03/17/2021- Washington, DC ICNA Council for Social Justice extends its condolences to the 8 families who were victimized by hatred and xenophobia in yesterday’s shootings in Atlanta, Georgia. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) community who have suffered the brunt of racial tensions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ICNA CSJ family stands …
Fate of Rohingya Muslims Remains Unclear
The military in Myanmar’s government seized control through a military coup on February 1 2021. The elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and members of the National League for Democracy Party were detained, among hundreds of other people. Protests erupted across Myanmar as the population protests the military coup. From these protests, around 21 people have been killed. The military …
Black History Month 2021
By Imam Khalid Griggs The life stories of generations of people of African descent in the United States are testimonials to the capacity of human beings to overcome, with Allah’s help, adverse life circumstances that typically cripple the social advancement of even the most highly motivated individuals. Such is the case of Carter G. Woodson, born in 1875 to enslaved …