NEWS & UPDATES
Sep 3, 2010
5th Annual Fundraising Dinner 2010
Join us with Keynote Speaker: Shaykh Faraz Rabbani for our 5th annual fund raiser dinner on October 29th, 2010 at Chicago Milan Banquets. See event page for more details.
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Aug 4, 2010
5th Annual Ramadan Adopt a Refugee Family Initiative is now active and in full swing!The UMMA Center's Fifth Annual Ramadan Adopt a Refugee Family Initiative is quickly approaching! Click here for more details and learn how you can participate in this campaign during the blessed month of Ramadan. [More]
Apr 6, 2010
New Intern @ UMMA Center!
Akif Moiduddin joined our team as an intern this April. Akif was born in Oak Lawn, IL and has lived in Illinois ever since. He attained his Bachelor's degree in Economics and Political Science from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL...
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Sep 17, 2009
4th Annual Fundraising Dinner
Theme: Speak Always the Truth: The Tough Choice over Values in Our American Muslim Community
Key Note Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Brown
Jonathan AC Brown is Assistant Professor ofArabic andIslamic Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization at the University of Washington in Seattle. He received his BA in History from Georgetown University in 2000 and his doctorate in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago in 2006.... [More]
Jan 27, 2009
New Operations Manager Hired!
Waukegan, IL (January 27, 2009) - Today The Urban Muslim Minority AllianceCenter announced that Hira Siddiqui, a former Millennium Campaign Program Associate with the United Nations Development Program, will be joining the organization as Operations Manager. "We're excited to have Hira be part of our mission here at the UMMA Center," said Ashfaq Mohiuddin, the Executive Director of the UMMA Center, "the experience and talent that she brings to the team will help us make a difference in the lives of the underprivileged in the Lake County area."... [More]
Nov 3, 2008
Civic Responsibility Success
The Urban Muslim Minority Alliance (UMMA) Center would like to thank all its donors for their generous support. The UMMA Center earned a net profit of $60,000 at our 3rd Annual fund raising dinner; Civic Responsibility: Working for The Greater Good. Your commitment to helping the ‘at-risk' residents of our community is sincerely appreciated. Through our programs: Education Empowerment, Basic Needs and Community Outreach we have seen many lives changed forever! [More]
Oct 3, 2008
A Thank You from IRIM
On behalf of all of us at Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Ministries (IRIM), thank you for your generosity and work coordinating the Ramadan Adopt a Refugee Family Initiative. Your gifts of time, care, and material goods have made a difference in the lives of the newly arrived Muslim refugee families with whom we work. The gift baskets are full of wonderful basic goods that all of our families need, and the youth love the toys that were collected! Additionally, thank you for all of your work to coordinate the Iftar, giving the families a special opportunity to gather together during Ramadan. [More]