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The Islamic Association of North Texas (IANT) is a non-profit organization of Muslims dedicated to worship, education, and community service in Richardson, Texas. IANT provides many services to the North Texas community in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex .
It is a part of the Islamic Association of North Texas. [3] The school was founded in 2002 with a Full Quran memorization, Hifz, Alim Studies (Islamic Scholar), and Academic program (pre K - 12 grade) in response to the needs of thousands of American Muslims residing in the city and neighboring cities such as Dallas, Garland, and Plano. [4]
Salam Academy is an Islamic PreK–high school in Richardson, Texas.It was established as a part-time school in 2003 and added a full-time school in fall 2008. As of 2014 it had 315 students, 90% being South Asian, 5% being Arab, and 5% being non-Hispanic white, Hispanic, and Black.
There is a notable population of American Muslims in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.Dallas-Fort Worth is home to sixty-two Sunni mosques and five Shia mosques. [1] [2] According to Abdel Rahman Murphy, a Chicago-born, Irving-based Islamic teacher and Muslim community leader, other U.S.-based Muslims now refer to Dallas as the "Medina of America". [3]
The sunset meal to break the fast, around 8 p.m., is called iftar. Dates are an important part of the iftar table. Often, Muslims gather with family, relatives, friends or their local community ...
In 1994, the Islamic Center of Yuba City, in California, was destroyed by a fire set in a hate-crime, the first mosque destroyed by a hate crime in U.S. history. It had just been completed at the cost of $1.8 million plus sweat equity of the Muslims of its rural community, including descendants of Pakistan who immigrated to the area c. 1902.
The unknown man kicked in the front door of the Downtown Islamic Center in the 200 block of South State Street around 8 p.m. He fled on foot, according to police. No arrests have been made.
The East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) is a mosque located in Plano, Texas. [2] The current building of the masjid opened in July 2015. The current Imam is Nadim Bashir, and the current resident scholar is Yasir Qadhi. [3] The mosque is one of many mosques in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.