[vinnomot] Fw: CAIR Welcomes Sarwat Husain to National Board / 100 Youth Join 'Co nstructive Citizenship' Initiative

Thursday, April 3, 2008

[vinnomot] Fw: CAIR Welcomes Sarwat Husain to National Board / 100 Youth Join 'Co nstructive Citizenship' Initiative

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CAIR Welcomes Sarwat Husain to National Board

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/3/08) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a new addition to its national board of directors. Sarwat Husain, president of CAIR's San Antonio chapter, was elected to the national board of the Washington-based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group.

Husain is a long-time activist and community organizer who works closely with interfaith leaders, civil liberties groups and law enforcement authorities in her region. She is also politically active, currently serving on the board of the Texas Muslim Political Taskforce and as president of the Texas Muslim Democratic Caucus.

100 High School Students Join 'Constructive Citizenship' Initiative

(CHICAGO, IL, 4/03/08) - On April 5 and 6, the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) will host 100 Muslim high school students for a weekend leadership symposium designed to inspire Muslim youth to leverage their faith values towards constructive citizenship that benefits community and country.

The official launch of the Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium (MYLS) comes after a successful pilot in the fall of 2007.

Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN), the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Congress, will speak to the students about ways in which they can serve their communities, their country and the common good.

CAIR-OH Rep Discusses End-Of-Life Care for Muslims at Cleveland Clinic

(COLUMBUS, OH 4/2/08) - The President of the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OH) recently spoke to a more than 60 healthcare professionals on "End-of-Life Care for Muslim Patients" at the Bioethics Grand Rounds at the Cleveland Clinic.

Pediatrician Dr. Asma Mobin-Uddin spoke to the group of physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and hospital staff about the basic beliefs of Islam, how Muslims view medical care, illness and death, and Islamic perspectives on euthanasia, withdrawal of life-support, organ donation, autopsy, and funeral and burial rites.

HADITH OF THE DAY

Kindness and Simplicity

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Be kind, for whenever kindness becomes part of something, it beautifies it. Whenever it is taken from something, it leaves it tarnished."

He also said: "Make things simple and do not complicate them. Calm people and do not drive them away."

Imam Bukhari's Book of Muslim Manners

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