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IMAN Leaders Ratify Platform for National Grassroots Campaign
From June 12th -14th Habibah Collins, a key IMAN Project Restore leader, and Rami Nashashibi, Executive Director of IMAN, participated in ratifying the Equal Voice for America's Families national platform over several days of events. The program included intense sessions in review of position statements and policy recommendations posed in the platform which was produced by families through over 50 town hall meetings convened to explore solutions and share common struggles around living wages, access to healthcare, public safety, education, criminal justice and immigration.
 IMAN has been actively involved from the early stages of the Equal Voices Campaign, which aims to lay the groundwork for a family led movement for social change. The goal is to bring families together in order to create a sustained shift in national attitudes and policies affecting poor and working families.
Please join IMAN and thousands of other families to promote the economic and social well-being for communities across America in Chicago on September 6th at Navy Pier as we endorse the adoption of a national family agenda and participate in the convention which will occur simultaneously also in Los Angelas and Birmingham.
Click here to learn more about the Equal Voices Campaign.
Contact Sultan Muhammad, Lead Organizer to Register and sign up for the bus. 773.434.4626 sultan@imancentral.irg |
IMAN Health Clinic Making Strides
IMAN's Health Clinic has become a leading entity in the community, providing comprehensive medical services to the largely under insured and uninsured population of the Chicago's Southwest Side. With over 25 volunteer doctors, physicians, nurses and other medical staff the clinic continues to grow in its effort to meet the tremendous community need. In addition to treating patients every Sunday, its hours were further expanded to include Thursday afternoons. The additional capacity has enabled the clinic with the ability to accommodate over 500 patients.
IMAN is always recruiting doctors, physicians, nurses and other medical practitioners to help to sustain and grow ongoing operations. If interested please contact Health Administrator , Mariam Azam at mariam@imancentral.org or 773.434.4626
Laila Muhammad shown volunteering at the IMAN Health Clinic
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Leaders of the New School
Several months ago IMAN's Director of Arts and Culture, Asad Jafri, through the mobilization of a global-wide network of supporters, was successful in securing an award of $35,000 from the Case Foundation for it's "Leaders of the New School" project. Leaders of the New School is an artist apprenticeship, helping to facilitate the development of young artists who wish to craft their skills for the empowerment of themselves and their communities.
Young emerging artists will be provided support through professional training from local and national recognized artists, creating products such as CDs and DVDs, and gaining exposure through a performing tour as Leaders of the New School. The apprenticeship is open to youth 15 and up with a strong desire to excel in the arts. No experience is necessary. Art forms will be divided into four major categories:
- Vocal Performance- Singing, MCing, Poetry/Spoken
- Movement- Breakin/Breakdancing, Martial Arts
- Music- Percussion, DJing, Music Production
- Visual Art- Graffiti, Drawing, Sculpture, Mural
The Arts and Culture Department is currently conducting interviews for Leaders of the New School. If interested contact arts@imancentral.org ASAP. Limited positions are available. |
In response to the pervasive violence across the city and on Chicago's Southwest Side, IMAN has taken the lead in creating a Community Safe Zone in collaboration with several local organizations, such as Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP), around an 8 block radius.The following events are apart of a Community Safe Zone strategy to generate connectivity and deep institutional involvement within the designated safe zone area.
Youth Job Fair
On Tuesday, July 8th over 100 youth attended the Youth Job Fair organized by IMAN and SWOP. Funding for jobs was provided by the State of Illinois which allowed organizations such as IMAN, SWOP, and Southwest Youth Collaborative (SYC) to create positions for the development and civic engagement among youth. Read About The Job Fair in The Southwest Herald
IMAN Interns Ameenah Muhammad & Megan Anderson registering neighborhood youth at the Youth Job Fair in the IMAN Parking Lot
 Sunday, July 13th IMAN officially launched its collaborative "Community Safe Zone" through a block party that brought out 200 community members from the neighborhood. This event gathered community members through music, food, games and direct neighborhood engagement. IMAN historically has been a leading organization in dealing with violence in the community.
3-0n-3 Basketball Block Tournament
 Each week IMAN will be going to some of the most violent prone blocks in the community safe zone to conduct 3-on -3 basketball tournaments with block residents that will cumulate with a championship tournament on August 24th at St. Rita's Parking Lot across the street from the IMAN center. These Basketball Tournaments represents one of several strategies to identify and facilitate relationship building with some of the most disconnected segments of our community.
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BOARD MEMBER VISITS NETHERLANDS ON U.S. MUSLIM DELEGATION
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As a growing nonprofit organization with over ten years of
grassroots organizing and social service experience, the IMAN effort
continues to provide critical insight to those seeking to understand
American Muslim identity and the important civic role Muslims play in
the inner city. Towards this end, individuals and organizations from
all over the world have visited the IMAN center in recent months
including those from the UK, Jordan, Tajekistan and Italy.
Board member and Transitional House Coordinator, Rafi Peterson, traveled to participate in a two week exchange program in the Netherlands. During this program, Rafi had the opportunity to meet in dialogue with leaders of various Muslim communities, law enforcement officials, local and national elected officials, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding issues of criminal justice in the inner-cities. His experience in community and street level outreach allowed him to engage these representatives with valuable advice and guidance.
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Muslims and the Destiny of America
On Faith - Washingtonpost.com | June 16, 2008
Most Muslim events are held in anonymous rooms in suburban hotels, silently sending the message that American Muslims ought not concern themselves with the great issues of our time and place. Much of the talk is about the old days in other places - Pakistan, Egypt, Iran, the Palestinian territories. Most of the talkers are aging men with long beards ("uncles", we call them), first generation immigrants who tell long stories about pure places far away. Their identities were formed in those settings. Their memories of other times on distant shores are sweet.
Teens Look for Opportunities
IMAN Youth Job Fair Leaders Offer Suggestions and Ideas
Southwest News-Herald - City | July 11, 2008
By Dermot Connolly
S cores of teens turned out for a youth job fair co-sponsored by Inner-City Muslim Action Network, Southwest Organizing Project and the Southwest Youth Collaborative on Tuesday afternoon at IMAN headquarters, 2744 W. 63rd St. The job fair gave youths from 13 to 21 the chance to apply for summer internships and get information about apprenticeships and other community resources.
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Friday, July 25th 6pm
MCC | 4380 N. Elston Avenue
Tickets $10
Imam Zaid Shakir: Defining Dawah for the 21st Century'
Saturday, July 26th - 6pm
Kennedy-King College | 6301 S. Halsted
LIMITED SEATING Requires RSVP
Call 773.434.4626 to RSVP
Know Your Rights: Expungement Workshop
Saturday, August 9th - 9am
IMAN Office | 2744 W. 63rd St
Equal Voice for America's Families National Campaign Convention
Saturday, September 6th - 12-5pm
Navy Pier
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Rami Nashashibi Executive Director
Kyle J. Ismail
Associate Director
Mariam Azam
Health Clinic Administrator
Veronica Zapata
ICDI Coordinator
Sultan Muhammad
Community Organizer
Asad Jafri
Director of Arts and Culture
Reza Alrifai
Staff Support
Angela Rosario
Executive Assistant
Shamar Hemphill
Youth Development Leader
Madeehah Muhammad
Receptionist & Office Manager
Sue Synder Ross
Strategic Consultant
Yahya Youssef
Design Consultant
Ahlam Said
Communications Intern
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IMAN WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBER
 IMAN would like to welcome Clyde El-Amin on its Board. Clyde currently serves as the President of Kennedy-King College.
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Amir al-Islam
Chairman
David Kelly, JD
Secretary
Ali Saqib
Treasurer
Rafi Peterson
Project Restore Coordinator
Sherene S. Fakhran, M.D, M.P.H
Medical Chair
Abdul Malik Ryan, JD
Maaria Mozaffar, JD
Laila Muhammad
Maha Jarad
Tariq Iftikhar, MD
Feroz Patel
Clyde K. El-Amin
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By giving to The Grow Your IMAN Campaign, you can fulfill the sacred trust, amana, of serving communities and working for social justice. Your Zakat-eligible and tax-deductible gifts and pledges will signal that we, as Muslims in America, are willing to build equity - symbolically and tangibly - as a monument to our faith, our convictions, and our belief in working for the benefit of humanity. |
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773.434.IMAN (4626)
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