Just yesterday...
The Islamic Society of Boston (ISB) was formed in 1981 when new Muslims to the area felt the need for an organization or a place to gather them, preserve their Islamic identity and help them observe their obligations as Muslims.

The start was in a hall reserved at MIT that has been used ever since for daily prayers, Friday prayers and for weekly seminars and classes. The hall was roomy enough for 50 to 60 Muslims who routinely gathered there. But as the society grew, so did the need for space. It became necessary for ISB to find an accommodating facility larger than what a university could offer.

In early 1990s, Muslims began the search for a suitable location and finally a place was chosen near Central Square in Cambridge. With Allah's help, Muslim brothers and sisters of the community generously helped to transform the place into the Islamic Society of Boston Cambridge Mosque, a place of their own, open for everyone.

And today...
Since its foundation in 1994, The ISB Center in Cambridge has been one of the most important achievements of ISB. As a result, ties between Muslims in the area continue to grow stronger, as well as the relationship with the surrounding local non-Muslim neighborhoods.

ISB offers daily, weekly and annual programs for Muslims including Arabic and English classes in Fiqh (improving one's Islamic knowledge), Seerah (Life of the Prophet), Tajweed (Recitation of the Holy Quran) and memorization of the Qur'an for brothers and sisters. The society also organizes trips and camps and Ramadan programs from iftar (breaking of the Muslim fast), taraweeh and qiyam to the Eid prayers and celebrations.

ISB organizes summer camps for the youth while it operates a weekend school for Islamic Studies and for the study of Arabic. Notable efforts to present Islam to non-Muslims have been conducted through mass-media channels. Last year alone, 54 individuals came to ISB and embraced Islam.

Finally, the ISB has been able to purchase a rental property - as Waqf - an income used to cover a heavy annual budget of the Center.

Contact Us
The Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center
315 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139
USA

Phone: (617) 876-8070
Fax: (617) 876-0068
info@isbcc.org

ISB BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Osama Kandil, Ph.D.
Walid Fitaihi, M.D., MPH
Ali Yusuf Tobah, Ph.D.
Soud M. Ahafi,PE

ISB BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dr. Yousef Abou-Allaban
Abdullah Anshour
Dr. Andrea Aicha Borgmann-Traiba
Dr. Ghazwan Ghazi
Anwar Kazmi
Abdulwahab Khushafa
Mahmood Rahman

Basyouny M. Nehela, Imam


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