Download Jummah Khutbah Talking Points Kashmir has been occupied by India for over 70 years, and has been a big source of dispute between Pakistan and India On August 5th, the Indian government revoked a constitutional amendment that granted Kashmir semi-autonomy from full control by India.. Kashmiris believe this was a necessary step to ensure…
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In this update, you can find Khutbah talking points, educational video on Kashmir, details about protest tomorrow, and statement of Majlis Ash-Shura on Kashmir.
(New York, NY. 08/07/2019) – This past Monday, India’s right-wing Hindu nationalist governing party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), revoked their constitutional provision known as Article 370. Renouncing this amendment dissolves the unique autonomy previously granted to the occupied province of Kashmir and permits Indian citizens to resettle in Kashmir at the expense of Kashmiri…
(New York, NY. 08/06/2019) – In what seems to be daily-occurring tragedies, we find ourselves in the consistent nightmare of innocent lives lost due to the terrorism of White supremacy. In the past two weeks alone, we have witnessed three mass shootings committed by white terrorists in Gilroy, CA, El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH….
[July 14, 2019] Majlis Ash-Shura of New York held its first annual citywide basketball tournament, Rumble in Dumbo, in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Players represented the diversity of New York City hailing from the 5 boroughs in addition to Yonkers, Long Island, and New Jersey. With a turnout of over 150 players, 22 teams competitively faced…
Majlis Ash-Shura: Islamic Leadership Council of New York expresses its sadness and remorse over the sudden death of Egypt’s first and only democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi in prison. His death came after six years of imprisonment where he was denied medical attention. The election of Morsi was a sign of hope to the people…
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(New York, NY. 04/15/2019) – Less than a week after a man in New York had threatened and planned to assault and murder Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, the New York Post published an inflammatory front page that took Omar’s comments out of context with a clear intention to incite hatred and make an association between her…
On March 27th, 2019, NYC Councilman of the 44th district, Kalman Yeger, tweeted that Palestine does not exist. In response to this expression of bigotry, erasure, and Islamophobia, several NYC Public Officials came out in opposition to the dehumanizing rhetoric of the councilman. They responded swiftly and officially removed Councilman Yeger from the Immigration Committee…