Muslim Advocates · [email protected]

August 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM

August Newsletter

Salaam Alaikum, In a previous newsletter, we shared that we’re lead counsel for Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a Lebanese Muslim assistant professor of medicine at Brown Medicine. In March 2025, border agents at Boston Logan International Airport unlawfully subjected Dr. Alawieh, who was fasting for Ramadan, to…

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  Omar Farah · [email protected]

June 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM

Demanding Freedom for Leqaa Kordia

Salaam Alaikum, In the last few days, we have seen an extraordinary show of repressive, militarized force from the administration.  The violence and showmanship of it all is intended to instill fear and compel silence in our collective communities; the consolidation of authoritarian power depends o…

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  Muslim Advocates · [email protected]

June 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM

Eid al-Adha

A warm Eid Mubarak to you and your family from all of us at Muslim Advocates!We are deeply grateful for your support of our mission.  Muslim AdvocatesP.O. Box 34440Washington, DC 20043United StatesIf you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please u…

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  Omar Farah · [email protected]

May 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM

New Lawsuits Filed Against Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Last week, you heard about the work our team is doing to support so many non-citizens targeted for the identities they hold and the viewpoints they express.  I wanted to take a minute out of this momentous stretch for Muslim Advocates to share another update: a few days ago we launched two new hig…

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  Muslim Advocates · [email protected]

May 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM

May Newsletter

Salaam Alaikum:   We hope that you, your family, and your communities are holding up during these trying times.  Each attack on our freedoms from the Trump Administration is more threatening and egregious than the last.  But we take pride in fighting back—with principle, strategy, and collective po…

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  Omar Farah · [email protected]

March 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM

Eid-Al-Ftr

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  The Muslim Advocates Team · [email protected]

March 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM

Keeping the Faith: Now More Than Ever

Assalaam Alaikum,  We hope that Ramadan is treating you and your loved ones well.   This year’s Ramadan falls in the early days of a new administration deploying daily and escalating assaults on the safety, wellbeing, and dignity of the communities we serve. In its third year, our national Keeping …

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  Reem Subei · [email protected]

March 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM

New Lawsuit In Support of Dissent on Palestine

Assalaam Alaikum,  On Tuesday, Muslim Advocates, the ACLU of North Carolina, and Emancipate NC filed a lawsuit challenging the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s ongoing punishment of individuals involved in the nondisruptive encampment for Palestinian lives and freedom on campus last sp…

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  Sumayyah Waheed · [email protected]

March 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM

A Shared Responsibility

Assalaam Alaikum, Since January 20th, we have witnessed law enforcement carry out mass raids across the country, terrorizing, rounding up, and deporting thousands.  The pathway to asylum has been blocked.  Families have been separated. Vulnerable communities are wracked by uncertainty and fear.  Co…

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  The Muslim Advocates Team · [email protected]

February 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM

Ramadan Mubarak from Muslim Advocates

Ramadan Mubarak from the Muslim Advocates team.  We wish peace and spiritual renewal to all of you who are observing this sacred month.  As the scope of targeting from the current administration comes to light, we cannot shake the feeling that—while novel in some sinister ways—the systemic attack o…

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  Omar Farah · [email protected]

February 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM

Ramadan Newsletter

Salaam Alaikum, At Muslim Advocates, we are beginning to turn our hearts and minds towards Ramadan.  At this time of year, we focus on those furthest from power, who are most vulnerable, and who are leaning on their faith for strength. This year’s Ramadan falls in the early days of a new administra…

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  Omar Farah · [email protected]

January 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM

January 2025 Post-Inauguration Newsletter

Since the inauguration, the returning Trump administration has asserted unilateral authority in ways that begin undoing the very foundations of an inclusive, constitutional democracy.  Taken together, the flood of executive orders signed over the last few days reject our collective aspirations tow…

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  The Muslim Advocates Team · [email protected]

December 31, 2024 at 8:03 PM

It's Not Too Late

As we close 2024, we are so grateful for your continued support and care.  As you know, during this year-end season, generous supporters offered Muslim Advocates $200,000 in matching support. To date, we are 85% of the way to our goal for the year, meaning that your gift now can help us reach our i…

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  The Muslim Advocates Team · [email protected]

December 26, 2024 at 10:00 PM

Muslim Advocates: 2024 In Review and the Path Forward

This year has been consequential for Muslim Advocates, marked by the anguish our communities have endured but also elevated by their bravery against enormous odds. 2024 has reminded us of the urgency of our mission: to use legal advocacy to fight discrimination, build power, and demand safety and …

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  The Muslim Advocates Team · [email protected]

December 12, 2024 at 5:38 PM

Keep the Faith

In 2023, Muslim Advocates created Keeping the Faith, an interactive national database of prison policies for common Islamic religious practices. We created this tool by obtaining, often through open records requests, data relating to religious practice in state prisons across the country. Keeping …

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  The Muslim Advocates Team · [email protected]

December 3, 2024 at 7:01 PM

Support Muslim Advocates on Giving Tuesday

On this Giving Tuesday, your support for Muslim Advocates’ work is critical.   Generous supporters recently offered $200,000 in matching donations, meaning that your investment in us today will have double the impact. We are in the midst of a transition of presidential power that again puts our com…

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  Sumayyah Waheed · [email protected]

November 26, 2024 at 7:28 PM

Preparing for 2025 and Beyond

Recent election outcomes have necessitated a surge of activity from organizations fighting for racial and social justice. Muslim Advocates is no exception. In all of my time as Senior Policy Counsel, I cannot recall when our work has been so urgent and on so many fronts.  For our team, the past fe…

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  The Muslim Advocates Team · [email protected]

November 14, 2024 at 8:18 PM

Advocacy is Resistance

Muslim Advocates was founded in the shadow of 9/11 at a time when American Muslims were at the tip of the spear of discriminatory state power.  Nearly twenty years later, on the cusp of a second Trump administration, we are being reminded once again of the urgency of our mission: to use legal advo…

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  Golnaz Fakhimi · [email protected]

November 7, 2024 at 8:59 PM

You Are Not In This Alone

Donald Trump has been elected to a second term on a platform steeped in white supremacist, Christian nationalist ideology—a platform that promises to weaponize the full power of the state against the communities and values Muslim Advocates lives to serve.  In the last Trump administration, our comm…

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  The Muslim Advocates Team · [email protected]

November 1, 2024 at 6:50 PM

From Resistance to Renewal: Election 2024

The right to vote for people of color was hard-won, wrested through the sacrifices of brave generations unwilling to be denied. Efforts to disenfranchise Black and brown voters have persisted for years, from racist poll tests of the Jim Crow era to targeted misinformation campaigns of 2020. And in…

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  The Muslim Advocates Team · [email protected]

October 25, 2024 at 5:31 PM

From Resistance to Renewal: Resistance is Dissent

Recently, we passed the one year mark of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Palestine. We have seen horrific images and heard tragic stories that haunt us, including the recent bombing of  hospitals, schools, and residential areas in central Gaza and in Lebanon.  You can read our statement marking this d…

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  Omar Farah · [email protected]

October 16, 2024 at 6:01 PM

From Resistance to Renewal: A Call to Action

What we’re talking about is resisting despair and…resisting apathy and resisting hatred. -Warsan Shire, Muslim Advocates From Resistance to Renewal, October 4, 2024 Dear Friend, A week ago, Muslim Advocates was joined by supporters, students, artists, and movement leaders for From Renewal to Resista…

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  Muslim Advocates · [email protected]

October 1, 2024 at 8:02 PM

FROM RESISTANCE TO RENEWAL is in Two Days!

Join us this Thursday for From Resistance to Renewal, an evening of art, community, and most importantly, solidarity. We are so grateful to all of you, to our artists and to our network of supporters who help make our work possible.  This week, we will be joined by powerful artists who will share w…

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  Muslim Advocates · [email protected]

September 26, 2024 at 8:01 PM

ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT TO GET YOUR TICKETS FOR FROM RESISTANCE TO RENEWAL

Last year, in early November, we came together for Common Voices, Collective Action at a time when we deeply needed to feel the power of community. This past year has only affirmed the importance of togetherness and strengthened our resolve to be there for each other.  So we are once again hosting…

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  Muslim Advocates · [email protected]

September 20, 2024 at 5:21 PM

JOIN MUSLIM ADVOCATES ON OCTOBER 3rd - MEET THE ARTISTS

Join us at From Resistance to Renewal, a night of art and community. Join Muslim Advocates for a night of solidarity on October 3rd in NYC that centers art, advocacy and connection with community partners working to achieve lasting social change.  We are thrilled to share this year’s participating a…

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  Muslim Advocates · [email protected]

September 13, 2024 at 4:03 PM

JOIN MUSLIM ADVOCATES AND WARSAN SHIRE IN NYC ON OCTOBER 3rd

Join us at From Resistance to Renewal, a night of art and community, and hear from Warsan Shire! Warsan Shire is a Somali-British writer and poet. She was awarded the inaugural Brunel International African Poetry Prize and served as the first Young Poet Laureate of London. She was the youngest membe…

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  Muslim Advocates · [email protected]

August 30, 2024 at 6:02 PM

August Update: NO BAN Act Returns

NO BAN ACT Earlier this month, Representative Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) reintroduced the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (“NO BAN”) Act. The “NO BAN” Act would prevent future bans on Muslim communities. It would also prevent other similar discrim…

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  Omar Farah, Executive Director · [email protected]

August 6, 2024 at 6:06 PM

Save the Date: Join us in NYC on Oct. 3

Save the date and join us at Resistance to Renewal, a night of solidarity on October 3rd in New York City that centers art, advocacy and connection with community partners working to achieve lasting social change. Please visit muslimadvocates.org/resistance-to-renewal/ to purchase your ticket and l…

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  Muslim Advocates · [email protected]

July 19, 2024 at 6:01 PM

July 2024 Newsletter

Muslim Advocates July Update As we approach the midway point of 2024, we are consumed - as you are - with the heartache that this year has brought to our people.  However, we remain inspired by the commitment of the communities we come from and that Muslim Advocates represents in our work, by the…

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  Muslim Advocates · [email protected]

May 10, 2024 at 5:00 PM

May 2024 Newsletter

May 2024 Update We are outraged by the shocking, violent attempts of state power to suppress nationwide protests supporting Palestinian lives and freedom. We know that many of you, your friends, and your children have been directly affected by the police crackdowns on campuses. In the face of that…

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  Muslim Advocates · [email protected]

April 10, 2024 at 2:00 AM

Eid Mubarak!

Dear Friend,A warm Eid Mubarak to you and your family from all of us at Muslim Advocates!We are deeply grateful for your outpouring of support this Ramadan. It is your continued generosity that drives our work. Support Our Work     Muslim AdvocatesP.O. Box 34440Washington, DC 20043United States If …

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  Omar Farah, Executive Director · [email protected]

April 5, 2024 at 5:57 PM

Collective Struggle and Strengthened Bonds During Ramadan

Salaam Alaikum—Inshallah your Ramadan has been filled with peace and restoration. I wish you and your loved ones many blessings during these final nights.  Support Muslim Advocates As Ramadan comes to an end, it is hard not to reflect on the pain we all have experienced recently. These last months…

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  Golnaz Fakhimi, Legal Director · [email protected]

March 29, 2024 at 6:16 PM

Legal Victory in the Unfinished Fight to Dismantle the Muslim Ban

Dear Friend,  On behalf of the team at Muslim Advocates, I'm honored to share some important and welcome news. You may know that for years we and our partners have been litigating against the U.S. government on behalf of people across the U.S. who remain wrongfully separated from loved ones because…

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  Golnaz Fakhimi, Legal Director · [email protected]

March 21, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Defending Human Dignity and Freedom During Ramadan

Dear Friend,  My name is Golnaz Fakhimi, and I joined Muslim Advocates as its legal director in October of 2023. This Ramadan has elicited deep reflection for me and our Legal Team about all that our communities have been facing and what Muslim Advocates has been able to offer in response. So much …

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  Sumayyah Waheed, Senior Policy Counsel · [email protected]

March 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM

Fighting Surveillance with Community Power

Jummah Mubarakah, My name is Sumayyah Waheed, and I am the senior policy counsel at Muslim Advocates. Since last Ramadan, I have worked with my colleagues at Muslim Advocates to build community power against an entrenched legal apparatus of suppression, surveillance, and incarceration. We saw it in…

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  Omar Farah, Executive Director · [email protected]

March 10, 2024 at 10:00 PM

Ramadan Mubarak from all of us at Muslim Advocates

 Ramadan Mubarak!  This Ramadan, I’m reaching out on behalf of all of us at Muslim Advocates to wish you, your families, and your communities peace, blessings, and spiritual restoration during this sacred month.  This Ramadan in particular, we are inspired by the steadfastness we have seen across ou…

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  Golnaz Fakhimi · [email protected]

February 7, 2024 at 7:11 PM

Muslim Advocates Looks Ahead

Dear Friend - Salaam Alaikum, As a new member of the MA team, I really want to thank you for your support and solidarity. Your donations, words of encouragement, and continued commitment to our mission have provided important inspiration and motivation for the work that lies ahead. This year has al…

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  Omar Farah · [email protected]

December 27, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Support Muslim Advocates with a Year-End Gift

Dear Friend,  This year has reminded us, in so many difficult ways, why Muslim Advocates was founded nearly two decades ago. We’re in a crisis marked by violence, intimidation, and the silencing of Muslim communities. In response, Muslim Advocates has dedicated itself to defending our communities a…

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  Muslim Advocates · [email protected]

December 19, 2023 at 9:54 PM

Updated Mailing Address

Please note that an old P.O. Box was listed in our previous email. Our correct mailing address is: Muslim Advocates P.O. Box 34440 Washington, DC 20043 If you want to send us anything by mail, please use that address. Thanks for your time and support.Sincerely,The Muslim Advocates Team  Muslim Advo…

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  Chris Godshall-Bennett · [email protected]

December 19, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Our Work to Support Incarcerated Muslim

Dear Friend,  I’m Christopher Godshall-Bennett, a staff attorney at Muslim Advocates, and I wanted to share a special project with you that we just launched. This project has been a huge part of my personal journey since I first started at MA as an intern in 2020. Over the past three years, our tea…

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  Golnaz Fakhimi · [email protected]

December 7, 2023 at 4:30 PM

Our Work to Support Justice for Palestinians

Dear Friend - Assalaamu Alaikum, My name is Golnaz Fakhimi, and I’m the Legal Director of Muslim Advocates. After over a decade as a social justice and human rights lawyer on the frontlines, I made the choice to join Muslim Advocates out of a belief in this organization’s essential mission. My firs…

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  Muslim Advocates · [email protected]

November 29, 2023 at 4:45 AM

Support Our Shared Movement this Giving Tuesday!

Greetings Friend, Our work at Muslim Advocates revolves around the law, policy and advocacy, but in the end, it all depends on trust, it depends on partnerships and it depends on you. On this Giving Tuesday, your support is critically important to our mission of defending, supporting and empowering …

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  Muslim Advocates · [email protected]

November 22, 2023 at 6:01 PM

Muslim Advocates November Update

Dear Friend - Assalaamu Alaikum, On November 1, we hosted Common Voices, Collective Action in New York City, an evening where artists, activists, and friends of Muslim Advocates gathered in solidarity to find inspiration and renew our sense of purpose. One theme that emerged from the night is what …

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  Omar Farah · [email protected]

October 31, 2023 at 2:01 PM

Join Us Tomorrow for a Night of Community and Solidarity

Dear Friend  - Salaam Alaikum,  I hope you and your loved ones are doing as well as can be right now. The news out of Gaza is too much to bear and Muslim Advocates has been working round the clock to support the movement for justice in Palestine against the domestic backlash it is facing. Though th…

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  Golnaz Fakhimi · [email protected]

October 25, 2023 at 4:30 PM

Muslim Advocates Update: Solidarity With Palestinians

Dear Friend  - Assalaamu Alaikum, In these painful times, I hope you and your loved ones are sharing care and support, however you’re able to, and that you’re well enough. I joined Muslim Advocates as its new legal director on October 2. Just days later, we witnessed the violent attacks by Hamas an…

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  Muslim Advocates Team · [email protected]

October 11, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Only 3 Weeks Left to Get Your Tickets to Common Voices, Collective Action!

There are only three weeks left to buy your tickets to: Common Voices, Collective Action is a celebration of art, advocacy, and community. Guests will enjoy an evening of visual art and music and connect with partners across the social justice field. Join in the conversation between Executive Direc…

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  Muslim Advocates · [email protected]

October 3, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Muslim Advocates Names Golnaz Fakhimi As New Legal Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / LINKOctober 3, 2023Muslim Advocates Names Golnaz Fakhimi As New Legal DirectorGolnaz Brings a Community-First Approach, Litigation Expertise that Includes Immigrant and Disability Justice Washington, DC — At a time when human rights are increasingly under assault and the nee…

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  Omar Farah, Executive Director · [email protected]

September 20, 2023 at 7:20 PM

New Litigation, Fighting the Surveillance State & Much More

Dear Friend - Assalaamu Alaikum, I hope you and your family are doing well. I’m excited to share this next installment of our regular newsletter. Next month marks one year since I joined Muslim Advocates. We’re approaching that anniversary proud of the impact our new litigation and advocacy is havin…

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  Muslim Advocates Team · [email protected]

September 15, 2023 at 4:29 PM

Buy Tickets to Common Voices, Collective Action Today!

Muslim Advocates is excited to invite you to: Since 2005, Muslim Advocates has used the law, policy and communication strategies to help build justice and equity for everyone. Common Voices, Collective Action is an in-person gathering to celebrate art, advocacy and connection with community partners…

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  The Muslim Advocates Team · [email protected]

September 7, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Muslim Advocates Needs Your Help!

Hello, friends! Big things are happening at Muslim Advocates, and we can’t wait to tell you all about them. As we prepare for an upcoming season of exciting developments, we could use your help with one task right now. We are thinking hard about how we communicate with our friends and supporters. To…

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