Assalamu’alaykum John,

I pray this message finds you and your loved ones safe, secure, and successful so far in your efforts to reap Allah’s rewards in these 10 days of blessings, in shaa Allah.

I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you why I have been on the Board of MLFA for the past 15 years, and why their work is more relevant now than ever.

I’ve always been very passionate about the cause of justice and have been an ally to those who work to promote it in various ways.

One way is through a legal fund that began in my hometown of Dallas, Texas, during one of the most shocking trials against a Muslim charity we have ever witnessed: the Holy Land Foundation trial.

I vowed to support the work of Muslim Legal Fund of America ever since, because I could not let such a travesty befall any individual or organization ever again. We have to learn from our tragedies and work towards a better tomorrow, and for me, this meant investing in the work of MLFA.

You may be wondering just how justice can be served through a legal fund. As a charity, MLFA turns donations into legal services for strategic cases with potential civil liberties impact. This is sometimes referred to as impact litigation. These are cases that make those in the justice system take notice and realize that Muslims will not be intimidated, targeted, and discriminated against in the court of law. They help set precedents that help future cases succeed.

MLFA also funds programs that ensure that Muslim organizations function at their best, by promoting legal compliance, mitigating risk factors, and empowering their leadership.

The lawyers at the MLFA-funded law center not only have to uphold and defend justice, they have to do it in a climate where Islamophobia is rampant and facts don’t matter… that is no easy feat.

So, how can we as individuals make an impact where justice for Muslims in America is at stake?

By supporting MLFA’s efforts to:

Defend constitutional civil rights and liberties of Muslims in America.
Provide the best legal representation to Muslims facing religious discrimination.
Restore justice to innocent Muslims and their families.
Empower and protect American Muslim individuals and institutions.

How does MLFA do this?

Since 2001, MLFA has been the only national nonprofit legal fund dedicated to defending the constitutional civil rights and liberties of Muslims in America at the federal level in high-risk national security matters.
MLFA funds the Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America, bringing together some of the most qualified, experienced, and respected legal minds under one roof to collaboratively work on behalf of Muslims.
MLFA invests back into the community by hosting the Muslim Nonprofit Leadership Conference, a nation-wide, multi-city tour of law conferences geared to empowering the institutions and leaders who serve our communities.
There is growing demand for this valuable information to be made accessible to more members of our communities, which inspired MLFA’s upcoming project: the eLearning Law Center for Muslims, an initiative that will take the wealth of information presented at Leadership Conferences and put it at your fingertips. This state-of-the-art resource of videos is aimed at breaking down the complexity of the law into topics that are relevant and useful to the American Muslim community – and will be made available online and on-demand.

The ultimate goal of MLFA’s efforts is a safe and secure America with a strong, vibrant Muslim community contributing to American society all across the nation.

I want you to know that donating to MLFA is also a safe, secure, and in shaa Allah, effective way to spend of your wealth in the way of Allah during these blessed ten days. MLFA is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt and zakat-eligible GoldStar charity.

Will you join me in supporting the work that makes justice, possible?

Your brother and ally for justice,