The Muslim community in New England, as in other regions in North America, has been facing the challenge of raising children with high academic achievement while maintaining their religious and cultural backgrounds. The weekend schools at various Islamic centers and mosques provide a partial solution to this problem. However, these schools do not provide enough learning time for this purpose and also take away from the leisure time of children and parents alike.

Therefore, in September of 1996, The Islamic Center of New England (ICNE) established a private, full- time day school, the Islamic Academy of New England (IANE) at its Sharon center. IANE serves the Muslim community in the Greater Boston and Northern Rhode Island regions of New England. During the first year of the Academy, 84 students were enrolled in Pre- Kindergarten to grade 6.

The IANE campus is located at the school buildings of ICNE at 84 and 86 Chase Drive. in Sharon, MA. These two buildings accommodate two resource rooms, a library, an in-door gym area and a computer lab in addition to ample classes for K1 to grade 5.