The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) is now accepting applications for the Senate Page Program, a great opportunity for students to visit the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield and shadow a U.S Senator for a day! The...
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The Mecca Center will hold its Annual Fundraiser on Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace. Please save the date and join us for this important community event!...
Our December Newsletter is available now online. Read it today!...
The Mecca Center Hiring Youth Coordinator JOB DESCRIPTION The responsibility of the Youth Coordinator is to provide development, coordination and oversight of youth services, and to build a positive youth program. He or she must integrate recreational and artistic activities ...
(Washington, D.C., 6/12/2016) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the largest coalition of leading national and local Muslim organizations, expresses its horror over the mass shooting which took place at a nightclub in Orlando, FL overnight, and offers its deepest and heartfelt...
Late night discussions with my high school senior son in the wake of the Paris and San Bernardino attacks have left me feeling anxious and exhausted these days. As a parent, I feel like I’m in uncharted waters, not knowing...
The Prophet’s Response to Islamophobia By Sheikh Hassan Aly One of the first Islamophobic acts that were recorded in Islamic history occurred just after the first sermon of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in a public setting. When he climbed mount...
Assalamu Alaikum, I cannot emphasize enough the importance of building our Islamic institutions through which we prepare our children to face ignorance, hate, and spread the great message of our faith of Islam by being examples of outstanding citizens spreading...
Who are we? The entire world is waiting to see, Just what this Ummah might be, But can we tell them who we could be, When we ourselves cannot see… Who we are. Are we the proverbial raisin withering in...