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MCN members work to strengthen NYC Muslim communities by providing needed social services; promoting civic engagement, collaboration and interfaith dialogue; and developing sustained public education and outreach on issues that affect Muslim New Yorkers from diverse racial and ethnic, linguistic, and sectarian backgrounds. Our community institutions and mosques must be further strengthened to serve the 600,000 plus immigrant and indigenous New Yorkers. MCN provides a much-needed platform for participants to share information, develop joint projects, and enhance mutual support. [ More ]
RAMADAN 2008 BRINGING US ALL TOGETHER
Ramadan in New York City offers many opportunities for community gathering. In collaboration with other Muslim and interfaith partners, MCN has planned a series of public iftar dinners to mark the Holy Month. (Click on photos to see albums)
| September 10 Iftar with Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer
View invitation September 14 MCN member, Turning Point for Women and Families Iftar View invitation |
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September 16 Iftar with Queens Borough President Helen Marshal
View invitation September 17 Our Eighth Annual Interfaith Iftar View invitation:"Making Room at the Table: Hospitality and Immigration." View Columbia Specator article. |
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September 24 the Fifth Annual Iftar with Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz View invitation |
DISASTER SERVICES
MCN is working in partnership with NYDIS to reach Muslims in New York with more information, resources,
education, training, and assistance for
disaster mitigation, preparedness, and recovery. NYDIS has supplied
MCN with a full time VISTA Volunteer to develop a community survey, organize
community-based workshops at mosques
and other community centers, and to develop culturally specific educational materials.
Our VISTA volunteer
is Elyse Peters. She has come from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and has studied Hindi and Urdu. Over the next few months, Elyse will work with MCN to develop
a directory of community organizations, do needs assessments in Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan and Queens and organize disaster
preparedness workshops around
the city for Muslims. Her work and the VISTA project will strengthen both the MCN collective infrastructure
and benefit the entire New York area Muslim
community.
On August 21, MCN issued a statement about the conflict between Russia and Georgia. See
English version or
Russian version
Thanks to Sheila Musaji of The American Muslim for compiling a list of
Muslim Voices Against Extremism and Terrorism, Statements by Organizations .