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Islamic Center of Pittsburgh

The Islamic Center of Pittsburgh is an Islamic educational, social services, and community outreach organization in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1989, it is the largest mosque in the city, attracting 600 to 700 participants for weekly prayers. It provides social services for people of all religious backgrounds and engages in educational outreach and interfaith dialogue to foster community understanding and cooperation.

Mosque
The Islamic Center of Pittsburgh (ICP) was founded in 1989 In December 2016, average attendance at Friday prayers was 750 participants. ==Activities==
Activities
ICP is actively involved in education, social services, and community outreach, extending its services to Muslims and non-Muslims in Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, and Northern West Virginia. Its educational programs include workshops on Islamic practice, a Muslim youth center, a Sunday school, On the social services front, ICP operates a monthly food pantry in conjunction with the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank. This service is open to both Muslims and non-Muslims. It makes itself available to the media and participates in community panels to dispel myths about Islam. Following the 2015 San Bernardino attack in California, ICP hosted a series of interfaith dinners. Interfaith relations ICP engages in interfaith dialogue with other faith groups and secular organizations. It holds an annual Humanity Day awards ceremony during Ramadan, which honors Pittsburgh citizens who advance interfaith relations. ICP regularly extends invitations to members of other religious congregations, including Jewish and Lutheran, to tour its mosque. As of November 1, the page has exceeded $220,000 in contributions. ==See also==
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