[IslamCity] ISNA Establishes Office in Washington, DC

[S A Hannan]

----- Original Message ----- From: ISNA To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 9:02 PM Subject: ISNA Establishes Office in Washington, DC The Islamic Society of North America Establishes Office in Washington, DC (Plainfield, IN – March 28, 2006) The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is establishing an Office of Interfaith and Community Relations (IOICR) in the nation's capital. Interfaith activity has been a cornerstone of ISNA activities, and has been wholeheartedly endorsed by ISNA affiliates and other Islamic organizations across the US and Canada. The establishment of an ISNA office in metropolitan Washington, DC area, to be opened this spring, is in response to emerging realities and new opportunities for ISNA to build greater strength in fulfilling its mission. The IOICR will further work to increase good relations and understanding between Muslim Americans and their government agencies and Congressional representatives. Considering the importance that ISNA and Muslim Americans attach to interfaith engagement, the ISNA Secretary General Dr. Sayyid Muhammad Syeed is relinquishing his current position to serve as the first National Director of the IOICR. As National Director of ISNA's Office of Interfaith and Community Relations, Dr. Syeed will build on the relationships ISNA has already developed with diverse interfaith, religious and social service organizations to engage American Muslim communities in addressing the spiritual and ethical challenges of the twenty-first century. Dr. Syeed brings extensive credentials to his new appointment. He has a doctorate in Sociolinguistics and has served as ISNA Secretary General for 12 years. He has been actively involved in fostering understanding among the world's religions and has developed significant interfaith alliances at different levels in the U.S., Canada, and internationally.  Accordingly, the search for a new Secretary General for the national headquarters of ISNA in Plainfield, IN is now underway. Mr. Ahmed El-Hattab is serving as the Acting Secretary General of ISNA during this interim period. Mr. El-Hattab has been with ISNA for 23 years. He has served as Assistant Secretary General and currently is Executive Director of ISNA Development Foundation. CONTACT RESOURCE: Ahmed El-Hattab Phone: 317-839-8157 ext 236 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Islamic Society of North America P.O. Box 38 (mail) 6555 South County Road 750 East ( Express mail and packages) Plainfield, Indiana 46168 U S A Phone (317) 839-8157 Fax (317) 839-1840 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: www.isna.net *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)  also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". SPONSORED LINKS Holy quran YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "islamcity" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.