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Please read the following article about our parent organization, ICNA Relief's disaster relief efforts in Oklahoma.
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A powerful tornado blasted an area outside of Oklahoma City, leveling homes and killing at least 51 people. At least seven of the dead are children from Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City. According to initial reports, relief workers have difficulty in reaching to the survivors. ICNA Relief has activated its disaster relief team for immediate deployment in the area. There are 7 Masajid and Islamic center in the greater Oklahoma area and Muslim population is estimated more than 15,000. ICNA Relief has responded to 18 disasters within last two years and was declared the New Yorker of the Week by channel NY1 for outstanding services in the aftermath of hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey. Depending on the needs in the affected area and of availability of resources, plans are underway to provide the following services:
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It's that time of year again! As many of you may already know, Muslim Capitol Day is vastly approaching InshAllah. This annual event will be held on Tuesday, May 28th from 9:00am-3:30pm at the Michigan State Capitol Building in Lansing, MI. This event invites the Michigan Muslim Community to come out and meet elected officials, voice issues concerning our community and network together in order to improve our overall condition. InshAllah, our very own Br. Yousuf Vaid and Sheikh Ali Suleiman Ali will be attending this necessary event on behalf of Muslim Family Services (MFS) and their own respected Masajid and communities.
Br. Yousuf Vaid is the President of the Muslim Community Asscociation of Ann Arbor (MCA) as well as our Administrative Director. Sheikh Ali Suleiman Ali is the Imam of the Muslim Community of Western Suburbs (MCWS) as well as our Director. InshAllah both of these community leaders will be out at the capitol building voicing concerns about the Michigan Muslim Community in attempt to make things better for us as a whole.
If you are interested in attending and voicing issues that you see as vital to the well-being of the Michigan Muslim Community, please visit the event Facebook page to RSVP here.
InshAllah, we hope to see a lot of Muslimeen out representing our collective community.
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This Ramadan, Muslim Family Services will be hosting an ALL Ramadan long toy drive. We ask that you take part by donating 'NEW' and 'LIKE NEW' toys to one of our donation locations listed below:
MCWS-Canton
Tawheed Center-Farmington Hills
ICD-Detroit
ICI-Saint Claire Chores
Donation boxes will be onsite at these locations starting Friday May 25th inshAllah and will remain throughout the entire month of Ramadan!
Please help make a Muslim child's Eidul-Fitr even more JOYOUS this year inshAllah!
See flyer below:
View a PDF version here.
Add a comment Add a commentOn Thursday, May 9th, Muslim Family Services hosted a special Foster Care Information Session for a few families interested in fostering a child. We are working closely with a local foster care agency in getting Muslim households licensed to become legal foster parents of displaced children in our community. Families came out to an intimate session in which they were presented with vital information regarding the Foster Care system in Michigan and the licensing process.
Alhamdulilah, the event was a success! The questions and concerns of these families regarding the fostering process were answered one on one during our small gathering by the agency representative, Patrice Suggs.
Some of the questions asked were:
- Can my spouse and I both work full-time and still be licensed foster parents?
- Can I specify the race and religion of my foster child?
- Will I have to deal with my child's birth family at all?
- Will I be finacially helped to support my child?
...all of which were thoroughly answered and explained to their favor.
Our goal is to help as many Muslim Families as possible become licensed Foster Parents in the state of Michigan. This is so that Muslim children in the Foster Care system can have a familiar and decent household and family if and only for a while.
If you or your agency are interested in hosting a Foster Care event, please contact our representative at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to find out more information.
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Voicing concerns/Questions
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The Prophet (saw) advised to: “Take advantage of five before five: Your youth before your old age, your health before your sickness, your wealth before your poverty, your free time before you are preoccupied, and your life before your death”
(Narrated by Ibn Abbas and reported by Al Hakim)
It is upon His (pbuh) advice that Muslim Family Services is offering a FREE Health Fair inshAllah!
View the flyer here
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