Here’s what we’ve been up to for the past six months! Our Electoral Work Recap highlights who we cooperated with, reached out to, and empowered in our attempts to ensure
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Grassroots Organizing
Our Post-Election Statement
The election cycle has ended, so we’re taking a deep breath and two steps forward. There’s a lot going on each of our social spheres and even more happening in
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Relationship Building
2020 Healing Collective
Doha, of Muslim Women For, is organizing a healing collective for NC women or any non-man identifying community members and organizers to have bi-weekly calls where we create space to
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Political Education
Early Voting Site & Board of Elections Map
Here’s a map we put together that locates the closest early polling places near you! Includes Wake, Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties of North Carolina. These counties’ Board of Elections
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Grassroots Organizing
Phone Bank With Us!
Are you ready to GET OUT THE MUSLIM VOTE? Please join Muslim Women For on Saturday, October 24 and/or Thursday, October 29 from 5pm – 7pm and help us phone bank to make sure our community’s
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Political Education
Where NC Candidates Stand on Key Issues for Muslims
Our community members from the Queen City Family Advocates have produced a voting guide to help NC Muslims become more politically literate, encourage further political participation, and strengthen our sense of agency.
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Political Education
What your NC Senator thinks of the NO BAN Act…
As you might know, a repeal of the Muslim bans passed in the House on July 22nd. We recently asked NC Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr to support this
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Statements
Eid Mubarak: COVID-19 Edition
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we announced that all donations made to us from March through May would be re-directed to local organizations that are providing COVID-19 related relief.
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Projects
Our 7 Neighbors: A Podcast
Our very own, Lela Ali, is featured in the inaugural episode of Our 7 Neighbors podcast series.
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Reflections
Gearing up for Ramadan in Isolation: A Convert’s Perspective
I will not lie to myself and say that this is going to be easy for me, but I understand that if all of the social aspects of Ramadan are taken away, the virtue, reward, and observance of Ramadan is not reduced in any capacity.
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News
Hiring: Digital Organizing Intern
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Relationship Building
Community Check-in Resources during the COVID-19 Outbreak
On our live stream today, we had many community partners and friends join us on Instagram live to talk about what’s been going on in their respective sectors of the
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Statements
2019 Annual Report
We’re proud to share our very first Annual Report for the year 2019 with our community. We invite public comments, feedback and thoughts in the comment section below. Thank you
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Empowerment
My Voice, My Story: A Retreat Reflection
For most of my life, I’ve sat on the sidelines watching people speak for me and about my experiences while my insides were refuting their words. One of the greatest
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Grassroots Organizing
The Muslim Ban: Reflections on Organizing in Greensboro, NC
I realized that when I heard about the Muslim Ban I was angry about it but I stopped there and it was not until becoming a Muslim Women For fellow that I looked at it in-depth and realize how bad it really was. From there, I became motivated to do something about it.
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