“Abused Muslim Women in U.S. Gain Advocates”
Read a Jan. 6, 2008, New York Times story about domestic violence in Muslim families in the U.S.
Resources in: English
Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights
Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights provides counseling and legal referrals for victims of domestic violence.
Islamic Relief USA
Islamic Relief USA is a California-based international Islamic nonprofit agency founded in 1984. It operates projects in education and training, water and sanitation, income generation, orphan support, health and nutrition, and emergency relief in foreign countries and in the U.S. It has a four-star rating from Charity Navigator.
Helping Hand USA
Helping Hand USA is an Islamic global humanitarian relief and development organization that focuses on Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Kenya and Iraq. Its American office is in Detroit.
“Islamic loans turn profit for banks in USA”
Read a March 28, 2008, USA Today article on Islamic loans becoming a profitable business for U.S. banks.
“Islamic mortgages in U.S. seem to be booming in recession”
Read an April 22, 2009, Houston Chronicle story about Muslim home mortgages.
“Health trumps faith differences at Muslim clinic”
Read a Nov. 3, 2007, Los Angeles Times story about a Muslim health clinic.
“Muslim health clinics work to close gap in medical care for uninsured, underinsured”
Read an April 25, 2008, Arab American News article about Muslim health clinics.
Abdul Basit
Abdul Basit, a clinical psychologist, is assistant professor of psychiatry at Northwestern University in Chicago. A former Fulbright Scholar, he is the former editor in chief of the Journal of Muslim Mental Health and a member of the National Advisory Mental Health Council.