Step by Step

NEW YORK CITY

❖ At the Thawab Event Abayas, scarves and jewelry sets were sold to raise funds for the The Fouzia Naheed Center.

❖ Programs were held to raise awareness of contemporary issues including Breast Cancer, Mental Health, and Mother-Daughter relationships.

❖ A Dawah booth was arranged at the Fall festival, MCNA children participated.

❖ WhyIslam team also arranged for booths at a local college and distributed flyers and copies of the Quran.

❖ Funds were raised to help revert sisters in local jails.

❖ ICNA Relief distributed up to 200 boxes of food a month to needy Families.

❖ MCNA held Teachers’ training sessions and Parent-Teachers meetings.

❖ A program was arranged to teach the children about Isa AS in an effort to clarify the Muslim stance on Christmas.

❖ MCNA also arranged a winter clothing drive for needy families which were packed by the children. ❖ Sisters visited the elderly at nursing homes.

WEST REGION

❖ ICNA Seattle held events to discuss the issue of Halloween, a Seerah Quiz, and a Poetry Competition. They also hosted the Regional Tarbiyah Seminar in October.

❖ MCNA Seattle held weekly classes, Story Time, and prepared blessing bags for family member

❖ ICNA Relief Seattle held a winter drive. Sisters also hosted breakfast and dinner in shelter homes

❖ ICNA Santa Barbara made a display about Islam for the local library, as well as hosting an “Ask Muslims” event and arranging a Domestic Violence walk, as well as distributing Food bags at an interfaith event.

❖ MCNA events included, a halaqa, two pool parties, and volunteering at a food pantry

❖ ICNA Alaska held a Seerah event and took part in monthly interfaith meetings. They also prepared food for local youth shelters and made hats for homeless children.

❖ ICNA San Diego organized a study group to understand the ICNA Charter and By- laws.

❖ WhyIslam Arizona arranged a Dawah booth where Sisters put henna on the hands of women from all different faiths and backgrounds.

❖ ICNA Reno distributed cash to needy people in a Family Depot and arranged a visit to a nursing home.

SANTA CLARA

❖ A Tarbiyah Seminar was held in October open to non-members.

❖ ICNA Relief organized blanket drives and provided 180 blankets to homeless shelters.

DALLAS CITY

❖ There was heavy participation in relief efforts following the devastating tornado. Food, clothing, and daily essentials were collected and distributed. The “Roadmap to Relief” program was arranged to teach sisters how to obtain aid from government-sponsored programs.

❖ Through HHRD 48 solar water pumps were funded at a cost of $1300. MCNA also contributed ot HHRD by holding a bake sale.

❖ Sisters participated in both the MLK Day Parade and FATE (Fostering Advocacy Training and Education) Event.

❖ For World Hijab Day, WhyIslam arranged booths at three universities and colleges. They featured henna artists, calligraphers, and served snacks.

❖ WhyIslam also arranged visits to a temple and a Kwanza festival.

VIRGINIA CITY

❖ Sisters distributed snacks to needy children at a local Elementary school.

❖ Cash donations of $1000 and toys worth $850 were collected for refugee families in Flutin City, MD.

❖ Workshops about Mental Health awareness and the “Golden Era” were held.

❖ Food baskets were distributed to needy women for Thanksgiving, MCNA children participated in their assembly.

❖ WhyIslam took part in the Alzheimer’s walk and ICNA Relief held a coat drive and assembled 50 hygiene kits for Rising Hope Shelter.

SOUTH BOSTON (NEW ENGLAND, EAST REGION)

❖ The Regional Tarbiyah Seminar was held in October, during which funds were raised for the Fouzia Naheed Center.

❖ A small Convention was held in Boston which featured MCNA and YM programs.

❖ Food and clothing drives were held for needy families.

❖ Islamic literature, as well copies of Noor and Companion magazine were distributed to teachers and local libraries.

MARYLAND

❖ A Tarbiyah seminar was held which featured competitions.

❖ Sisters cooked for grieving families and arranged condolence visits and prayer gathering for the deceased.

❖ YMJ memorized duas and organized an event to present them to their mothers. They also prepared food for a local shelter.

❖ MCNA learned about the women of Paradise, the months of the Islamic calendar, and the Pillars of Islam. They also made decorative featuring the dua for travel and Sadaqa baskets.

PENNSYLVANIA

❖ At the Tarbiyah Seminar funds were raised for Fouzia Naheed Center and volunteers were recruited for different regional departments.

❖ WhyIslam ran a two campaigns, one about Time Management and another about the benefits of Hijama, the alternative medicine technique of cupping recommended by the Prophet SAW.

❖ ICNA Relief held an open house featuring food booths from different countries. Gift bags with copies of the Qur’an were distributed the 150 attendees and funds were collected for Syrian refugees.

❖ MCNA participated in a soup kitchen and helped arrange a blood drive.

NEW JERSEY

❖ A Tarbiyah Seminar was held successfully with help from sisters from New York.

❖ A matrimonial department also successfully helped young muslim women and men find suitable spouses.