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Muslim organization in North America

The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is a non-profit Muslim religious organization based in the United States and serving North America.

It provides a number of programs and services to North America's Muslim communities and broader societies. ISNA holds an annual convention that is generally regarded as the largest regulated gathering of Muslims in the United States.^[3] It is headquartered in Plainfield, Indiana.

The organization has been subject to various controversies throughout its existence.

History

Founding

ISNA traces its origins to a meeting of a group of international students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1963, during which the Muslim Students Association was formed.

ISNA regards the MSA's 1963 convention at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as its first one.^{[citation needed]}

Headquarters

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