MISSION STATEMENT

Our Mission is to support Muslim women and immigrants participation locally and globally in social, political, and sustainability processes. We foster positive local and global civic engagement to support the rights, responsibilities, and privileges of Muslim women and others.

VISION STATEMENT

Our work focuses on supporting Muslim and immigrant women in their daily lives, providing resources to improve social, economic, political, and environmental prominence by connecting them with the greater community to encourage leadership roles for a more socially responsible, equitable, and sustainable world.

GOALS

The Goals of the Nazda Alam Foundation are:

To encourage social and political engagement by Muslim women in the U.S and around the world.

To provide a voice with which Muslim women and new immigrants, can influence local, national, and international entities in conjunction with other human rights organizations.

To be active in stopping climate change that is impacting minority communities around the globe.

To create a non-violent environment in the USA and around the world in which Muslim women and others can exchange cultural and economic ideas to foster freedom of speech.

To foster Muslim-American women’s engagement in the democratic process on the local and national levels.

To create a bond between Muslim women and their non-Muslim neighbors.

BACKGROUND

Islam is the world’s second-largest religion, with 1.8 billion followers worldwide. There are approximately 3 million Muslims in the United States and half of this group are women. Although they have different backgrounds, interests, and educational levels, Muslim women are united in their core beliefs.

In Massachusetts, Muslim women include homemakers, domestic and childcare workers, cashiers, small business owners, teachers, physicians, nurses, and research scientists. Despite this, Muslim women have too often given up their identity as independent women and allowed themselves to be identified as only Muslim by the population which is mainly Christian and Jewish.

Few Muslim women run for office. In addition, many Muslim women are not aware of the opportunities available to them, and are not involved in the political process. As a result, the impact of Muslim women in their communities, state and country is not yet as significant as it could be. So, when Muslim woman are subject to subtle and overt acts of prejudice in the MA, United Sates and the world, their stories are hidden– and they may not know how to get the support they need. The Nazda Alam Foundation will be developing and funding projects that will change this.

MISSION STATEMENT

VISION STATEMENT

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