Entries for December 2007

We receive the news of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto with sadness.

Free Health Screening.....

CAIR-Chicago & ACLU Know YOUR Rights ....

Mosque Foundation Eid Al-Adha Celebration .....

December 2007 eNewsLetter

Since July 2007, the Mosque Foundation Community Center (MFCC) has been working with Arab American Family Services (AAFS) to initiate the first DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WALK to increase awareness about Domestic Violence.  This issue is not frequently or freely discussed in our Muslim communities, although it is an issue which affects every community.

In today's world, students face many academic challenges.  The Mosque Foundation Community Center (MFCC) has introduced the "Intensive Learning Program," meant to assist students who may be struggling in subjects such as Algebra I & II, Geometry, Chemistry, Writing, Speech, Spelling/Vocabulary, and Reading/Comprehension.

The initial shock is overwhelming.  Some will cry and some will laugh.  Some will stand in awe unable to speak.  The mind instantly empties all thoughts of this life like a swollen river flowing over a cliff, and is instantly flooded with the sweetest names of Allah.  There is an overwhelming sense of humbleness and humility, and an instant bond of unity with every pilgrim who has traveled from near and from far, the young and the old, the rich and the poor, all gathered in this one holy place to worship Allah and fulfill their obligation to Him, just as you are.  The heart aches from the love of Allah's messenger (PBUH) who was born in this holy city and who cried when he left it because he loved it so much.  And you will love it too.

The Mosque Foundation has partnered with a local faith-based environmental organization, 'Faith in Place,' to champion the environmental causes within the Chicago and American Muslim community. Several community-based initiatives are being discussed and implemented, including making the new Mosque building more energy efficient or "green", by switching to renewable solar energy for heated water, using LED bulbs and lights, improving insulation, encouraging the consumption of humanly raised, of course Halal animals, and organic fruits and vegetables raised on farms which do not harm the soil and the earth, and much more.