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Muslims prepare for long, hot days of Ramadan fasting

By Melissa Silverberg

As the moon rises over North America, the holy month of Ramadan begins.
But the intense heat and dry conditions will make this year’s fast even more challenging than usual when Ramadan falls in the middle of the Northern Hemisphere’s summer.
Personal trainers and physicians say it is challenging, but possible, to stay hydrated in the long hours from sunup to sundown.

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What does the Council do?

On behalf of the Council we are delighted to share yet another Ramadan with you. It has been a challenging year for Muslims here at home and around the world; and we are grateful to Allah for our community’s strength and determination to uphold its principles of human dignity, peace and justice. Together, we advanced through difficult times, we mobilized our youth to put forth their best Muslim self in the way of service, learning and civic education; we brought together our community leaders and interfaith partners for press conferences from speaking out against Islamophobia to congratulating the Egyptian people in their fight for self determination. The Chicago Crescent has become the place to learn about the great work our community is involved in, and we embarked on advocacy trips to Springfield on behalf of issues that affect all Illinoisans from violence, health-care, public education to Islamophobia.

Together we must continue to advance. The Council can facilitate these critical initiatives, but it is all of us, working together as a community, that makes all the difference.  Will you support us to continue this work?

  • Youth Development Programs, through which we bring together the 15 MSA’s from Chicago’s college campuses for leadership training, dialogue and collaboration; the 80 youth counselors in our masajid for youth development and mentor training, our 900 Islamic school teachers from over 55 schools for training on curriculum development, cultivating positive school culture, the art of lesson plan delivery, infusing technology in their classrooms, and raising confident young Muslim Americans; interfaith programs, and civic education and engagement initiatives.
  •  Illinois Muslim Action Day, our signature program, which highlights the diversity, unity and power of the Muslim American community in Illinois.  The spring season in Illinois is now known as “Muslims in Action!” Together we advocate for better education, more accessible healthcare, a cleaner environment, more effective human services and poverty alleviation.  For the past four years, the Council has brought together our diverse community to Springfield to meet their legislators, learn about the legislative process and engage the issues that affect all families in Illinois.  
  • The Chicago Crescent, our monthly print and online publication, which is distributed to 120 locations around the State and read by our community members, coalition partners, local, state and federal officials.  The Chicago Crescent is the active voice of the Muslim community, written for and by Muslims.
  • Intrafaith and interfaith events, such as our three highly successful recent iftars, which brought together our own diverse communities and our friends from other faiths for mutual understanding and relationship building.
  • Effective Representation - harnessing the depth of talent and wisdom within our community to best represent our concerns and interests  with government agencies, media, civil rights and other advocacy groups and other faith communities.
  • Zakat Chicago – local collection for local distribution. 
  • Unity - bringing together over 50 member organizations to help coordinate activities, share ideas, and leverage our collective resources towards the overall unity ofthe Illinois Muslim community.

The next couple of days are crucial for the Council.  Please consider making a one-time generous donation or better yet, become a pillar of your community and be a monthly donor by giving $500, $100, $50, $25 a month or any other amount.   Help build a stronger community and improve the lives of our children and grandchildren today.

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Muslim Women’s Alliance: Communities Coming Together to Help Those in Need

Join the members of the Muslim Women’s Alliance (MWA) a non for profit organization in an effort to help those in need in the Chicago land area. The MWA recognizes that charity is an integral part of all faiths and encourages individuals to partake in community service. In an effort to accomplish this goal the MWA welcomes the start of their annual Ramadan Rush for Rewards campaign. During the months of July and August members of the organization will be hosting service projects and interfaith gatherings throughout the Chicago land area, providing opportunities for hands-on service. Events include:

Packing Food Baskets for Needy Families
Saturday, July 14, 2012 

Universal School Gym 
7350 W 93rd St., Bridgeview, IL, 60455
TIME: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Islamic Center of Naperville (ICN-Ogden)
2844 W. Ogden Ave, Naperville IL, 60540
TIME: 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

In-kind Drive and Brown Bag Lunch
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Hamdard Center Addison
228 E. Lake St., #300, Addison IL, 60101
TIME: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Feeding the Homeless
Saturday, July 28, 2012

San Jose Obrero Mission 
2408. S. Albany St, Chicago, IL 60623
TIME: 7:30am - 10:00am

Cornerstone Community Outreach
4628 North Clifton Avenue Chicago, IL 60640
TIME: 6:30am - 11:00am

Holy Ghost Church 
254 N Wood Dale Road, Wood Dale IL, 60191
TIME: 4:00am - 7:00am 

Hesed House
659 S River St # 2 Aurora, IL 60506 
TIME: 9:00am - 1:30pm

Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica
3121 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago IL 60612 
TIME: 6:00am  - 9:00am 

Iftar at Synagogue
Thursday, August 2, 2012

Beth Emet The Free Synagogue
1224 Dempster, Evanston IL, 60202

Temple Sholom of Chicago 
3480 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL, 60657

Beth Shalom Bnai Zaken
6601 S. Kedzie, Chicago IL, 60629

Iftaar at a Masjid
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Masjid Al-Taqwa
8211 S. Exchange Ave., Chicago IL, 60617
TIME: 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Masjid Renovation
Saturday, August 11, 2012

Northwest Suburban College (NWSC)
5999 South New Wilke Road, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
TIME: 10:00am - 2:00p

Masjid Dawah
210 N. Homan Ave, Chicago, IL 60624
TIME: 10:00am - 2:00pm

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Researchers find that Islam is the largest non-Christian group in 20 American states, mostly in the South and Midwest: Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota and Wyoming.

See full study here.

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The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) congratulates the people of Egypt and all Egyptian Americans on the victory of the first civilian president in its history and the first free presidential election. Dr. Mohammad Morsy has officially been declared the winner of Egypt’s presidential elections, with 51.73% of the vote. This is a historic day celebrating the Egyptian peoples choice and a peoples win.May Allah (swt) bless the Egyptian people as they continue to exercise their right to self-determination.  “This is a victory of the people against all odds, victory of the future over outdated paradigms and victory of civic engagement over conspiracy theory. For us in the U.S, we have an important election coming up. CIOGC has already started our voter registration campaign. CIOGC will be hiring three fellows who will work within our organizations for voter registration and Get Out to Vote Campaign. I urge you to help them in the elections. Let us follow the footsteps of Egyptian and ‘Vote like Egyptians.” - CIOGC Chairman, Dr. M. Zaher Sahloul, MD

The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) congratulates the people of Egypt and all Egyptian Americans on the victory of the first civilian president in its history and the first free presidential election. Dr. Mohammad Morsy has officially been declared the winner of Egypt’s presidential elections, with 51.73% of the vote. This is a historic day celebrating the Egyptian peoples choice and a peoples win.May Allah (swt) bless the Egyptian people as they continue to exercise their right to self-determination. 
“This is a victory of the people against all odds, victory of the future over outdated paradigms and victory of civic engagement over conspiracy theory. For us in the U.S, we have an important election coming up. CIOGC has already started our voter registration campaign. CIOGC will be hiring three fellows who will work within our organizations for voter registration and Get Out to Vote Campaign. I urge you to help them in the elections. Let us follow the footsteps of Egyptian and ‘Vote like Egyptians.” - CIOGC Chairman, Dr. M. Zaher Sahloul, MD

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Join us at Bridgeview’s first Uniting America Team meeting! We will be be discussing service projects to organize over the summer, including beginning work on a community mural, planning iftars, maintaining Universal School’s garden, and much more! All ages are welcome. Friday, June 15th4:00 to 5:00 p.m.Mosque Foundation (7360 West 93rd Street, Bridgeview, IL 60455) Please contact Sara Hamdan at 708-373-5421 or shamdan@icirr.org if you plan on attending.

Join us at Bridgeview’s first Uniting America Team meeting!

We will be be discussing service projects to organize over the summer, including beginning work on a community mural, planning iftars, maintaining Universal School’s garden, and much more! All ages are welcome.

Friday, June 15th
4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Mosque Foundation (7360 West 93rd Street, Bridgeview, IL 60455)

Please contact Sara Hamdan at 708-373-5421 or shamdan@icirr.org if you plan on attending.

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Chairman of the CIOGC Dr. Sahloul speaking at “Faith Leaders Call to End Hunger” forum at the Greater Chicago Food Depository and Bread for the world on Tuesday, May 9th.

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Faith Leaders Call to Action 

The CIOGC co-sponsored a forum led by the Greater Chicago Food Depository and Bread for the world on Tuesday, May 9th.  The goal of the forum is an opportunity to bring diverse faith communities together to discuss strategies that will end the systemic causes of hunger through education, advocacy and outreach. 

Dr. Zaher Sahloul, Chairman of the CIOGC shared the initiatives of the Muslim community in Chicago and discussed the foundation of Islamic faith about giving and taking action on injustices.

Ahlam Jbara, Associate Director, CIOGC encouraged participants to take action, make a commitment to advocate to end hunger and draw awareness to hunger programs.  

Imam Kifah Mustapha, Imam and Associate Director of the Mosque Foundation, Bridgeview conducted the closing prayer
For more information go to http://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/site/PageServer and http://www.bread.org/

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