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East Elmhurst, NY — State Senator Jose Peralta awarded Jorge Muñoz with the New York State Senate Liberty Medal during a ceremony that took place last night at the St. Mark’s AME Church in Jackson Heights. Muñoz is the founder of An Angel…

 For Immediate Release!Press Conference at City HallContact: 718-822-5555  In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful   “Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is…

Dear Fellow Human Family,RE: MIDWAY REPORTThank you so much. It is with great honor that we write this mid-month progress report pertaining to Peace December’s work in creating a peaceful coexistence among…

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East Elmhurst, NY — In light of skyrocketing rents and the rate of inflation increasing, State Senator Jose Peralta introduced legislation today that will provide a tax credit for tenants by increasing the eligibility levels of the current…

In advance of the United Nations Security Council’s December 12 meeting on the situation in Myanmar, we, a global coalition of 69 human rights, faith-based and humanitarian organizations, urgently call on the Council to take immediate…

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Date: 13/12/2017 OIC ContentThe Extraordinary Islamic Summit, on 13 December 2017 in Istanbul, called on the United States of America to revoke its decision to recognize Al-Quds as capital of Israel, affirming its condemnation and…

Greetings of peace to all!Dear friends and colleagues,The suicide missions being carried out by individuals who identified with Islam or Muslim causes will end. We will find out and remove all justifications and…

New York City, New York – The Muslims, conservatives, liberals and our government are all wrong in the way they deal with the omnipresence of global violence extremism. It’s now the time for real Muslim leadership to be in the…

  December 11, 2017 – New York – The Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council praises the passage of the Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017 (H.R. 1730) by the U.S. House of Representatives.  The bill, adopted by a vote of…

For Immediate Release!Contact: 718-822-5555Bronx, New York- It is with profound disappointment to experience such a cowardly act intended to again cause a massive casualties of innocent New Yorkers today. Peace December…

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You should know that since Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj, has been elected to the seat previously occupied by Council Member Jimmy Vacca, has created a vacancy and there is already a brawl brewing about who will occupy his vacant seat in the New…

Washington, DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African Americans, argues that the Masterpiece Cakeshop case is not about discrimination…

Happy National Public Safety Honor Day to all, especially to our own New York public safety personnel who made our city the safest big city in the nation. Let them know how we really appreciate them keeping us all save. We love…

New York, NY – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today stood with U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat, Dreamers, advocates, and community leaders to announce that she will vote against any long-term spending deal that fails to protect…

Dear fellow Peacebuilders:Our International Peace Lighting Day was one of the best so far. Thanks to Lehman College, volunteers, sponsors, partners, performers, speakers, honorary guests and most importantly to all of you…

NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY HONOR DAY#thankyou The two most powerful words from the heart in the English language are ‘THANK YOU’, and none deserves our 'thank you' more-so than the men and women who leave their homes and loved ones…

“Let us Candle Light our Communities and Peace It Together. Peace Hereforward” “Smart investing in peace and prevention avoids wasteful spending in reactions to hatred and violence.” Peace December. *** #peacedecember/  …

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By Robert Golomb“Drug dealers are no longer the primary source of heroin and opioids.  The main source is now some physicians, who, while possessing good intentions, overprescribe the painkillers which have been the major…

JEDDAH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, November 29, 2017/ -- The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (“ICD”) and Shobak Wind Energy PSC (the “Project Company”) have signed the facility agreements for a US$26 million…

Thank you all for joining us, and thank you to my colleagues standing with me today. It’s been more than two months since hurricanes Irma and Maria slammed into Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. During that time we have seen time…

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LAGOS, Nigeria, November 28, 2017/ -- Folorunso Alakija, one of a handful of successful female entrepreneurs on the continent listed as one of Forbes most powerful women in the world, attended the Africa conference. The 66-year-old business…

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, November 28, 2017/ -- The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has launched the Presidential Youth Advisory Group (PYAG) to provide insights and innovative solutions for job…

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