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Interfaith Institute of the Islamic Center of Long Island
When some countries began to ban the hijab of Muslim women and attack the Islamic dress code, Dr Larycia Hawkin, a Christian and former associate prefessor of politics and international relations at Wheaton College, Illinois, began to wear it in solidarity with Muslim women in the college.
She became a symbol of interfaith solidarity and activism at a time of Islamophobia and hatred running high in the country...
More than 100 Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus and members of other faiths gathered at the newly expanded Interfaith Institute of the Islamic Center of Long Island (ICLI) recently, for the first annual awards event.
People from different faiths enthusiastically came together to furthur the mission and vision of the Institute, engage Muslims and members from diverse cultures and communities by promoting the ...
Dr. Farooque Ahmed Khan is shown in front of the triple arches that lead into the newly constructed building that will house the Islamic Center of Long Island in Westbury on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015.
One of the oldest mosque on Long Island is launching an interfaith institute whose mission is to diapel misconceptions about Islam and promote understanding among different faiths....
John Andrew Morrow speaks during interfaith event at the Islamic Center of Long Island in Westbury on Sunday 25, 2015. (Credit :Stephan Sunshine)
Scores of faith leaders came together at a Westbury mosque Sunday afternoon to celebrate the first event at the Islamic Center of Long Island's new Interfaith Institute....
Dear readers, please find a brief recap of some major highlights of IFI in 2018. Also do visit our website for more information on the IFI at www.interfaithny.com
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Westbury teacher Daniel Chavez, who has never been inside a mosque, spoke about the experience, which he considered eye-opening, and described what it taught him and his students as they visited The Islamic Center of Long Island on Monday.
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The Interfaith Institute of the Islamic Center of Long Island(IFI) extends our condolences and prayers to the innocent victims of the terror attacks in Sri Lanka on Sunday April 21st 2019.