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2008 Awdal Achievement Award Winner
 View of the new
ICI
Mosque in
Irving
, Texas
The Islamic
Center
of
Irving
(
ICI
),
Texas
,
USA
, won the 2008 Awdal Achievement Award (AAA). The award was announced at
the Amoud Foundation annual fundraising dinner held at the Radisson Hotel
in
Irving
,
Texas
, on April 12, 2008.
ICI
was recognized as one of the first
local institutions that supported Amoud Foundation and its projects in
Somalia
and other parts of
East Africa
.
ICI
has been the source of sustained financial and moral support to Amoud
Foundation since its inception.
ICI
has been at the fore front of every project and relief effort Amoud
Foundation and other humanitarian organizations have undertaken.
The Islamic
Center of Irving was established and registered as a non-profit 501c
(3) organization in 1991 in the state of
Texas
,
USA
. The center had a humble beginning, and has moved from various locations.
It started with only three (3) brothers.
As the community grew, the
center started the search for a new site that can accommodate a growing
Muslim community. Construction of the new center in
Irving
Texas
started on January 1, 1999. The new 36,000 square feet facility (see
picture) officially opened on April 30, 2004. It is a full service mosque
located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, offering Pre-K
through 10th grade Islamic School with over 260 students,
Sunday & Summer School, Marriage Services, Funeral Services, Quranic
and Arabic Teachings etc. The new center was built at a cost of over $6.00
million.
ICI
has become an important anchor for the community, with over 3000 brothers
and sisters currently attending the Jummah Khutba and prayers.
Amoud
Foundation Board of Directors salutes
ICI
for its contribution to the community, both locally and internationally.
For more
information about the Awdal Achievement Award and its history, visit www.amoudfoundation
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