Organizations Filed Purposes:
CAIRS MISSION IS TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM, ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE TO PROTECT CIVIL LIBERTIES, EMPOWER AMERICAN MUSLIMS, AND BUILD COALITIONS.
COUNCIL ON AMERICAN - ISLAMIC, CURRENTLY SERVES AS FISCAL SPONSOR TO AWOOD CENTER. THE AWOOD (I.E. THE SOMALI WORD FOR POWER) CENTER IS A DYNAMIC WORKER-LED ORGANIZATION THAT CREATES A CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY RELEVANT SPACE TO BUILD UNITY AND DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS IN MINNESOTAS DIVERSE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITIES. THE AWOOD CENTER IS ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY OF 100,000 AND GROWING RECENT IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE TWIN-CITIES AREA BY EDUCATING, ORGANIZING, DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP AND MOBILIZING TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY AND ALL WORKING PEOPLE. THE GROUP HAS ACHEIVED GREAT SUCCESS IN 2018 BY RAISING AWARENESS TO THE LABOR ISSUES IN MINNESOTA AND IT IS CLEAR THAT ACTIVITY AS FISCAL SPONSOR IS FIT FOR OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
ISLAMOPHOBIA CONFERENCE AND OTHERS: ONE OF OUR CORE PROGRAMS IS A CONFERENCE THAT BRINGS COMMUNITY TOGETHER WITH THE GOAL TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT EVIL OF ISLAMOPHOBIA AND DISCUSS THE ACTIONS TO TACKLE THE ISSUE. ANOTHER GOAL IS TO CREATE A STRONG COMMUNITY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL BY FORMING A COLLABORATIVE SPACE FOR ALL. WELL KNOWN ACTIVISTS AND SCHOLARS ARE INVITED FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. LOCAL LEADERS AND ALLIES ATTEND. IN 2019, WE HAD 300-350 GUESTS WHO ATTENDED THIS CONFERENCE.
ANNUAL RAMADAN DINNER: WE HAVE AN ANNUAL DINNER DURING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN THAT WE HOST TO HIGHLIGHT OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR AND SHARE THE GOALS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. DINNER IS OPEN TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE EVENT IS ONE OF THE KEY EVENTS THAT BRINGS ABOUT 400-450 GUESTS IN AUDIENCE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Suzan Samaha | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mayzer Muhammad | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Syeda Sadia | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Chance Adams | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Muhammad Aziz | BOARD MEMBER | 10 | $0 |
| Abdul Basit | CHAIRMAN | 20 | $0 |
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