Council Hosts Leaders of Ethnic Organizations

The theme of the Council’s recent reception for leaders of Chicago’s ethnicity-based Muslim organizations was aptly summarized by the words of Council Chairperson Abdul Malik Mujahid. He said, “It is not an option, but an Islamic duty to work together and unite.”

Outreach Director Muneer Aliuddin touched upon the various campaigns the Council has undertaken this year; the citizenship, healthcare, charity, cab, Paryani and Belbachir campaigns. The rest of the evening focused on the Council leadership listening to the many viewpoints of the diverse audience present on how the Council and the ethnic organizations can work together to better empower and serve Chicago’s diverse Muslim community.

Cheikh Balla Samb, president of Dahira Touba, a Senegalese organization, thanked the Council for putting the event together, saying this is his first contact with the Council despite having lived in Chicago for 14 years. Among the other ethnic organizations represented were the Maghreb Association, the Chicago Association of Latino American Muslims, the Coalition of Pakistani Organizations, Chicago’s Mali community and the Bangladesh Association.