Category: Charity

God rest the souls of the victims of the tsumani. God protect the survivors of this catastrophe and make their struggles easy. Please consider donating to the Red Cross.

This year, our Eid ul-Fitr celebrations will take place during the weekend of September 11th, a date that carries with it painful memories and deep sadness for all of us. While a small but increasingly vocal group of bigots will be staging public demonstration of their hate at Ground Zero and burning Qurans in front of a tiny church in Florida, we should take this opportunity to demonstrate who we are as American Muslims and organize activities that reflect the core values we cherish from our faith including mercy, compassion, service, and mutual understanding. “But [since] good and evil cannot…

I wanted to bring your attention to a new initiative that we are launching to promote awareness and provide information on the Pakistan Floods – Pakistan: Flood Action NOW http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Pakistan-Flood-Action-NOW/111179318935127 P-FAN was created on August 14, 2010 by a group of concerned citizens just like you. P-FAN is our heartfelt response to the disastrous floods and related suffering in Pakistan. P-FAN members are all over the world and are of every race and creed. We are coming together to make a difference. We are dedicated to coordinating awareness, fund raising and supporting relief efforts in response to this humanitarian crisis…

PlaneTunity Fest – Celebrating Unity with Tunes of Our Community PlaneTunity Records, a Dallas based company, has recently qualified as a finalist for the Pepsi Refresh Project running for a $250,000 grant. This grant is being offered to an organization that will do good in the communities af-fected by the oil spill in the Gulf states. PlaneTunity Records, an organization that is formed on the foundations of uniting the planet through tunes is step-ping up to do its duty to humanity. “We plan to implement four festivals in the affected communities. These events have the potential of providing thousands with…

Voice of Witness » You Can Help Send Interviewers Into the Field. Voice of Witness is raising funds for a forthcoming book telling the stories of men and women who have experienced human rights abuse and other injustices after 9/11. This book will illuminate the life stories of people who have experienced the violence, violation of rights and civil liberties, and discrimination that has become widespread in the last decade. We welcome the experiences of all people affected by this issue, including but by no means limited to Arabs and Muslims, South Asians, and Middle Easterners in America, whether citizens…

Dear friends and colleagues, Hope you are enjoying your summer. I need your help recruiting volunteers for an historic event that Chhaya is putting together in York College on Saturday August 7th. It is a foreclosure prevention rescue fair where lenders and housing counselors will assist distressed homeowners with loan modification applications. As you know our target population is immigrants, particularly from South Asia, who have been significantly impacted in this crisis (our research shows that in some zip codes in Queens, as many as 50% default was among SA homeowners!) We expect as many as 500 homeowners to attend…