Islamic International Foundation of Cooperation
The Islamic International Foundation of Cooperation (IslamIFC) is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization that partners with North American Muslims, non-Muslims and organizations. It promotes peace, mutual understanding and cultural exchange. This organization supports business ventures in order to finance cultural and educational activities. The IslamIFC is the parent organization that includes the OnlineIslamicStudies.com, Al-Mahdi Program, SalaamBooks, ElmeMonir.com, Risaalaat.org, and the 21st February Books. This organization was established in 1990 by some experts in Islamic Studies in the Iranian city of Qom.
| Motto | Peace, Love and Justice |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | H. R. Matin |
| Type | Non-profit and NGO |
| Headquarters | Qom, Iran |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Website | www |
Educational & Cultural Programs
In 1998, while a student at Hawza Ilmiyah seminary in Qom, Hashim Ali Alauddeen a University of California at Berkeley, graduate in Islamic Studies helped IslamIFC to establish its international wing: Al-Mahdi Program (Al-Mahdi Camp) and Risaalaat Educational Program to help Muslims of North America learn Islam, establish cultural exchange and make ziyarat "visitation" to the shrines of the eighth Imam Ali al-Rida, in Mashad, Fatima Masoomeh in Qom. He also taught Islamic studies to the groups and arrange for them to meet with Islamic scholars and encourage them take to take short-term of Islamic courses in Qom.[1]
Online Islamic Studies Services
In 2013, IslamIFC established the OnlineIslamicStudies as an information and education network that provides an online outlet for the production and publishing of the Islamic thoughts and ideas. Members and Students can listen to podcasts, read texts, and make suggestions for adding new information. The network is designed to encourage users to participate in an interactive learning through discussion, blogging, Q&A, and other educational services. OnlineIslamicStudies.com (OIS.Education) is an educational website based on IOSIE (Integrated Online Services for Information Exchange and Education) as a learning management system (LMS), started in 2007 by IslamIFC.
In 2016, IslamIFC launched ElmeMoninr.com as the Persian version of OnlineIslamicStudies.
Publications
Since 2004, IslamIFC has been managing a cooperative effort between writers, translators, editors and Islamic scholars, and has published a series of books on Islamic subjects for children and some books on Irfaan.
References
- Takim, Liyakat Nathani (PhD, School of Oriental and African Studies, 1990. Professor at McMaster University). Shi'ism in America. New York City: New York University Press, September, 2011. p. 207, ISBN 9780814782972.