IONA In The News Imam Elturk was able to make the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca” in 2010. Photo courtesy Steve Mustafa Elturk With nearly 50 percent of Michigan residents vaccinated for COVID-19 and pandemic restrictions lifting, communities are returning to traditional forms of holiday celebrations. But for the second year in a row, an important…
IONA In The News Add Your Heading Text Here Chants of “Free, free Palestine” reverberated on Sunday afternoon during a peace rally calling for Palestinians’ freedom. After a tentative cease-fire went into effect Friday, demonstrators said they welcome a cessation of bombings that have killed at least 248 Palestinians and 12 people in Israel, but…
IONA In The News Add Your Heading Text Here Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Imam Steve Mustafa Elturk of Troy greets community members during Eid in 2020. Photo courtesy Steve Mustafa Elturk Islamic belief balances on five pillars; faith, prayer, alms, fasting…
IONA In The News Add Your Heading Text Here DETROIT – We are entering some of the holiest days on the calendar for some of the world’s major faiths. A Baptist minister, an Episcopalian Bishop, an Islamic Imam and Muslim social activist, the Catholic Chairman and President at InterFaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit, a…
IONA In The News “What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8 “O you who believe, be just, witnesses for G-d, even if it be against yourselves or parents and nearest kin. One may be right or poor, but G-d…
IONA In The News WARREN — Imam Steve Mustafa Elturk, president of the Islamic Organization of North America, will receive the Robert A. Bruttell Interfaith Leader Award on Feb. 22. Elturk is a leader of Warren’s faith community, where his mosque, the Islamic Organization of North America, is based. He co-chairs the Imams Committee of…
IONA In The News For the eighth year in a row The InterFaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit will have its awards and fundraising initiative on Monday, Feb. 22. This year’s virtual event centers on the theme “Divine Belonging in a Divided World.” Each year the council represents three awards to community members who are…
IONA In The News Marygrove College President Elizabeth Burns and several speakers and VIPs cut a ribbon at a presentation Jan. 4 to commemorate the Detroit college’s transition to a graduate study institution. Imam Steve Mustapha Elturk of the Islamic Organization of North America in Warren. File photo IONA, 28630 Ryan Rd., Warren, MI 48092…
IONA In The News Imam Steve Mustafa Elturk Influential Islamic faith leader Imam Steve Mustafa Elturk will be honored for his efforts to connect all faith groups by the InterFaith Leadership Council in its virtual awards ceremony Feb. 22. Elturk, the president of the Islamic Organization of North America (IONA) Warren location, will be honored…
IONA In The News Detroit, MI–One of the great benefits of Muslims uniting and working with each other is the respect we garner from non-Muslims, particularly from the religious and political communities. The Council of Islamic Organizations of Michigan (CIOM) has been successful in bringing together representatives from most ethnic and cultural groups; and especially…
