Muslim Sacrifice Helps Needy Families
Published On Mon Nov 15 2010 Alex Horkay, Staff Reporter As Muslims begin to celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, a Toronto group believes it’s the perfect time to reach out to the community by providing fresh halal meat for those less fortunate. The Qurbani Project, an initiative of the Toronto chapter of the Muslim Association of Canada, aims to distribute 1,360 kg of meat to as many as 300 GTA families — many of whom may not eat meat at all because they cannot afford it. “What a lot of Canadians fail to realize is that locally in our own city there are many people who are not fortunate enough to have meat on their...
Local Pakistani Flood Relief Group raises funds for flood victims...
By Lauren Byrnes The MetroWest Daily News Posted Aug 24, 2010 @ 12:00 AM Members of the Pakistan Flood Relief Group collected a “small mountain of clothing” at the Islamic Center of Boston in Wayland on Sunday for the victims of the recent flooding in that country. Hudson resident Yasmin Khan, one of eight organizers, said the clothing collection went “very well.” Organizers began collecting clothing two weeks prior to Sunday’s clothing drive, Khan said. Clothing was also collected at other Islamic centers in Quincy, Sharon and North Smithfield, R.I. Despite Ramadan observances, Jamila Khalil, a member of the relief group and the Pakistan Association of Greater Boston, wants to spread the word about the need for aid...
Muslim Environmentalists Push for Green Hajj...
April 13, 2010 Brian Padden | Jakarta With a population of 1.4 billion and control of the world’s largest oil reserves, Muslim communities can play a crucial role in protecting the environment. There is a new effort to organize an international green movement within the Islamic community. An environmental movement is emerging within the Islamic world. Devout Muslims say there is no contradiction between their faith and environmental protection, and, they say, global warming does not discriminate by region or religion. Environmental activist Mahmoud Akef with the Earth Mates Dialogue Center was among about 200 Muslim delegates from around the world at a recent environmental conference in Jakarta. “Because we are all living on this Earth and what...
Muslim Society Organizes Clothing and Food Donations...
By Jamie Komarnicki published 2 years ago Original Article Source: Calgary Herald Photo: Volunteers Hiba Fadol (left) and Souad Abdelrehim were on hand to help with the Muslim Families Network Society’s city-wide food and clothes distribution on April 11, 2010 at the Falconridge community centre. Photograph by: Lorraine Hjalte, Calgary Herald Four years ago, Hanan and Mohamed left their homeland, Sudan, eager to begin a new life in Calgary. Mohamed, a trained nurse, soon got a job working in a private home, and the couple happily settled in to raise their young family. But two years ago when the economy took a turn for the worse, like many other Calgarians, Mohamed lost his job. Since then, he hasn’t...
Muslim Students Bring Food, Conversation to Florida Homeless...
March 29, 2010 Imran Siddiqui | Tampa In the southern U.S. state of Florida, a group of American Muslim students is running a non-profit organization called Project Downtown. The project’s goal is to help the poor, poor people of all backgrounds and cultures. Our correspondent went down to the city of Tampa, Florida to learn more about Project Downtown and the Muslim students who belong to it. Like just about any major city in the United States, the city of Tampa has its share of homeless people. But it also has people who are reaching out to help Tampa’s homeless. “We are here because, in Islam, we are supposed to feed the hungry,” said one of the students....
Dedicated Pediatrician To Lead Muslim Doctors’ New Free Clinic...
Caring for the poor Dedicated pediatrician to lead Muslim doctors’ new free clinic By Meredith Heagney The Columbus Dispatch Friday January 15, 2010 5:50 AM Dr. Malika Haque grew up in a life of privilege. She lived in a mansion in India. She enjoyed the benefits of chauffeurs, cooks, butlers and a gardener. She didn’t have to do her own laundry. She excelled in academics and finished at the top of her class at Madras Medical College in 1967. At her graduation, her father presented her with a diamond ring and a message. He told her that just as the rich get whatever material goods they want, they also get the best health care. “I would like you...
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