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ISB Receives 2012 MLK Community Service Award
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ISB was awarded the 2012 "Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award" by Emory University on January 19, 2012.
"The Islamic Speakers Bureau works to counter misinformation and negativity by engaging and educating Americans about Islam," said Emory's Muslim Student Association (MSA) President Asad Abdulla, who presented the ISB with the "Innovation For Change" award.
Executive Director Soumaya Khalifa attended the event and accepted the award on ISB's behalf. "This is so exciting for us," said Khalifa. "This is a very significant honor for our organization." Read more...
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ISB Serves As A Resource to the Muslim Community
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ISB conducted numerous presentations and workshops in 2011-2012 at local mosques in the Atlanta metro area educating Muslims about ISB's work and how to build bridges of understanding with people of all faith traditions. Read more...
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ISB Engages Government on the Local, State and Federal Levels
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In 2011-2012, ISB helped communicate to public officials the key issues of concern to the American Muslim community, engaging the government at the local, State, and federal levels. Read more...
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ISB Promotes Religious Pluralism and Social Justice in America
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One of ISB's most important accomplishments in 2011-2012 was its continued outreach efforts to build alliances and partnerships with similarly-minded faith-based organizations for the goal of promoting religious pluralism and tolerance. Read more...
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ISB Brings Films About Islam To Atlanta
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In an effort to counter negative perceptions about Islam and stereotyping of Muslims, ISB took an active approach to promoting films that offered a balanced view of Muslims and their faith traditions.
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ISB Establishes Dialogue Opportunities Between
The Jewish And Muslim Communities
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One of ISB's most important inter-religious engagement has been its growing work with Jewish faith based organizations, and 2011-2012 saw an increase of joint promotional events that helped educate the Muslim and Jewish communities about their commonalities. Read more...
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ISB Builds Working Relationships Between
The Christian and Muslim Communities
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In 2011-2012, the ISB partnered with numerous Christian faith-based organizations in an effort to promote an environment of unity. The interfaith gatherings made it possible for the Muslim and Christian communities to engage in meaningful conversations. Read more...
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ISB IS Sought By Media For Muslim Perspective
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Stepping into a gaping void, ISB served as a source and provided commentary on Muslim issues to local media that sought to present a genuinely muslim perspective. Read more...
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ISB Meets Requests from Healthcare Providers For Muslim Patients
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Over the years, the ISB has provided healthcare training to healthcare institutions providing care to Muslim patients, and 2011-2012 was no exception. Read more...
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ISB Brings Eid Celebration To Imagine It! Children's Museum
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The ISB continued its tradition of visiting the Imagine It! Children's Museum to help children celebrate Muslim holidays. As part of the "Meet the Holidays Programming," representatives of different faiths are invited to the museum to feature their their respective holiday seasons. ISB speaker Jelena Naim has been visiting the museum since 2007 to help children celebrate the Eid ul-Adha holiday, and since 2010 for Eid ul-Fitr holiday. Read more...
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ISB Makes A Difference In Helping Those In Need
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In keeping with one of the core principles of Islam - helping those less fortunate than ourselves - ISB undertook a number of initiatives in 2011-12 to help alleviate other's suffering. Read more...
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