Muslims without boundaries program hosted by Alfalah Academy.

Hundreds of People from different religious and cultural backgrounds attended the event “Muslims around the World” Fair on December 14th, 2019, Saturday, 10:00 a.m. at the Islamic Center of Naperville. The Islamic Center of Naperville (ICN) located at 2844 Ogden Ave, Naperville, IL 60540.

ICN Al-Falah Academy had invited to meet new people and learn about different cultures, including the American Muslim and other faith to find out more about Islam's teachings and understanding their Cultures and to establish a better understanding of each other over the shared of dialogue, food, and art.

The Islamic Center of Naperville Al-Falah Academy serves the communities of Naperville and surrounding towns to impart knowledge of the Islam and Its Cultures since many years.

Kashif Fakhruddin, Principal Al Falah Academy said during an interview with local News Paper, “Today we are hosting a Program called the Muslim Around the world, basically this program is Promoting awareness of Muslim cultures among American and other faith cultures.”

The event that started at 10:00 am and concluded at 1:00 pm welcomed many members of the non-Muslim community and neighbors with their family to the Islamic Center of Naperville.

There were more than 28 different booths from different countries presenting their cultures, civilizations, and Muslim values around the world.

All the visitors and guest were encouraged to come by and ask any questions if they have about Islam and its cultures. Several student volunteers answered all the Questions.

“The ‘Muslims around the World Fair’ was greatly instrumental not only in understanding the beautiful cultures, foods, and traditions of Muslims from diverse countries, but also in creating wider awareness about them among people living in the United States of America”, opined the students unanimously.

Many Student were Dressed in traditional, unique, and colorful attires of behalf of their countries, the students created a captivating spell and converted the venue into a Mini World. There was a carnival-like atmosphere all around the venue, which was enveloped in a celebratory mood.

Booths present food and goods from countries included Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Palestine, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, the U.S., Uzbekistan and Yemen.

The Senior community member Ashfaq Hussain Syed said, "This is the 3rd annual “Muslims Around the World Fair”. This is a totally amazing feeling to see so many people came today to see our Cultural Fair, so many faith people are here from different backgrounds, different ethnicities, different parts of Chicagoland.”

Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico, Congressman Bill Foster, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, Illinois State Senator Laura Claymore Ellman, Naperville City Council Members Paul Hinterlong, Theresa Sullivan Naperville City Council, Pat Kelly, D204 School Board President Michael Raczak, School Board Member Natasha Sethi Grover, PDAC Chair Saily Joshi, Community Leader Shalini Gupta and other officials also attended the event. Consul General of Pakistan, Chicago Mr. Javed Ahmed Umrani and Mr. Enver Hüsmenoğlu, Vice Consul of Turkey also attended the event.

The event was complete well organized, prestigious and enjoyed by the attendees and will be remembered for a long time.