P. Adem Carroll
MCN Board Chair
From 2001-2006, Adem Carroll served as 911 Relief Programs Coordinator for Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA Relief USA). Through the 911 Detainees Program, he has directly provided emergency legal and financial help to over 800 detainees and their families since 9/11. This program was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and the United Methodists (UMCOR) 9/11 program; as well assisted by donations from the Muslim community.
This program also expanded partnership with civil liberties and human rights groups and advocated in media for justice and basic decency in the face of widespread anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant backlash after 9/11. Adem also worked to expand interfaith dialogue and dialogue with law enforcement, civic participation, and to promote intra community dialogue.
Adem also has been responsible for the 9/11 Case Management program called Muslims ACT (Access Through Training), working to provide direct assistance, counseling and referrals and to encourage social services capacity building in an underserved community, outreach to mosques and community education. This program continues post 9/11 recovery case management originally funded by the September 11 Fund to provide Case Management to Muslims, Arabs, South Asians and many other underserved communities impacted by the disaster. (See www.reliefonline.org)
Adem received a Masters degree in Near Eastern Studies at NYU, after completing Peace Corps service in Morocco. He then worked in a number of human rights and a variety of community based non-profits as well as teaching positions in Istanbul and in New York. After several years of Brooklyn based AmeriCorps program work, he joined ICNA Relief.
Adem is also member of the board of New York Disaster Interfaith Services, Turning Point for Women and Families and has been active with other coalitions as well. He writes a weekly column in The Mirror, for other publications such as the Message, and co-hosts a monthly program on WBAI called "War On Immigrants Report." See www.wbai.org His writing can be found at American Muslim Adem's Blog
From 2001-2006, Adem Carroll served as 911 Relief Programs Coordinator for Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA Relief USA). Through the 911 Detainees Program, he has directly provided emergency legal and financial help to over 800 detainees and their families since 9/11. This program was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and the United Methodists (UMCOR) 9/11 program; as well assisted by donations from the Muslim community.
This program also expanded partnership with civil liberties and human rights groups and advocated in media for justice and basic decency in the face of widespread anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant backlash after 9/11. Adem also worked to expand interfaith dialogue and dialogue with law enforcement, civic participation, and to promote intra community dialogue.
Adem also has been responsible for the 9/11 Case Management program called Muslims ACT (Access Through Training), working to provide direct assistance, counseling and referrals and to encourage social services capacity building in an underserved community, outreach to mosques and community education. This program continues post 9/11 recovery case management originally funded by the September 11 Fund to provide Case Management to Muslims, Arabs, South Asians and many other underserved communities impacted by the disaster. (See www.reliefonline.org)
Adem received a Masters degree in Near Eastern Studies at NYU, after completing Peace Corps service in Morocco. He then worked in a number of human rights and a variety of community based non-profits as well as teaching positions in Istanbul and in New York. After several years of Brooklyn based AmeriCorps program work, he joined ICNA Relief.
Adem is also member of the board of New York Disaster Interfaith Services, Turning Point for Women and Families and has been active with other coalitions as well. He writes a weekly column in The Mirror, for other publications such as the Message, and co-hosts a monthly program on WBAI called "War On Immigrants Report." See www.wbai.org His writing can be found at American Muslim Adem's Blog