream" Islamic Contributions to Civilization Religion in the Workplace Could Genocide Happen Here? & FBI Meeting Happy Earth Day! An Interfaith Response to a Controversial Speaker Happy Holidays from ING New Speakers Bureau in Columbus, Ohio Interfaith Dialogue Among Laity The Mosque as an American Institution ING Presentations at Bay Area Universities ING and High School Presentations in Spring 2007 Inter-Religious Dialogue in the Bay Area Conflict in the Muslim World ING Adopts an Environmental Policy ING Reaches 25,000 Americans of Other Faiths in Bay Area ING Perspective on Holocaust Conference in Iran Thank You to All Our Supporters! ING's Muslim Mental Health Training Muslim Group Deflates Stereotypes ING Trains Police Officers in Milpitas Share in ING’s Promotion of Interfaith Dialogue and Education ING Founder Invited to U.S. State Department For Annual Iftaar ING Participates in Meaning of Ramadan Open Houses ING Featured in 9/11 Specials on PBS and KGO ING Perspective on Pope's Remarks ING Gears Up for a New School Year After ISNA Convention Organization Aims to Educate Others About Religion End of Year Totals for ING, 7/25/06 ING Responds to Arrests in Miami Spike in Requests for Presentations About Islam & Muslims from High Schools ING Summer Interns Muslim-Jewish Relations in the Bay Area ING Presentations on College Campuses ING Joins "Day of Conscience for Darfur" ING President Meets with Dalai Lama Apostasy in Islam ING Training for UCSF Nursing Department Muslim Scholars' Statement on Danish Cartoons Controversy Opinion on Danish Cartoons Published in San Jose Mercury News ING Training for Healthcare & Hospitals ING Statement Regarding Danish Cartoons Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King's Day Eid Mubarak & ING Updates in the Bay Area ING President Message to ISNA 2005 Conventioneers ING President Message to ISNA 2005 Conventioneers Role of Nationals in Terrorist Bombings National US Muslim Organizations Condemn Terrorism ING Condemns Terror Attacks in London Celebrating the Fourth of July Mukhtaran Mai's Case Opinion on Danish Cartoons Published in San Jose Mercury News - Frequently Asked Questions on Terrorism ING's Annual Community Support Dinner ING's Response to the War in Iraq ING Parent-Child Workshops: Yaseen Foundation ING Press Conference: Impact of War in Our Schools ING Parent-Child Workshops: SBIA, San Jose ING Commemorates "Day of Remembrance" ING Affiliates Conference |
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