Islamic Circle of North America

Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) , formally chartered in 1971 but active since 1968, is an Islamic North American grassroots umbrella organization . It is an offshoot of the Muslim Students' Association (MSA), was founded by immigrants from the Indian subcontinent , and its members are primarily of South Asian descent, primarily Pakistanis and Indians. It is smaller and more conservative than the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), holding separate sessions at its national conventions for women. In 2001 it would not allow the female vice mayor of the city where its convention was held to welcome the membership because some felt that a woman's voice is sexually seductive, but in 2002 it allowed a woman to address its annual convention for the first time. Its headquarters are in Jamaica, New York , and includes classrooms, a reading room, and a small mosque, and it has offices in Detroit, Michigan , and Oakville, Ontario .

Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) , formally chartered in 1971 but active since 1968, is an Islamic North American grassroots umbrella organization . It is an offshoot of the Muslim Students' Association (MSA), was founded by immigrants from the Indian subcontinent , and its members are primarily of South Asian descent, primarily Pakistanis and Indians. It is smaller and more conservative than the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), holding separate sessions at its national conventions for women. In 2002 it allowed a woman to address its annual convention for the first time. Its headquarters are in Jamaica, New York , and includes classrooms, a reading room, and a small mosque, and it has offices in Detroit, Michigan , and Oakville, Ontario . van Nieuwkerk, Karin (2006). University of Texas Press .

Islamic Circle of North America ( ICNA ) is an Islamic North American grassroots umbrella organization . van Nieuwkerk, Karin (2006). Women embracing Islam: gender and conversion in the West . University of Texas Press . Defending ideals: war, democracy, and political struggles .

Islamic North American organization Islamic Circle of North America ( ICNA ) is an Islamic North American grassroots umbrella organization . It seeks to propagate Islam and promote the Islamic way of life among American Muslims. It has links to the Jamaat-e-Islami in South Asia. van Nieuwkerk, Karin (2006). Women embracing Islam: gender and conversion in the West . University of Texas Press . Defending ideals: war, democracy, and political struggles .

Islamic North American organization Islamic Circle of North America ( ICNA ) is an Islamic North American grassroots umbrella organization . It seeks to propagate Islam and promote the Islamic way of life among American Muslims. van Nieuwkerk, Karin (2006). Women embracing Islam: gender and conversion in the West . University of Texas Press . Defending ideals: war, democracy, and political struggles .