Through publications, meetings, seminars and conferences in the US as well as abroad, ISCA educates U.S. officials on the Islamic culture and history of the Muslim world. Our goal is to enhance cultural sensitivity and generate awareness of the Muslim identity in these regions. In addition, ISCA works closely with representatives of Muslim nations, providing them with a reliable source for traditional Islamic literature on a variety of topics.

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03 May 2002 - HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal calls for "peace with justice, end to violence" - statement by World Conference on Religion and Peace Moderator Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan.

10 April 2002 - ISCA Co-Authors the Publication of "In Good Faith: A Dialogue on Government Funding of Faith-Based Social Services" which provides an analysis of the available options to religious groups under the Charitable Choice laws, based on President Bush's Faith Based Initiative

29 January 2002 - ISCA Attends SAIS Event with Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Afghan Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullah Abdullah addressed members of the diplomat, policymaking, aid and development communities at Johns Hopkins' School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

27 January, 2002 - ISCA Attends Georgetown Forum with Afghan Leader Hamid Karzai The Islamic Supreme Council of America attended a dynamic forum at Georgetown University which featured the head of Afghanistan's interim government, Hamid Karzai. The Afghan leader addressed an enthusiastic assembly of more than 2500, and narrated his plans to implement sweeping changes and fresh starts in Afghanistan.

January 2002 - ISCA President Dr. Karim Tourk visits Uzbekistan to observe the republic's constitutional referendum ISCA was the only American Muslim organization invited by the Uzbek government to observe the referendum

3 December 2001 - State Department Iftar - ISCA was among those invited to break their fast at the State Department with Secretary of State Colin Powell in a gesture of peace and understanding to the American Muslim community

5 November 2001 Religions for Peace Hosts Symposium: Rejecting Terror, Promoting Peace with Justice: Religions Respond

April-June, 2001 Eastern World Tour: ISCA Chairman meets leaders, people of 9 Asian nations over two months.

Spring, 2000 National Press Club and Middle East Peace

January 11, 2000 ISCA Celebrates Eid ul-Fitr with President Clinton - Event marks new steps toward Middle East peace

January 10, 2000 Samuel Berger Addresses National Press Club on US Foreign Policy - ISCA affiliate The Muslim Magazine represented at head table

Fall 1999 - Ambassador Seiple Meets ISCA Chairman and Staff

Fall 1999 - ISCA Chairman Meets with Religious Freedom Commission Member

May 5, 1999 - ISCA General Secretary Addresses UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva Switzerland on Religious Freedom in Islam

Our activities with different countries and their governments are listed alphabetically by country:

EGYPT: (Spring 2000) ISCA meets with Egyptian Ambassador

MOROCCO: (Dec. 1999) Salute to Morocco - In a recent meeting with ISCA in Washington D.C., His Excellency, Ambassador Mohamed Benaissa of Morocco, shared poignant observations regarding the current wave of extremist ideology in the Muslim world, speaking to its sources, its impact on Islam in the west, and partial justifications for the financial crises facing the Southeastern Asian countries.

PAKISTAN: (Dec. 1999) Pakistan's PM Nawaz Sharif Visits Washington - On December 2, His Excellency, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan arrived in Washington, D.C. for two days of meetings. President Bill Clinton hosted a private luncheon in honor of the PM, who sought to upgrade Pakistani-U.S. relations.

SOUTH AFRICA:
(Nov. 2000) ISCA Leaders Tour South Africa
(Dec. 1998) Ramadan and Eid Greetings and Message to the Muslim Community of South Africa - From the Honorable Minister of Home Affairs, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, MP