What is the
Islamic Education And services INSTITUTE?
The Islamic Education and services institute is a non profit organization that
was established in Chattanooga, Tennessee in June 2003 with permit number:
0448281.The IESI is dedicated to
serve Islam and Muslims in North America.
IESI Vision:
To be a leading force in providing Islamic education and social services to
Muslims and non Muslims.
Mission &
Objectives:
To serve the American Muslims and non Muslims population by providing
educational materials about Islam and Muslims through events, books, lectures,
interfaith meetings, media interviews, dialogues, books donations to libraries
and schools, and much more.
The IESI aims to provide social services to those in need in our society.
The IESI aims to improve the knowledge and understanding of Islam among all
people, and elevate the image of Islam and Muslims among non Muslims in
general, and remove the misinformation, misunderstanding, misperception, and
misapprehension about Islam and Muslims.
To achieve these objectives, the IESI is committed to provide correct
information from accredited sources about Islam, the Islamic beliefs, history,
practices, and civilization, and to use all the tools available within the
Islamic guidelines and our capabilities to achieve these goals.
IESI Team:
The IESI consists of over 11,000 members, and 65 active editors. The IESI
members belong to many nationalities, religions, races, and ethical groups.
IESI Ethics
All of the IESI work is in line with the Islamic
rules and The USA laws. The IESI seeks attorneys, scholars, and experts advice
on regular basis, for any activity it plans, some of references are: Muhammad
alhanoti, Jamal Badawi, Ahmad Sakr, and Nihad Awad.
Awards &
Achivements:
Some of our top achievements and awards are:
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Yahoo Islamic service award 2004.
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Islamic City Best site award 2004.
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2003: Chattanooga Partnership Award.
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2004 City of Chattanooga proclamation.
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The IESI online services receive over 42 million hits a
year.
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The IESI distributed 250.000 hard copies and 1.5
million e-copies of literature about Islam.
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The IESI has hosted/sponsored over 60 lectures,
exhibits, presentations or lessons.
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Donated over 2000 books to area libraries.
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Many more.
Partnerships and affiliations
The IESI has built many partnerships
and affiliations with many organizations that work on the same issues the IESI
works on.
Some of these organizations are:
CAIR, ISNA, III&E, PBS, Allied arts, IQRA, United Way, Google, Women Council
on diversity, & Partnership of Chattanooga.
Projects
and activities:
1.
Online presence www.2muslims.com:
The IESI has built an internationally recognized Islamic presence online with
tens of unique services to Muslims and non Muslims worldwide in many
languages. The overall service receives over 42 million hits a year.
Some of the most popular services are:
a.
Searchable Islamic sites database.
b.
Comprehensive Quran & Hadith tools.
c.
Islamic Discussions & Forum.
d.
Free Islamic Downloads collection.
e.
Huge Islamic Library.
f.
Kid�s corner and games.
g.
Free email account.
h.
Webmaster tools and resources.
i.
Polls, Classifieds, news and more.
2.
Libraries project: The IESI is
committed to provide area libraries with the best books about Islam. Over 2000
free books and booklets have been donated to libraries in the Chattanooga area
so far.
3.
Publications:
The IESI
is committed to develop and publish accredited Islamic materials about Islam.
So far over 50 pieces of unique and concise pieces of
literature for Muslims and non Muslims have been developed. Each publication
was inspected by a scholar and/or an editor for accuracy.
The IESI has distributed
over 250,000 hard copies and 1.5 million e-copies so far.
4.
Islamic Literature by Mail:
This
program aims to reach out to those outside the Chattanooga area. Any non
Muslim or new Muslim can order a package about Islam, and the
IESI will simply mail it to them
free. (Over 1500 letters annually).
5.
Islamic virtual Library: was
launched in 2004, and it has over 1200 full text books and booklets in many
languages and increasing. So far these books were read over one million times.
6.
Islamic information by email:
Active correspondence with people searching for information about Islam
online. An average of 75 emails are received daily and around %5-20 require a
respond
7.
Quran Multi Language Library: In
2005 The IESI launched the Quran Project which aims to put a searchable
database of the holy Quran in all languages possible. So far we have around 20
languages. This is one of a kind in the whole world.
8.
Media Outreach: it aims to keep the
media up to date with the Islamic Holidays, events, and stands on many issues
through a regular mail out program.
9.
Interfaith & Dialogue: This program aims
to connect and communicate with other groups, faiths and organizations, and
reach out to them with the message of Islam and its stand on their issues.
10.
Training Muslims: The IESI have
initiated seminars and training courses for Muslims over the last few years.
The IESI has also actively provided Muslims with materials to help them
understand certain Islamic occasions and issues.
11.
Women Services: The IESI offers
a wide variety of free classes and educational and religious workshops to all
the women of the community. All provided through The Muslim Women Society of
Chattanooga
12.
Lectures about Islam: The IESI has been
giving lectures about Islam in many schools, universities and colleges. In an
average of 10 lectures a year.
13.
Prisons outreach: we actively support
several Islamic outreach groups targeting prisons in and out of Chattanooga.
14.
Presenting Islam in our neighborhood: The
IESI has actively engaged in area conferences, exhibits, events, and
activities, through sponsorship, participation, advertising, or volunteering,
to present, teach, and educate non Muslims about Islam. Over the past two
years the IESI has engaged in over 40 such activities that have helped the
institute reach over 15,000 people, and distribute over 40,000 pieces of
literature about Islam.
15.
Chattanooga Muslims: The IESI has established a
Chattanooga Muslims site to help Muslims learn about Chattanooga and the
Muslims in it, and provide many needed services to Muslims in the area.
16.
Social activities: The IESI has
been conducting social activities and services for Muslims and their families
in the Chattanooga area. Some examples are: Eid parties, weddings, and more.
The IESI also has a support team to help Muslims in need at time of
sickness, birth, death, and more.
17.
New Muslims:
The IESI strives to integrate new Muslims into the Muslim
community and train them to have the information they need to practice and
understand Islam properly.
Financial
Budget:
This is a
forecasted budget and it is meant to give an idea not a real figure of the
IESI expenses.
|
Expenses |
Annual
Projected Budget |
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Advertising |
$500 |
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Conferences |
$500 |
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Books Purchase |
$500 |
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Miscellaneous |
$300 |
|
Printing |
$1000 |
|
Office supplies |
$500 |
|
Postage |
$2000 |
|
Professional fees |
$200 |
|
Website |
$1000 |
|
Estimated
Total |
$6,500 |
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Future plans:
The IESI has
many planned activities, some of which include:
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Continue on with previously mentioned activities, and
expand them to new grounds and levels.
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Continue to expand the online services.
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Publish new titles and literature, including Muslims Q
& A, New Muslims hand book, and Islamic literature in Spanish.
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Take the message of Islam to TV, newspapers, radio and
other media outlets.
How to help:
The IESI relies on your help to operate and
reach its Goals; your help can be done in many ways including:
1.
Financial help: through direct
donation. You can mail your check or money order to us and Make it payable to:
Islamic Education and Services Institute, or send your money through
paypal.com to
webmaster@2muslims.com.
2.
Feedback: Send your
feedback and make us aware of any idea, or event you think we should be
involved in. You and your feedback are what make us more productive and
efficient.
Total Package mailed out about Islam so far is over 11,000
