CAIR launches "Muslims Care" campaign

CAIR launches "Muslims Care" campaign
5/26/2006 6:00:00 PM GMT

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) launched its second annual
"Muslims Care" campaign which promotes volunteerism in the Muslim community,
U.S. Newswire reported.

In its summer-long campaign, CAIR will provide Muslims with the necessary
resources and information they need to help improve the communities they
live in.

The Islamic civil rights group will also offer ideas on how to help the
needy and urge Muslims to focus on health awareness and youth activities.

"As Muslims, we are encouraged to work to improve the communities in which
we live," said CAIR Communication Coordinator Rabiah Ahmed.

Mr Ahmed cited a recently-conducted CAIR survey showing that most Americans
said they would change their opinion about Islam and Muslims if they
perceived that Muslims were more concerned about issues such as healthcare,
education and economy.

Those who wish to take part in the campaign can visit CAIR's campaign
website:http://www.muslims-care.org, where they will be able to download a
toolkit containing information about how to become a volunteer as well as
some suggestions on volunteer activities such as blood drives, health
awareness fairs and student tutoring.

The "Muslim Care" toolkit also includes advice to Muslim Imams (prayer
leaders) about how they can encourage volunteerism in local mosques and
recommends partnering with established volunteer groups such as the American
Cancer Society and Big Brother/Big Sisters.

The kit also contains some verses from the holy Qur'an and hadith by Prophet
Muhammad (PBUH) on volunteerism and helping the needy that could be used by
Imams in their sermons.

One hadith quotes Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as saying; "The upper hand (of
giving) is better than the lower hand (of receiving)."

CAIR, the U.S.'s largest Muslim advocacy group, has 31 offices and chapters
throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Its mission is to improve the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue,
protect civil rights, help American Muslims, and build coalitions that
promote justice and mutual understanding.

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