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As-Sunnah Foundation of America [1] (ASFA) [2] is an educational organization that works for the unity of the Islamic faith in the United States, founded and chaired by Hisham Kabbani. Founded in 1997, together with the Islamic Supreme Council of America (ISCA), the ASFA has close connections to Kabbani's Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order . [ 3 ]
The founders of MSA would later establish the Islamic Society of North America and Islamic Circle of North America. [189] The Islamic Information Center (IIC) is a "grass-roots" organization that has been formed for the purpose of informing the public, mainly through the media, about the real image of Islam and Muslims.
The Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation, a public policy division led by Mahdi Bray as executive director, [9] also offered seminars on how to positively change the perception of Islam among Americans. [10] In 2002, the Muslim American Society held its first joint conference with the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA). [6]
There’s good and there’s bad. America has always been a welcome and tolerant country for immigrants. Currently there are people arguing for our civil rights, and we’re also seeing those who want to smear our entire faith and say that Islam is an inherently violent religion. These are exciting times to be an American Muslim, that’s for sure.
American Islamic College (AIC) is a private Islamic university in Chicago, Illinois.It accepts students from all backgrounds and prepares students for leadership and policy making roles in American society; and for management and staff of American Muslim institutions, and; serving as a resource to American institutions and individuals for learning about Islam. [4]
Islamic thought and research. The institute hosts scholars from across the Muslim world to examine knowledge from each academic field in the context of Islam. [1] Ismail al-Faruqi, IIIT's co-founder, named this process “the Islamization of knowledge” (it was later renamed “the integration of knowledge” and then “unity of knowledge ...
The Islamic Supreme Council of America (ISCA) is a Muslim religious organization in the United States, founded in 1998 by Shaykh Hisham Kabbani, who was also its first chairman. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The council describes itself as "dedicated to educating Muslims and non-Muslims alike, and developing good citizenry through the teaching of moral excellence".
According to Gofran Sawalha of Middle East Eye, he is among "the best contributors to Islamic knowledge in America". [6] Badawi has authored several books and articles on Islam. He also researched, designed and presented a 352-segment television series on Islam, aired in Canada, the US and other countries. [7]