Majlis Ash-Shura financially assists families during the pandemic
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Press Conference: New York Muslim Leadership Commit Towards Anti-Racist Work for Black Liberation
(New York, NY, 06/08/2020) – Muslim leaders across New York City will hold a press conference in front of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building at 163 W 125th St. in New York in response to police brutality across the country and structural racism underlying many policies that target, kill, and disenfranchise African-Americans in…
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The Black Liberation Movement and Muslim Solidarity: In honor of George Floyd
Imam Zaid Shakir, co-founder of Zaytuna College, delves deep into the history of Islam in America, black resistance, and structural racism.
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Structural Racism & Solidarity with the Black Struggle
Download Jummah Khutbah Talking Points While Islam categorically prohibits and denounces all forms of racism, it’s imperative for Muslims to be educated on the roots of structural racism and police brutality in the USA and to be explicit about their support for the Black community in these difficult times. Besides covering the Islamic position on…
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Majlis Ash-Shura Condemns Minneapolis Police Brutality & Murder of George Floyd
(New York, NY. 05/27/2020) – Majlis Ash-Shura: Islamic Leadership Council of New York strongly condemns the reprehensible murder of George Floyd at the hands of four police officers. The scourge of police brutality has taken another innocent black man’s life once again in Minneapolis, demonstrating the failures of law enforcement in protecting the people. Right…
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Majlis Ash-Shura & NY Muslim Community Oppose Bill A. 10399 to Ban Butcher Shops in New York City
In light of the recent Bill A.10399/S.08291 introduced by Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) and State Senator Luis Sepúlveda (D-Bronx) to effectively ban all markets that sell freshly slaughtered livestock in New York City, Majlis Ash-Shura: Islamic Leadership Council of New York and signatories strongly oppose this bill as an extreme measure proposed for regulating the…
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Muslim Burials During COVID-19 Pandemic – Debunking Rumors
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Impact of COVID-19 on Muslim Community – Mosque Closures, Burials, Ramadan
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COVID-19/Coronavirus
Download Jummah Khutbah Talking Points Khutbah Talking Points: COVID-19/Coronavirus COVID-19 is the medical term for the recent outbreak of a strain of the Coronavirus Coronavirus is a family of viruses that begins with the transmission from animals to humans, and later humans-to-humans. The COVID-19 is a new strain of the Coronavirus. COVID-19 manifests through flu-like…
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Participating in the 2020 Census
Download Jummah Khutbah Talking Points The Census is an opportunity that arises every 10 years for representation and accountability The Census is safe, completely confidential, and protected by federal law The Census obtains reliable statistics on demographics, and America’s diversity which is why it remains important to participate so that your voice and needs are…
