IL: Ramadan Iftaar Dinner for Non-Muslims
CHICAGO, Illinois (November 1, 2005) – The western suburb zone of ICNA-Chicago organized a Ramadan Iftaar/Dinner. More than 50 public school/college teachers, librarians, students, and city officials witnessed the breaking of the fast. The program started with a lecture on an introduction of the five pillars of Islam followed by Q/A session and Iftaar. Guests […]
Quake Aid Gets Extra Guidance
"Islamic charities across the country say they are capable of handling contributions appropriately." "I can confidently say that Almighty God is watching our organization," said Naeem Baig, spokesman for the Islamic Circle of North America. "Our organization is open." "The non-profit organization based in Jamaica, N.Y., wants to raise $10 million and is in touch […]
Newsday: Personal Ties Feed Local Pakistani Relief Effort
“The timing of the catastrophic earthquake, during the holy month of Ramadan, has brought special sadness, as well as opportunities,” said Azeem Khan, assistant secretary-general of the Queens-based Islamic Circle of North America. “At every single mosque, the entire community is gathering every night, so this gives us an opportunity to reach out to them,” […]
U.S. Muslims Mobilize Widely and Quickly for Quake Victims
Muslims Weekly, News Report, Jehangir Khattak Oct 13, 2005, NEW YORK – Saddened and moved by the shocking horrors of the massive earthquake that wiped out completely or partially several cities, towns, villages and hamlets in northern Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, the Pakistani and Muslim community across North America has swung into action by launching […]
Muslim Americans Pledge $20 Million for South Asian Quake Victims
By Christine A. Terada | Washington File Staff Writer | 13 October 2005 Washington — Leaders from member organizations of the American Muslim Taskforce for Disaster Relief (AMTFDR) gathered at a press conference October 13 in Washington to announce their pledge to raise $20 million in aid for victims of the South Asian […]
NY Times: From a Staten Island Mosque, Quake Aid That's Made to Order
"Irfan Khursheed has actively directed, by telephone from his office in Jamaica, Queens, how the $500,000 in donations raised by the Islamic Circle of North America Relief will be distributed in Pakistan. Mr. Khursheed, the group’s executive director, approved 1,000 tents, 5,000 blankets and $50,000 for three field hospitals for Kashmir, where he is from, […]
NPR: Aid Efforts Unite Pakistanis, Indians in U.S.
"The South Asia earthquake has mobilized Pakistani and Indian residents of the Jackson Heights section of Queens, N.Y. People with roots in the divided region of Kashmir are donating money, organizing relief efforts and overcoming the traditional animosity that has divided the two groups for decades." Listen to the full program here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4956155 Press Contact: […]
East Texas Pakistanis mourn loss of relatives
HINA ALAM, The Lufkin Daily News October 11, 2005 – The ripples of Saturday’s earthquake in Pakistan have shattered the lives of people in a small Pakistani community in Lufkin, halfway across the hemisphere.
Daily Record: Boonton Mosque Raises $30,000 for Quake Victims
Oct 11, 2005. BOONTON — The members of a local mosque already have raised more than $30,000 to send to a relief agency working in the area of Pakistan that was hit by an earthquake that killed thousands over the weekend.