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On May 14, 2019, we had a very delightful Iftar Dinner at Baruch College with participants of Muslim Student Association and Youth Island New York. Before the Iftar dinner, Imam Ibrahim Atasoy delivered a speech about the blessings of holy month of Ramadan. When the Iftar time came, I

Ready. Set. Action! On April 13, 2019, Kids Academy New York hosted its 6th annual Qur’an Competition at Kings Bay Y. With over 70 competitors from Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Long Island, students competed in various categories to display their talents and achievements

On April 4th after the Maghreb prayer, the potluck dinner started. Participants enjoyed the delicious food and socialized at dinner table. The program started with a beautiful Quran recitation. Michael Hauck was the speaker of the night. Brother Michael presented “our obsession for le

  As a visiting scholar, Imam Ibrahim Atasoy of North East Islamic Community Center gave a lecture about basics of Islam at St.John University in Queens. College level students attended to program and raised their questions at the end of the course. The lecture was followed by Q&

  Kids Academy Albany – Learning the Names of Allah (swt) This week we had a very special lesson; we learned the two names of Allah (swt). We discussed their importances and meanings all together! We were able to increase our knowledge with our fun activity at the end of ou

  Path of the Prophet Foundation announces Youth Video& Essay Contest Create a video or an essay that captures the compassionate character of the Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) Theme: Compassion of the Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) Deadline: 26 April 2019 3 Categories: 12-15 Years, 16-19 Ye

Some religious traditions embrace the contributions of women in positions of authority within narrowly defined parameters while the gender equality in every arena of leadership should be fully recognized. Generally, the conversation about the role of women in leading religious communi

Today everyone is shocked by the horrible terrorist attacks on two Mosques in New Zealand. Hate, terrorism, and bigotry do not have a religion, race or color. NEICC condemns all forms of terrorism, hate speech, bigotry, antisemitism, Islamophobia and any rhetoric that encourages viole

Kids Academy weekend school and after school recently hosted a breakfast seminar for our dear parents. This event allowed families of our students to connect and get to know each other while enjoying the breakfast that was served. After having breakfast, the participants of the semina

  Even though extremely cold weather concerned organizers regarding attendance of audiences, NEICC held its traditional monthly social family gathering on Feb 1st, at Turkish Cultural Center, Clifton, NJ with a great turn out. As usual, program started with night prayer (isha) an