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The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national and local Muslim organizations, has condemned the murder of American journalist James Foley at the hands of the socalled Islamic…
Alhamdulillah, the 38th Annual ICNA-MAS Convention, held in Hartford, CT over the Memorial Day weekend, was a huge success! The theme of this year’s convention was “Islam: The Pursuit of Happiness.” This…
Updates from July-August 2013 Issue of The Message magazine. “Help Syria Now” Campaign According to the UN, from March 15, 2011 until April 30, 2013, more than 93,000 lost their lives and…
Spending time with Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Br. Irfan Khurshid and Br. Ilyas Hasan Choudry of Helping Hand for Relief & Development (HHRD) saw the heart-wrenching suffering of men, women, and children…
In 1954 Muhammad Ali was 12 years-old and his bike was stolen after he left it in front of a Louisville, Kentucky department store. A police officer happened to be nearby and…
The year 2011 saw dramatic changes and upheaval in the North African nations of Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya. Helping Hand for Relief & Development (HHRD), in partnership with local non-governmental organizations…
Helping Hand for Relief & Development (HHRD) is partnering with the Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation (DHAF) to sponsor of 50 orphans in a one-year pilot project. DHAF is an internationally acclaimed organization…
The Prophet Muhammad reminded the Muslim world, “We are a single community, distinct from others.” The distinction shapes the Muslim’s religious identity and underlines the nature of the Islamic ideal, whether the…
I stepped out of the airport and was confronted by the sight of eight boisterous girls stuffed into a minivan with their luggage and junk food. I was to be the ninth.…
In surah Baqarah, verse 253, as in so many verses in the Qur’an, we are told that Allah (SWT) does what He wills. We observe this principle in everyday life. We may…