Fridley-based Islamic Group Wins Human Rights Award
The group educates the community on understanding the Muslim faith.
Editor's note: See also Demand Soared for Speakers on Islam after 9/11. A Fridley-based organization has received a rare honor as it prepares to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its founding, Islamic Resource Group (IRG) won a special recognition award in May honoring its mission of building respect for human rights. The award, which isn't given every year, came from Advocates for Human Rights (AHR), a group based in Minneapolis that bills itself as the largest volunteer-based human rights organization in the Midwest. Every individual in the community should be treated with respect and without discrimination, said AHR Executive Director Robin Phillips in praising IRG. “They have done a great thing in our community in making sure human …
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Amy Paddock
11:31 am on Wednesday, June 1, 2011
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