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Greetings from the Islamic Society of North America!
Celebrating 50 Years !
Events & E-Dialogue
ISNA Condemns Boko Haram Kidnapping of Schoolgirls
Become an ISNA Monthly Sustainer!
Announcement of Dr. Abdulmunim Shakir Scholarship Recipients
A Spotlight On This Week's "Young Professionals, Future Philanthropists" Session 4 - Fundraising
ISNA Rep Quoted in Indy Star
JOB OPPORTUNITY @ ISNA - Development Coordinator
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EVENTS & E-DIALOGUE:

 
Register Now For the 51st Annual Convention!
 
Convention registration and other details can be found at: http://www.isna.net/annual-convention.html     

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2nd Annual Masjid Forum
May 9th-11th, Detroit, MI
This Weekend! Register Now! 
Special Guest Speaker: Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda (Founder & Director of Qalam Institute, Dallas) 

Discussion Topics Include:
"How To Be A Welcoming Masjid" and "Increasing Women's Involvement" 
   
For more information and to register, click on photo above or click here   

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MYNA presents: 
 HIRA- Summer Intensive Program for Youth 
 
For more information, visit our page at

www.hirainstitute.org

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MYNA Jam 
Flint, Michigan June 7th 

For more information please visit us HERE   
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ISNA Condemns Boko Haram Kidnapping of Schoolgirls 
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), the oldest and largest American Muslim umbrella organization, today condemned the kidnapping of and threat to sell off the over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls by the terrorist group Boko Haram....                                                          READ MORE 
Become an ISNA Monthly Sustainer!

We encourage you to support the work of ISNA by becoming a monthly sustainer. With your monthly gift, you help ensure ISNA's future programming and services.

It is easy and hassle-free, and a "greener" way to give as it reduces paper use! Simply click on the donation button below.


 
ISNA Announces the Winners of the Dr. Abdulmunim Shakir Scholarship 

The Dr. Abdulmunim Shakir Scholarship is a one time award of $1000 to 20 top students.  After receiving many qualified applicants we are proud to announce the winners for the 2014-15 academic year:

 

Yasmeen Azam        Jenna Baker            Maya Eter
Malak Kudaimi            Lamees Mahmoud        Rezwana Parveen
Ahmed El-Sadek        Iman Shamen            Batoul Sadek
Fatmah Berikaa        Mariam Fawzy            Nadine Jawad
Sidrah Hanif            Sumaiya Asif            Aman Khanani
Asma Malik            Rawia Saleh-Naji        Yasmeen Zouita
Sameena Ahmed        Jumanah Shareef

 

Please welcome us in congratulating these students and keeping the youth in our duas for success and barakah in their futures.



A Spotlight on this Week's "Young Professionals: Future Philanthropists" - Session 4 - Fundraising

ISNA's "Young Professionals: Future Philanthropists" is an online series that aims at empowering young Muslim professionals with training in philanthropic studies and nonprofit leadership. Developed by the Indiana University School of Fundraising, this online series covers 8 core topics to provide participants with best practices to professionally lead mosques and nonprofit organizations.

This week's seminar entitled "Fundraising," is the fourth webinar of this program.  This webinar will identify core principles and practices essential for successful fundraising for nonprofit organizations.


Meet this Webinar's Instructor:

Dr. Tim Seiler is Director of The Fund Raising School at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and is also assistant professor of philanthropic studies in the graduate program. Dr. Seiler is an alumnus of The Fund Raising School and has been a faculty member since 1986 and the director since 1994.

 

He serves the nonprofit sector not only as a fundraiser, author, and teacher, but also as a board member and campaign committee member for several nonprofits and serves as a mentor to young professional fundraisers. He earned a B.A. degree in English from Saint Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in English from Indiana University. He also holds the Certified Fund Raising Executive professional designation.

 

For more information on the program, please click HERE 

 
ISNA Rep Quoted in Indianapolis Star Newspaper
The Supreme Court's ruling that prayers given before government meetings can favor one religion is a victory for traditional legislative prayer practices, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller's office said Monday.The high court's decision comes nine years after the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana challenged the long-standing tradition of having members of the clergy say a prayer at the beginning of state House sessions...

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JOB OPPORTUNITY at ISNA
 
For more information click on the job title above.

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