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MYNA UPDATES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
- MYNA Calls on all American Muslims, especially American Muslim Youth, to rush and the assist the desperate Haitian Earthquake Victims
- ISNA Sets Up Haiti Aid Fund
PLAINFIELD, IN (January 17, 2010) -- The Muslim Youth of North America (MYNA) expresses deep sorrow and passes its condolences on to all those directly and indirectly affected by Tuesday’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake.
According to reports, as many as three million people may have been affected by this major quake. Unfortunately, it is projected that hundreds of thousands of people present on the impoverished island-nation of Haiti may have lost their lives, while thousands more lie under the rubble of destroyed buildings awaiting rescue. Thousands of injured victims on the ground await necessary medical attention that they cannot receive at the moment due to the devastating loss of infrastructure as well as lack of qualified medical professionals and equipment. To add fuel to the already burning fire, Haiti has also reportedly felt almost 30 aftershock quakes since Tuesday’s initial and most devastating tremor.
Haiti and its people desperately need monetary and human resources. Action and assistance is needed now and, thus, this call is one of urgency. As millions of Americans, Muslim and non-Muslim, young and old, enjoy the comforts, luxuries, and safeties of our homes and stable lives, there are children pinned under rubble, fathers and mothers whose children are nowhere to be seen or heard. There are rescued, but injured, Haitians who may have a bone that protrudes through their skin, yet nothing can be done for them medically due to a lack of the surgical equipment necessary. The uncovered deceased are now being uncovered in such large numbers, coffins have become a scarcity and, as a result, dead bodies line the sidewalks of Port-au-Prince. This is a reality and we are now morally obligated to use the rizq (provisions) that Allah (SWT) has blessed us with to assist those whom he has struck with an unfortunate calamity. It is a responsibility of American Muslims as global citizens to take immediate and definite action to aid those that have been affected by this catastrophe.
MYNA highly encourages that donations be made to ISNA’s Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund (HERF) to aid the victims of the earthquake.
Donations can be made online.
EDUCATION FORUM YOUTH TRACK
Friday, April 2nd - Sunday, April 4th
Registration is now open.
Deadline is March 26, 2010 (no onsite registration)
Registration fee is $115 per youth.
This includes 2 night hotel stay, 5 meals* and program.
To register, click here.
* Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday breakfast
For more information regarding the details of the program, click here.
Interested in Joining the Movement?
In honor of Muslim Youth of North America’s 25th anniversary, MYNA has launched it’s first national initiative!
Brick by Brick: Youth Rebuilding the Ummah is an initiative that will, insha’Allah, storm the nation in 2010 as youth (like you!) from around the continent strive to make a difference in their communities. The MYNA Executive Committee has invested much time in developing the Requirements, Suggested Timeline and Budget Guidelines for the initiative – all in the interest of helping YOU make this day-long seminar a reality!
After getting approval for your Budget, you will be provided with documents that include Program Information, examples of Letters to Community Leaders and an Event Report template to help guide you towards a great event turnout!
Email initiative@myna.org if you have any questions.
For more information click here.
National Initiative Flyer Competition
If you’re interested in designing the flyer that will be used by each city throughout the initiative, check out the link above! Flyer submissions must be emailed to flyer@myna.org by midnight (Central Standard Time) on January 23, 2009.
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Dr. Abdulmunim A. Shakir Scholarship
Need a financial boost?
ISNA proudly announces the Dr. Abdulmunim A. Shakir Scholarship
Twenty scholarships of $1000 each will be awarded September 2010 based on merit and academic achievement for students entering their first year of undergraduate study.
For more information and application forms, click here.
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