09-04-09 : Domestic Violence Day

09-04-09 : Domestic Violence Day

In the Ramadan of 2008, Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation spearheaded an annual Domestic Violence Awareness campaign and declared the second Friday of the month of Ramadan as “Domestic Violence Awareness Day” to be observed throughout the Muslim Community of the North Texas Area.

The Imams and Community Leaders representing the diverse Islamic Institutions heeded this call and addressed the difficult issue of Domestic Violence within the Muslim Community. Khutbahs were given on domestic violence in the majority of Masajid in the Dallas Fort Worth area on that day. This First Annual Campaign held was very effective in raising the awareness in our community about this evil.

This effort was also recognized by the City of Plano and Mayor Pat Evans Saluted the Muslim Community in Plano for addressing this issue by presenting Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation with a Proclamation.

Texas Muslim Women's Foundation is again requesting that your institution observes the 2n Friday of Ramadan, Sept 4. 2009 as the 2nd annual Domestic Violence Awareness Day and that all Imams and prayer leaders of the Masajid and statewide university MSA's participate by giving a Khutbah on domestic violence during the Jummah prayers and by arranging a fundraiser on behalf of TMWF after the Jummah prayers and later, after Taraweeh prayers, the same evening.

The funds thus raised through your support, will bring the establishment and operation of the Domestic Violence Shelter one step closer.

TMWF is counting on your support in this effort, we cannot wait any longer or delay this any further, The latest incident of domestic violence in our community involving Aasiya Hasan has brought this truth to our very own door step .As a community we need to work in collaboration/partnership to make sure that incidents like this are not repeated and that all our women and families are safe in their homes, workplace and in their day to day lives.

I sincerely urge you to respond favorably to the request so that this immediate and critical need can be met.

Jazakum Allah Kul Khair

Mona Kafeel
VP Public Relations TMWF
www.tmwf.org
Phone: 972-208-1284

05-02-09 : Texas Muslim Womens Dinner

05-02-09 Sunday - 5:30 PM
Texas Muslim womens Foundation Dinner
Garland special Event Center

My Personal appeal to Muslims::

Every Muslim ought to be proud of this significant development of Contemporary Arab and Muslim Cultural Studies Institute. Here is an opportunity to correct information about Islam and Muslims to the world.

Please stop by here and go to other parties later, or come back here later. I hope you feel the responsibility to support this initiative. Parties continue, friendships continue and this must take off the ground as well.

Sister Hind and her team is calling, we should attend and support this event without being asked.

Thank you.
Mike Ghouse

Please join us on May 2nd for TMWF Banquet, INSA we will finalize the raising of funds needed for the TMWF DV shelter; additionally we are eagerly requesting our community to join us that night specially to meet the representative of UNT-University of North Texas who will be officially announcing to our community UNT establishment of CAMSCI-Contemporary Arab and Muslim Cultural Studies Institute, and the hiring of Dr Nada Shabout as the director. This is wonderful news for our community, and -AlHamdulleAllah it happened less than 2years after TMWF proposed its establishment to Dr Gretchin Bataille, President of UNT .
we will be honored by your presence,

Please note that Your $250.00 entitles you to register for a 2009Audi A4 2.0T CVT. Only 1000 registrations are needed to achieve TMWF Goal to raise $250,000.00. A live drawing will be made in TMWF major event and the winner will be notified by telephone. You need not be present to win. Call 972-880-4192 or visit www.tmwf.org. Support TMWF educational, charitable, outreach and social services and everyone wins. PS, a $1000.00 allows you to have 4 registrations for the Audi

Another appeal:

ASAWRAWB

I know that everyone is really tired of Fund raising events, they do seem to be endless, but TMWF alhamduleAllah is really an excellent tool for the community; not only we will INSA finalize the establishment of the DV shelter-We also were successful with our efforts with the Local Institutions of higher learning and INSA a very high level representation from University of North Texas-including the Provost and Dean of School of Visual Arts and the Director will join us to announce that here in North Texas we have the first Institute for Contemporary Arab and Muslim Cultural Studies Institute!

I know you agree with me that this is great news! specially since we formally requested it from DR Bataille in Oct 2007; UNT Provost and adminstration are welcoming our support and involvement in making the institute succesful and will join us on may 2nd to officially announce this.

All of us have suffered from the predominant stereotyping and representation of Arabs and Muslims in this country; here is our chance for us to be engaged personally and to indicate our investment in this institution ; the first of its kind in the South West!

We thank you for Supporting TMWF with your Donations and we urge you to join us in person too; we need to have a sold out hall because this will showcase the Arab and Muslim community's real interest in Education; this is our chance to make a difference, so please Do come and Support TMWF and tell the Educational Institutions here that we are very much appreciative that you are reaching to us, rather than reaching to"experts" who want to speak on our behalf.

I pray that you will be there on Saturday May 2nd at 5:30 to make this statement personally; to UNT and all the higher learning institutions :"we thank you for responding to our request and we give you our word that we will do our utmost to make CAMSCI a success! "

Please forward this e-mail to anyone interested in serving this community and presenting a better image of Islam and Muslims in this country !

Call 972-880-4192 or visit www.tmwf.org. Support TMWF educational, charitable, outreach and social services and everyone wins

Please join us on May 2nd for TMWF Banquet, INSA we will finalize the raising of funds needed for the TMWF DV shelter; additionally we are eagerly requesting our community to join us that night specially to meet the representative of UNT-University of North Texas who will be officially announcing to our community UNT establishment of CAMSCI-Contemporary Arab and Muslim Cultural Studies Institute, and the hiring of Dr Nada Shabout as the director. This is wonderful news for our community, and -AlHamdulleAllah it happened less than 2years after TMWF proposed its establishment to Dr Gretchin Bataille, President of UNT .
we will be honored by your presence,

Please note that Your $250.00 entitles you to register for a 2009Audi A4 2.0T CVT. Only 1000 registrations are needed to achieve TMWF Goal to raise $250,000.00. A live drawing will be made in TMWF major event and the winner will be notified by telephone. You need not be present to win. . PS, a $1000.00 allows you to have 4 registrations for the Audi