Category Archives: ENVIRONMENT

Do You Believe That Evolution Is True?

Do You Believe That Evolution Is True? If so, then provide an answer to the following questions. “Evolution” in this context is the idea that natural, undirected processes are sufficient to account for the existence of all natural things. 1. Something from nothing?  Where did the energy for the “Big Bang” come from? And what […]

Hijab wearing students barred from collecting award

Two of the four hijab wearing students from İhsan Sabancı Girls’ leave the school distraught  A top student at Adana Ihsan Sabancı Girls’ High School, Adana, Turkey, was banned from collecting her graduation award during a ceremony because she wears the hijab. Three other hijab wearing girls were also ordered by the head teacher to […]

Healthy Eating: An Islamic Perspective

Why it’s essential for our physical and spiritual well-being To live in Islam is not merely preparing for the Hereafter, but also to live a complete way of life right here in this world. Hence, the question of healthy living, which has become a much-discussed issue nowadays, is not new to Muslims. From an Islamic […]

Muslim Sports Day 2012

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (May 5, 2012) — The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) New Jersey chapter organized the first annual Muslim Sports Day (MSD) for youth and adults, on May 5, 2012, in South Brunswick, NJ. Over 1200+ Athletes and 100+ Teams participated. The 2012 MSD featured: • Basketball• Soccer• Volleyball• Cricket• Flag […]

Islam’s universal Mercy to Animals

The universal mercy of Islam embraces not only human beings, whether Muslims, People of the Book, or unbelievers, but all other living creatures of Allah as well. Accordingly, Islam prohibits cruelty against animals. Fourteen hundred years before any societies for the prevention of cruelty against animals were established, Islam made kindness towards animals a part […]

Hurricane Irene – ICNA Relief at Work – Charity Begins at Home!

ICNA Relief USA Has Established a $100,000 Disaster Response Fund for Families Impacted by Hurricane Irene – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – JAMAICA, New York (August 28, 2011) – ICNA Relief Head Office unveils a broad plan in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. In the early response phase Points of Distribution (PODs) are being set up […]

Message that can save our planet

An alien visitor to planet Earth would be shocked by the state it is in. The destruction of the life-preserving ozone layer is going on unnoticed. Climatic changes are having a devastating effect on the lives of millions of people across the globe. Everywhere it is a time of crises – and moral paradoxes. Food riots are now becoming the norm in Africa and Asia – as Europe boasts of the highest food mountain reserves […]