MAY 10, 2019 This week, one of MALA’s Co-Founders, Emil Aldaddah, was presented with the Chicago Cultural Alliance’s award for Outstanding Community Leadership. Emil’s work to advocate for, and construct important resources in Chicago’s Muslim American communities is inpiring, and this award is much-deserved. The award was presented at the CCA’s annual MOSAIC Gala; other […]
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Isra Omar, one of MALA’s Fellows in the Chicago area, was recently invited to share her journey on a special panel at the 1st Annual Refugee & Immigrant Summit at Northwestern University. The purpose of this summit was to bring our CPS refugee and immigrant students from across the city together to engage in a […]
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Next month, MALA Co-Founder, Emil Aldaddah will be honored by the Chicago Cultural Alliance at their annual MOSAIC gala. Emil will be awarded the prestigious Outstanding Community Leader Award for his dedicated work to create opportunity and important cultural dialogue in his community.
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On March 30th, MALA partnered with AMENA Creative to host a day of cultural activities in celebration on the Persian Nowruz holiday. MALA invited Master Sommelier, Anahita Shams and Professor Touraj Daryaee of University of California Irvine to discuss their new BBC documentary on the history and origins of Shiraz wine.
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On Monday, March 18th, MALA hosted a panel in parallel with the 63rd annual meeting of the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The panel, titled, “Addressing FGM in the USA: Safeguarding Survivors and Potential Victims,” brought together five experts from various fields who do work or activism relating to Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting.
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Recently, MALA recieved an official letter of endorsement from the office of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. In this letter, Governor Pritzker endorses MALA’s Nowruz celebration, and commends MALA’s hard work to provide a platform for storytelling, create leadership opportunities, and spark dialogue in Muslim American communities.
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MALA is proud to announce the recipients of the 2018-2019 MALA Scholarship Program. These individuals exemplify MALA’s values of integrity, compassion, and bravery through storytelling; we are honored to share the amazing journeys of these individuals and thrilled to assist in their pursuit of higher education. You can read the full stories of our scholarship […]
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In February, MALA hosted a screening of the Oscar-Nominated documentary, RBG. This illuminating and powerful film documents the life, history, and rise of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, centering on her career as a jurist, as an activist, and as an advocate for women’s rights. We were joined by Daniela Kraiem, the Associate Director […]
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The Muslim American Leadership Alliance (MALA) and AMENA Creative have reserved the venue at Northeastern Illinois University through the Mossadegh Initiative for a Nowruz Celebration, marking the arrival of spring through music, visual arts, and culinary seminars. This includes and one of a kind tasting and a historical journey through the history of Shiraz wine, while exploring exquisite cookbooks of the Sassanid Dynasty of the Persian Empire. Discover more than 3,000 years of tradition and customs with us, as we celebrate a rich history of ancient rites and customs.
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Join MALA and the Center for Jewish History for a special screening and panel discussion of this critically acclaimed award-winning documentary.Following the film, RBG Director/Producer Julie Cohen and Associate Producer Nadine Natour discuss their own fascinating journeys chronicling the life and career of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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