In 2010 Muslim Consultative Network continues to work in all four program areas:
Health Education, Civil Liberties/Social Justice, Interfaith and Community Dialogue
and Emergency Preparedness.
"The NYC Muslim community is clearly under stress and the institutions need strengthening. We are far from where other faith communities are but development takes time. Day to day, there is much urgent behind the scenes work that must be done — letters for community members in need, neighbors protesting plans to build a mosque, media smears, conversations with officials — but MCN is also very much committed to transparency and increasing our pubic visibility" said Executive Director Adem Carroll. "Though we seek to better articulate ourselves on the internet in the coming year, we also remain committed to grassroots community presence and hope this year will see increased levels of volunteerism — since we all need to support each other better!"
MCN wishes to encourage community members to assist Haitians following the tragic earthquake. MCN Board Chair Zeeshan Suhail has put together a site that is a clearinghouse of information: haitiearthquakenews.blogspot
In addition, the community is encouraged to support comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) which would improve life for many of our community members. For matters pertaining to immigration, detention and the "war on terror" please see the radio show we co-host "The War on Immigrants Report" — here is one recent shows: December 22 Show
Some of the special MCN events this Spring included:
April 14 Panel Muslim Consultative Network (MCN) presents:
Muslims in the Mirror Radicalism Series Part 2:
Denial and Distortion — the Challenges Download poster
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
Panel and Community Forum with:
Chaplin Khalid Latif (NYU, NYPD),
Yale Chaplain Omer Bajwa,
Haroon Moghul, NYU/Maydan Institute,
Rutgers Professor Karima Bennoune
and Mauri Salakhan, Peace & Justice Foundation.
April 18 — NYC Immigrant Heritage Week Central Park
Healthy Picnic Celebrating Muslim Women
Potluck!
Muslim Women's Services! Games and Women only activities. Download poster here!
Free Health Screening and Counseling
March 5 — On Friday March 5, MCN coordinated two mosque outreaches to help promote health services tailored for Muslim New Yorkers. Read more
March 6— Co-sponsoring Muslim Advocates Seminar: Professional Guidance for Your Nonprofit or Mosque
Location: New York Law School. 415.692.1484, ext.5
March 18— Adem Carroll, Sarah Sayeed presentation on Nafis Salaam report: Advisory Committee of the Immigration Task Force
Location: Queens Borough Hall
February 24 — "Muslims in the Mirror — Confronting the "Other" — youth, Media, Hype, Threat & the At-Risk Brother. A Conversation on the Internet, Radicalism, Responsibilities and Reality at Queens College Student Union Ballroom Flushing, NY, February 24, 2010 at 6 PM Just add: "This event was covered by Channel 11. Over 125 participated. For links to short excerpts please see
Part One http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keqUXbvbm9M
and Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUbQ7TpojbM
Feb 24 — "Muslims in the Mirror — Confronting the "Other" — youth, Media, Hype, Threat & the At-Risk Brother. A Conversation on the Internet, Radicalism, Responsibilities and Reality at Queens College Student Union Ballroom Flushing, NY, February 24, 2010 at 6 PM. Special Note that MCN Treasurer Samiur Talkder appears in the new Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow profile.
Feb 27-8 — Selflessness and Self-promotion in Muslim Civil Society: Questions of Identity in a Community Under Stress
Talk by Adem Carroll at 7th Annual Duke-UNC Graduate Islamic Studies Conference
In addition several health fairs are currently being planned.
Jan 27, 2009 — Release of Final Nafis Salaam Report on Muslim New Yorkers and Smoking
Jan 27, 2009
— What Price Security? A Spiritual-Ethnic-Strategic Map of the NYC Muslim Community (and its Practices)
Talk by Adem Carroll, Church of the Holy Trinity
