Type Civic Engagement, A Priority in the Mosque Foundation

By Connie Martin

Have you ever had an opinion about an important issue and wondered how you could make a difference?  It’s your civic duty as a citizen of the United States to let your voice be heard.  The Mosque Foundation has recently helped to add 1,134 more voices on November 4th, exceeding its original goal to register one thousand new Muslim voters! 

Mosque Foundation president, Dr. Zaher Sahloul, recently announced this great news at a press conference on October 7th, held by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights, which also announced their impressive numbers of more than 25,000 newly registered voters in the Latino and other immigrant communities, after a marathon campaign of outreach and education targeting potential voters.

With so many relevant issues on the line in Illinois’ archaic state constitution, the Mosque Foundation community turned out in great numbers to support the “Vote Yes!” campaign launched by United Power for Action & Justice on October 12th.  The purpose of the campaign is to educate voters to vote for a State Constitution Convention on the November 4th ballot.  The Convention issue is only on the ballot every couple of decades, so it’s important to vote “yes” in order for our state’s constitution to be updated and amended.  Many issues such as health care and education are at stake if the Constitution Convention doesn’t pass, not to mention the almost unbelievable fact that Illinois is currently one of the few states in the nation which has no term limits for government offices!

The Mosque Foundation strives to educate and empower the Muslim community to stand up and let their voices be heard!  Make a difference, go out and vote on November 4th!