Cheryl Chase represents ISNA and cautions that even documentation of clitoral nerve function during surgery does not ensure normal sexual function later.

He is also a member of the Islamic Society of North America ( ISNA ) and the founder and chairman of the Islamic Information Foundation, a non-profit foundation seeking to promote a better understanding of Islam and Muslims towards non-Muslims.

These unique characteristics explain the success and impact of ISNA on the media scene in Iran, providing the key to its early development and survival.

Although it is generally considered independent, the ISNA is financially supported in part by the Iranian government and is supported by ACECR ( Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research ), another student organization.

The ISNA said that they did not receive a reason for the closure, and had only been informed 48 hours before the move.

Although the reasons for this strong attention may vary among these groups — from ISNA ’ s political impact to its peculiarities as a news agency — perhaps the common denominator among all of them was that ISNA presented a novelty on the Iranian ( and to some degree, global ) media scene.

Meanwhile, the Thesis confirms " ISNA suffered from certain shortcomings having to do with how it operates -- for example, not operating twenty four hours a day ; not presenting news according to a established professional standards ; not having a multilingual website ; having educational, editorial and technological weaknesses ; focusing on domestic activities and news, and not having vast regional or international branches ; and, most importantly, financial dependence on the government.

In a serious way, ISNA defined its own model of a news agency, while at the same time acting as a social maverick and providing a mould for civic participation.

* Hermaphrodites With Attitude, the first direct action group for the intersex ( co-founder Cheryl Chase, Executive Director of the ISNA, the Intersex Society of North America ).

" ISNA is an association of Muslim organizations and individuals that provides a common platform for presenting Islam, supporting Muslim communities, developing educational, social and outreach programs and fostering good relations with other religious communities, and civic and service organizations.

ISNA provides various services for Muslim immigrants and Muslim communities in North America.

Although only a small percentage of mosques are official members, mosque membership in ISNA is an important step for many small communities trying to grow.

Dr. Sayyid Syeed is the National Director for the Office of Interfaith & Community Alliances for ISNA.

ISNA invited Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, to speak before its 44th annual meeting ( 2007 ).

ISNA has participated in interfaith dialogue with the U. S. Bishops ' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs.

ISNA was one of a number of Muslim groups investigated by US law enforcement for possible terrorist connections.

She states that she searched the ISNA print publications and information on the their website for any claim that they were “ the only representative of Muslim Americans from all walks of life ", and could not find any.

It is smaller and more conservative than the Islamic Society of North America ( ISNA ), holding separate sessions at its national conventions for women ..

In the past decade, he has been invited to world peace concerts and conferences, such as 2005-2010 Global Peace and Unity Event in London with Yousaf Islam, Jermaine Jackson and Imran Khan, 2008 World Peace for Life Concert in Los Angeles with Christina Applegate and Michael Beckwith, 2005 Reviving the Spirit of Islam in Toronto along with Sami Yousaf, and 2011 ISNA in Chicago, along with renowned singers of peace.

ISNA includes under its umbrella: Muslim Student Association ( MSA ), the North American Islamic Trust ( NAIT ), Canadian Islamic Trust ( CIT ; NAIT's counterpart in Canada ), Muslim Community Association ( MCA ), American Muslim Social Scientists ( AMSS ), American Muslim Scientists and Engineers ( AMSE ), Islamic Medical Association ( IMA ), Islamic Teaching Center ( ITC ), Muslim Youth of North America ( MYNA ) and Foundation of International Development ( FID ).

The Intersex Society of North America ( ISNA ) objects to elective surgeries performed on people without their informed consent on grounds that such surgeries subject patients to unnecessary harm and risk.

The Intersex Society of North America ( ISNA ) was a non-profit advocacy group founded in 1993 by Cheryl Chase to represent the interest of intersex people.

Warith Deen Mohammed among others was elected to the Islamic Society of North America's Shura Board during its 36th annual Convention held in Chicago, Ill., during the 1999 Labor Day weekend and on Oct. 16 1999 he along with others was sworn in to serve on the ( ISNA ) Majlis As-Shura.

The Iranian Students News Agency ( ISNA ) is a news organization run by Iranian university students.

ISNA is considered by Western media to be one of the most independent and moderate media organizations in Iran, and is often quoted.

" While taking a reformist view of events, ISNA has managed to remain politically independent.

In January 2005 a server called The Planet unilaterally stopped hosting the website of the ISNA.

Abolfazl Fateh in his PhD thesis, defended in 2011 at University of Oxford " entitled " the Power of News Production " stated about ISNA ( Iranian Student News Agecny )," During this period, ISNA turned into a major source of news, information and content in the Iranian media, attracting the attention of journalists, media experts and academics.

ISNA may not be framed as a news agency or fit a specific model ; however, it was a symbol of the media that “ reflect and direct at the same time ” ( Deuze 2009, p. 457 )".

Therefore ,... ISNA perhaps cannot be characterized as a member of the media with the highest journalistic values and professional standards.

As indicated in the thesis, " Regardless of any fate that the agency faces in the future ..., it is clearly evident that ISNA, in the context of the Iranian media sphere and in comparison with other news sources in the country the period in between 1999-2005, rose as a new media phenomenon.

Interestingly, all of these characteristics emerged while ISNA was affiliated with a revolutionary organization like ACECR.

The thesis statement added, " ISNA was a new idea that turned into a reality and added another dimension to the news agency ’ s mission in the country.

As Fateh's thesis explained, " ISNA represents a unique type of journalism and a unique form of media organization that combined distinctive elements of local and global characteristics in its inception and operation.

At one level ISNA can probably be seen as a hybrid of participatory and traditional journalism and at another level as a hybrid organization that bridged the gap between competent journalism and cyber activism or cyber politics.

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