20th Night Request: Defend Muslim Rights with CUNY CLEAR | Zakat-Eligible & Tax-Deductible

as'salaamu alaykum,

So many in our community find themselves in a place of fear and anxiety due to our basic civil rights being stripped away as if they never existed in the first place.  Memories of a post 9/11 climate are triggered as federal law enforcement, ICE agents, and more intrude on the most vulnerable segments of our communities.  On this 20th night of Ramadan, as we enter into the last 10 days and nights of this blessed month, I'm reaching out to you all to ask for your support of CUNY CLEAR and the good work that they do to defend our Muslim community and stand up for us in the face of what feels like unsurmountable odds.  We don't want to be in a place where it happens to us in order for us to then look for resources. It's already happening to so many - let's come together to stand for our sisters and brothers who shouldn't have to go through this alone. 

Please make a zakat-eligible/tax-deductible contribution at launchgood.com/DefendMuslimRights tonight and share the link with others to encourage their giving as well. If you would like to contribute through a different method, please let me know and we can coordinate on that inshallah. 

Help Defend Muslim Rights | Donate Today | Zakat-Eligible & Tax-Deductible

Since 2009, CLEAR has stood with U.S. Muslims and others who have been particularly impacted by post-9/11 surveillance, profiling, and discriminatory national security policies and practices.

Over the past fifteen years, CLEAR has pushed back with those who have borne the brunt of the U.S. security state. Through movement building, popular education, direct legal services, and strategic litigation, we support clients, communities, and movements facing government overreach and injustice.

Funds raised will:

• Expand legal services to protect more individuals facing surveillance, detention, and discrimination
• Support strategic litigation to challenge unconstitutional laws and policies
• Conduct more Know-Your-Rights workshops for vulnerable communities
• Partner with community and movement organizations to push back against security state overreach

Help Defend Muslim Rights | Donate Today | Zakat-Eligible & Tax-Deductible

No one will build for us what we have to build for ourselves. Please do give what you can at launchgood.com/DefendMuslimRights and share with others to encourage them to give as well.  May Allah reward you for your generosity and give you and your loved ones only the best in this world and in the next. Ameen.

- Khalid
                                                           
Imam Khalid Latif
University Chaplain  |  Global Spiritual Life at NYU 
Executive Director  |  The Islamic Center at NYU 
Senior Fellow & Co-Founder  |  Of Many Institute for Multifaith Leadership
Adjunct Associate Professor  | NYU Wagner 
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