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Announcements 


 
Asalamoalaikum Brothers and Sisters, 2/17/12
 
Masjid Affairs

1. IT IS FINALLY HERE. Our annual Fund Raiser & Welcome Back Hujjaj Dinner will be held this Saturday, February 18th, 2012 at Ramada Inn in Fishkill. The Program will start at 6:30 pm sharp with Appetizers being served at 5:30 pm. Please come on time and spend the evening with your fellow brothers and sisters in Islam.

2. MHIA Donation Receipts are ready for pick-up ...  They will be be distributed every Friday in February after which they will be mailed to the address on record. Please see Br Zubair Zoha at your earliest convenience.

3. Two outstanding exchange students at Ketcham High School need host families. Both girls are winners of highly competitive Youth Exchange and Study (YES) scholarships, launched after 9/11 to build bridges between the US and countries of the Arab and Muslim world.   They're off to a great start at Ketcham High School with a host family who unfortunately is moving out of the area.   The exchange student Organization would like to keep the girls at Ketcham, if possible, but will consider placement in another district.  If interested in hosting either girl, please contact lorrayn.pickerell@gmail.com or 845-702-7054 or Br Fuad Shah at fuadashah@gmail.com or 845-462-1060.    Please share this note with others who might be interested as well.   The Organization had successful placements with families of all types -- with and without children, single parents, empty- nesters, and more. They are open to families of all faiths, in the spirit of promoting cultural exchange and understanding.
  
4. Jama'at Times at Masjid Al-Noor for February 2012:    Fajr 6:00am...  Zuhr 12:30pm (Sun 1:30pm) ... Asr 4:00pm... Maghrib@sunset ... Isha 8:00 pm
 
5. The MHIA Green and Community Service club is hosting a Food Drive between January 29th and march 4th! All donations will be sent to the needy Muslim Families in our community. The goal is to get enough food to last them six months so donate generously. A drop box is placed in Masjid Al-Noor. Please see the attached flier for list of non-perishable items to donate.

Community News

1. GreenFaith (www.greenfaith.org) along with religious and environmental partners, will present Ground for Hope – Westchester on Sunday, March 11, 2:00-6:00 p.m. This event is for Mobilizing Interfaith Action for the Earth and invites everyone whose values include a concern for the Earth. Click Information on schedule and workshops. for further details or contact: Sonia Ahmed - Greenfaith Fellow at sytahmed@hotmail.comor Rev. Fletcher Harper - Executive Director GreenFaith at revfharper@greenfaith.org

2. CAIR-New York is accepting applications for internship and volunteering positions! Please review the information at their website: http://www.cair-ny.org/standard?title=Internships

Ma-As-Salam.  
Nurul Alam Zahangir
(845) 797-1336 
President, MHIA  


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Asalamoalaikum Brothers and Sisters, 2/10/12
 
Masjid Affairs

1. The wait is almost over. Our annual Welcome Back Hujjaj & Fund Raising Dinner will be held next week on Saturday, February 18th, 2012 at Ramada Inn in Fishkill. Please calendar this date. Tickets are available for purchase now: $30 per individual and $90 per family. Please do so at your earliest convenience. At the gate, the price will increase to $40 per individual and $100 per family. Flyer is attached.

2. MHIA Donation Receipts are ready for pick-up ...  They will be be distributed every Friday in February after which they will be mailed to the address on record. Please see Br Zubair Zoha at your earliest convenience.

3. We have re-started Friday lunches with a very simple menu at a very nominal price. The week the menu is different. Please help us by grabbing one (or two or three) on your way out.

4. Two outstanding exchange students at Ketcham High School need host families. Both girls are winners of highly competitive Youth Exchange and Study (YES) scholarships, launched after 9/11 to build bridges between the US and countries of the Arab and Muslim world.   They're off to a great start at Ketcham High School with a host family who unfortunately is moving out of the area.   The exchange student Organization would like to keep the girls at Ketcham, if possible, but will consider placement in another district.  If interested in hosting either girl, please contact lorrayn.pickerell@gmail.com or 845-702-7054 or Br Fuad Shah at fuadashah@gmail.com or 845-462-1060.    Please share this note with others who might be interested as well.   The Organization had successful placements with families of all types -- with and without children, single parents, empty- nesters, and more. They are open to families of all faiths, in the spirit of promoting cultural exchange and understanding. 
  
5. Jama'at Times at Masjid Al-Noor for February 2012:    Fajr 6:15am...  Zuhr 12:30pm (Sun 1:30pm) ... Asr 4:00pm... Maghrib@sunset ... Isha 8:00 pm
 

6. The MHIA Green and Community Service club is hosting a Food Drive between January 29th and march 4th! All donations will be sent to the needy Muslim Families in our community. The goal is to get enough food to last them six months so donate generously. A drop box is placed in Masjid Al-Noor. iPlease see the attached fler for list of non-perishable items to donate.

Community News

1. Masjid Al-Ikhlas, Newburgh is celebrating African American history month on Family Day,Sunday February 12th. They will show a film called "African Americans & Islam" recognizing the African American Muslims contribution to establishing Islam in America.  Imam Dr. Salahuddin M.Muhammad will have open discussion after the film. Program will begin right after Asr (3:30 PM)!  Please remember to bring a main meal dish, something to drink and dessert. 
 
2. GreenFaith (www.greenfaith.org) along with religious and environmental partners, will presentGround for Hope – Westchester on Sunday, March 11, 2:00-6:00 p.m. This event is for Mobilizing Interfaith Action for the Earth and invites everyone whose values include a concern for the Earth. Click Information on schedule and workshops. for further details or contact: Sonia Ahmed - Greenfaith Fellow at sytahmed@hotmail.com or Rev. Fletcher Harper - Executive Director GreenFaith at revfharper@greenfaith.org

3. CAIR-New York is accepting applications for internship and volunteering positions! Please review the information at their website: http://www.cair-ny.org/standard?title=Internships

Ma-As-Salam.  
Nurul Alam Zahangir
(845) 797-1336 
President, MHIA

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Asalamoalaikum Brothers and Sisters, 2/3/11

Masjid Affairs

1. Congratulations to the new Chairs for the various MHIA committees for 2012.
 

Religious Committee: Molana Mesbah Uddin
Constitution & Membership Review Committee: Javeed Ahmed
Finance Committee: Mahmood Ahmed
Maintenance Committee: Hassan Abdul-Malik

2. We will be having a program on Seerat-un-Nabi (SAW)) on Friday, February 3rd between Maghrib and Isha prayers. Guest speaker will be Mufti Muneebur Rehman (from Pakistan). Note: Program will be in Urdu (with English translation). Qari Ashraf Sialwi (UK) and Qari Fazle Rasool (NY) are also invited to recite Naat's. 

3. MHIA Donation Receipts are ready for distribution ...  They will be be distributed every Friday for the next four weeks after which they will be mailed to the address on record. Please see Br Zubair Zoha at your earliest convenience.

4. We are planning to hold our annual Welcome Back Hujjaj & Fund Raising Dinner onSaturday, February 18th, 2012 at Ramada Inn in Fishkill. Please calendar this date. Tickets are available for purchase now: $30 per individual and $90 per family. Please do so at your earliest convenience. At the gate, the price will increase to $40 per individual and $100 per family. Flyer is attached.

5. We are re-starting Friday lunches with a very simple menu at a very nominal price. If there is significant interest, we will expand the menu, Insha-Allah. Please help us by grabbing one (or two or three) on your way out.

6. Br Sajjad Hussain is back in the hospital due to continued heart problem. Please pray to Allah ((SWT) for his shifa and speedy recovery. Ameen.

7. Jama'at Times at Masjid Al-Noor for February 2012:    Fajr 6:15am...  Zuhr 12:30pm (Sun 1:30pm) ... Asr 4:00pm... Maghrib@sunset ... Isha 8:00 pm

8. Two outstanding exchange students at Ketcham High School need host families. Both girls are winners of highly competitive Youth Exchange and Study (YES) scholarships, launched after 9/11 to build bridges between the US and countries of the Arab and Muslim world.   They're off to a great start at Ketcham High School with a host family who unfortunately is moving out of the area.   The exchange student Organization would like to keep the girls at Ketcham, if possible, but will consider placement in another district.  If interested in hosting either girl, please contact lorrayn.pickerell@gmail.com or 845-702-7054 or Br Fuad Shah at fuadashah@gmail.com or 845-462-1060.    Please share this note with others who might be interested as well.   The Organization had successful placements with families of all types -- with and without children, single parents, empty- nesters, and more. Though they are open to families of all faiths, in the spirit of promoting cultural exchange and understanding. 

Community News

1. Majlis al Shura of New York and CAIR-New York would like to urge the Muslim community to participate in the upcoming rally this Friday (2/3/12) from 3-5pm at Foley Square NY in protest of the recent actions of the NYPD against the Muslim community. The NYPD has transgressed all boundaries of respect for our community namely in their instillation of spying and surveillance program of masjids and MSA’s and more recently in the use of the anti-Muslim film “The Third Jihad” in NYPD trainings. For more information please read: NYPD Documents Confirm Widespread Use of Propaganda Film in Officer Training. Flyer is attached.

2. Masjid Al-Ikhlas, Newburgh is celebrating African American history month on Family Day, Sunday February 12th. They will show a film called "African Americans & Islam"recognizing the African American Muslims contribution to establishing Islam in America.  Imam Dr. Salahuddin M.Muhammad will have open discussion after the film. Program will begin right after Asr (3:30 PM)!  Please remember to bring a main meal dish, something to drink and dessert.  

3. GreenFaith (www.greenfaith.org) along with religious and environmental partners, will presentGround for Hope – Westchester on Sunday, March 11, 2:00-6:00 p.m. This event is for Mobilizing Interfaith Action for the Earth and invites everyone whose values include a concern for the Earth. Click Information on schedule and workshops. for further details or contact: Sonia Ahmed - Greenfaith Fellow at sytahmed@hotmail.com or Rev. Fletcher Harper - Executive Director GreenFaith at revfharper@greenfaith.org
 
4. CAIR-New York is accepting applications for internship and volunteering positions! Please review the information at their website: http://www.cair-ny.org/standard?title=Internships


Ma-As-Salam.  
Nurul Alam Zahangir
(845) 797-1336 
President, MHIA