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Outreach Reviews

January, 23rd 2010
 Seton Hill University

 "Thank you so very much for an excellent presentation yesterday for my  students.  It is always very important for them to experience Muslim faith
 in person."  Dr. Frances Leap, PhD, Seton Hill University.
 
 
Friday, Oct. 16, 2009
 Allegheny College in Midvelle PA
 
"I thought the question/answer session .. insightful and helpful." 
                                             -------Samar
 
"The Friday prayer we joined .. most interesting and enlightening"
                                              -------Anonymous
 
"I was interested in how throughout the service, people continued to come in   and pray. It is welcoming that one can be late and still have a spot during
  the service."
                                             ---------Anonymous
 
"First visit ever to a mosque, it was interesting, I was surprised by the friendliness shared by the members. The sense of hospitality exceeded  my expectation."                  
                                             ---------Harrison
 
"... The sermon, too, was intriguing due to the Arabic + the translation in English, ... The Imam was very welcoming and made me feel welcomed."
                                             ---------Sarah
 
"... The Imam was by far, the most impactful part of our visit, I appreciate the Imam and mosque members ..."                   
                                            ----------Deadra
 
"... Imam Tadese was very polite and eager to answer our questions, and he did not shy away from from controversial topics..."
                                               ____Annie
 
"... I learned a lot, about Islam by seeing Friday mid day prayer..."
                                                 _____Anonymous


July 15th, 2009
The following are the selected comments are from a group from the Stone United Methodist Church, that visited on July 10th, 2009).

1. the information you presented .. really explained many things about Islam that I did not understand.                                                    ------ Lisa

2. I could identify with my own church. It was definitely a unique experience.
                                                   ----------Carmen

3. Wonderful hospitality.
                                                   ----------Pastor John

4. I had an awesome time learning about your religion, thanks for a great experience.
                                                  -------------Hannah

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May 12, 2009
 A church in Fox Chapel asked us to answer their questions about Islam so Imam Tadese and accompanied by a member of our congregation and one young new Muslim (within the past month) delivered a forty minute presentation followed by question and answer session. We were able to correct some misconceptions. As a matter of fact, they sent a card from the church Rep. thanking
 the ICP for the presentation and showed appreciation of the audience.

February 21,2008
On February 21, 2008, a group from the East Suburban Unitarian Universalist Church in Murrysville PA brought a group of Junior High Students to the ICP. These youth were part of a Religious Education Class. Below are the comments from the Youth who visited the that day, and attended Imam Abdusemih's presentation.

"It was very well presented and I got allot of good information..."                                             ---Aaron

"It really opened my eyes to everything!"
                                                   ---- Sydney

"I am surprised at the thought I have now. I can appreciate your religion now that I know about it"
                                                     ---Steven

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 February 20, 2008

A professor at  Carlow University came with a group of Students to the ICP on Feb. 20th, 2009 for presentation about Islam. Below are there comments.

 "I really enjoyed myself ... And Mr. Tadese cleaned
up some myths."
             --Tenishia

 "Very interesting. I could have listened to you talk for hours, you have explained many of my misconceptions."
                                                                 ---Kellee

"The experience opened my eyes to many things regarding Islam. It erased a lot of misconceptions I had. I now have a
totally new outlook regarding Islam."
                                        --- Michehelle

"It was very good. You answered my questions before I asked them."  ---Scott

"I enjoyed the honest and frank discussion about
both the similarities and differences of the Muslim
religion and other religions"
                                  ---Anna