Accomplishments

Timeline

September 1997	Latino American Dawah Organization (LADO) is founded to promote Islam among Latinos in the United States.
October 1997	LADO begins to formalize its mission statement and the means for accomplishing its mission.
October 1997	LADO selects "¡A su LADO!" as its slogan.
October 1997	LADO establishes first LADO website.
October 1997	LADO establishes first LADO online newsletter.
1998-2000	LADO makes alliances with organizations on a local level.
January 2001	LADO initiates Latino Muslim Census.
July 2001	LADO attends the 2nd Annual Latino Muslim Conference.
July 2001	LADO is endorsed by ISNA and ICNA.
August 2001	LADO is in the news and Islamic Horizons Magazine.
July 2001	LADO begins working with ISNA's Latino Coordinating Committee.
October 2001	LADO begins collecting a book on Latino conversion stories.
October 2001	LADO forges relationship with various Muslim organizations.
October 2001	LADO establishes YahooGroup.
Dec 2001 - Sept 2002	LADO members in various newspaper and magazine articles.
January 2002	LADO overhauls its website and online newsletter to better serve the needs of the Latino Muslim community.
July 2002	LADO attends the 3rd Annual Latino Muslim Conference.
July/August 2002	LADO coordinates first, ever Muslim magazine issue dedicated to American Latino Muslims. Islamic Horizons: July/August 2002 issue.
July/August 2002	LADO releases the first comprehensive article about Latino Muslims in America in Islamic Horizons Magazine.
September 2002	LADO members speak at 39th Annual ISNA Convention.
March 2003	LADO forges closer relationships with Latino Muslim organizations.
July 2003	LADO attends the 4th Annual Latino Muslim Conference.
September 2003	LADO members speak at 40th Annual ISNA Convention.
December 2003	LADO clarifies its mission statement, dawah objectives, and guiding principles in response to the rapid growth of Latino Muslims.
June 2004	LADO establishes chat room and guestbook.
July 2004	LADO attends the 5th Annual Latino Muslim Conference.
September 2004	LADO members speak at 41th Annual ISNA Convention.
October 2004	LADO members speak at 2nd annual Hispanic Muslim Day event in New Jersey.
Nov/December 2004	LADO coordinates the first, ever Latino Muslims magazine issue by The Message International dedicated to Latino Muslims. The Message International: November/December 2004 issue.
Nov/December 2004	LADO releases extensive article in English and Spanish about Latino Muslims in The Message International.
May 2005	LADO unveils its redesigned website.
July 2005	LADO attends the 6th Annual Latino Muslim Conference.
September 2005	LADO members speak at 42th Annual ISNA Convention.
October 2005	LADO members speak at 3nd annual Hispanic Muslim Day event in New Jersey.
Nov/December 2005	LADO coordinates the second Latino Muslims magazine issue by The Message International dedicated to Latino Muslims. The Message International: November/December 2005 issue.
Nov/December 2005	LADO releases article about the founding of LADO in The Message International.