West Ridge Groups Help Neighbors Impacted By COVID-19
WEST RIDGE — With West Ridge having one of the largest coronavirus clusters in the state, residents and local groups are making sure their neighbors are equipped to handle the outbreak.
West Ridge’s Refugee Center Seeks Donations, Volunteers
Demand for services at the Refugee Resource Center and Food Pantry is expected to skyrocket because of the virus outbreak. Joe Ward, Rogers Park, Edgewater, Uptown Reporter WEST RIDGE — A charity that helps refugees and other marginalized groups is seeking donations and volunteers to help its West Ridge food pantry serve more families […]
One Organization's Assistance to Neighbors in Need
By Asma, Neighbor As COVID-19 spreads like wildfire in our communities, low-income families are struggling the most. The elderly are at risk. Self-employed workers see their businesses dry up. This trial is unlike any other of our time for many reasons, most of all, because it affects everyone.
ICNA distribute essentials
Almost the whole world is in the condition of lockdown to contain the spread of the pandemic coronavirus. Due to this lockdown, the people who are below the poverty line are suffering the most. To tackle this condition, the USA organization of Muslims, Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) came forward to help them. Muslims in Houston, Texas organized a […]
USCMO Holds Coronavirus Crisis Teleconf. for Leaders
(Washington, D.C., 3/26/2020) — The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations convened its first National Muslim Leadership Teleconference on the Coronavirus Covid-19 contagion’s impact on the Muslim community on March 21. Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Andre Carson (D-IN) participated along with 113 organizational leaders.
Maya Cosmetics to donate 400 kits of personal care products to ICNA Relief
COVID-19 has brought life as we knew it to a stand still. It has also provided companies committed to corporate social responsibility impetus to ramp up their efforts. Bridgeview, Ill., based Maya Cosmetics (www.maya-cosmetics.com) reached out to Chicago-based ICNA Relief, a local nonprofit, to ask how they could help. The result is a donation valued […]
One Organization's Response to Assist Neighbors in Need
As COVID-19 spreads like wildfire in our communities, low-income families are struggling the most. The elderly are at risk. Self-employed workers see their businesses dry up. This trial is unlike any other of our time for many reasons, most of all, because it affects everyone.
Notre Dame Fire: Letter from Sh. Khan to Cardinal Cupich
April 16, 2019 – Shaykh Abdool Rahman Khan, co-chairs the National Catholic Muslim Dialog with Cardinal Blase Cupich. Below is the letter he wrote expressing his thoughts on the burning of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
Billboard campaign in Dallas on Hijab misconceptions
By STELLA M. CHÃVEZ, Texas Public Radio Ruman Sadiq says the current political climate has led to misperceptions of Muslim women. That’s why she hopes a new six-week billboard campaign will encourage people to call and ask questions about the hijab, or head scarf.
