Profiles
Mariyum Khan Receives Top Girl Scouts Honor
STOCKBRIDGE, GA–Mariyum Khan, a senior at a suburban Atlanta high school, has won one of the top honors of Girls Scouts. She was one of the 113 girls presented with gold awards by the Greater Atlanta Girl Scout Council, the Neighbor Newspapers reported. For her gold award project, Khan focused on veterans, organizing an information [...]
Hameeduddin: Mayor Honored by Synagogue
Mayor Hameeduddin A leading synagogue in New Jersey’s Teaneck town has honored the city’s Muslim mayor in recognition of his contributions to the community to dispel stereotypes and encourage harmony between different religious and ethnic groups, the NewJersey.com portal reported. “He [Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin] is a very dedicated public servant [and] he’s been a great [...]
Faisal Khan appointed to Fairfax County Park Authority Board
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D-at-large) recently Faisal Khanto the Fairfax County Park Authority Board. Faisal Khan, the first Pakistani-American member of the Park Authority Board, is a force in Fairfax County cricket circles and has been a strong advocate for the game. He is a founding member and current manager of [...]
Abdul Rafay Hanif elected chair of Columbia SGB
Abdul Rafay Hanif
Syed Sarwar Wins Engineer Award
Syed M. Sarwar, a student at Northern Virginia Community College, recently won a competition sponsored by the District of Columbia Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies
Dr. Ahmad Sakr Wins Lifetime Award
The Islamic Shura Council of Southern California is pleased to announce its 2013 Lifetime Service Award to Dr. Ahmad Sakr.
Goldy Hyder awarded Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal
Goldy Hyder,president of Hill & Knowlton Strategies Canada has been awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for his services to the community.
Zain Jaffer in Forbes 30 Under 30 List
Zain Jaffer
Wardah Athar Receives Mitchell Scholarship
The Mitchell Scholars Program offers a national competitive scholarship designed to introduce and connect generations of future American leaders to the island of Ireland, while recognizing and fostering intellectual achievement, leadership, and a commitment to community and public service. It is named after former Senator George Mitchell who played a leading part in the Northern [...]
Award for Prof. Sajjad Yacoob
Sajjad Yacoob, assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, was recently awarded the Provost’s Prize for Teaching With Technology at the sixth annual Teaching With Technology conference. Each year, two awards of $5,000 are granted to faculty members who have found dynamic and innovative ways to [...]
Profile: Najah Bazzy
“Nobody wore hijab! This was 1978,” recalls Najah, as she recollects how and when she started wearing it.
Haris Tarin
The Muslim Public Affairs Council is honored to announce that The Washington Post today published a feature article about Haris Tarin, the Director of MPAC’s Washington, DC, Office, titled “Rising Muslim American Leader in D.C. Speaks for his Generation.”
YMCA Honors Homa Yavar
The YWCA of Hamilton honored seven local women Oct. 23 as part of the annual Salute to Outstanding Women of Achievement.
Mubarakah Ibrahim
A certified personal trainer who balances family and career.
We Endorse Obama
In this election the Muslim vote is going to be as decisive as ever.
Imam Khalid Latif Receives Interfaith Prize
New York University’s Imam Khalid Latif shared the Temple of Understanding’s annual award along with Rabbi Yehuda Sarna, who leads the Jewish Learning Fellowship at New York University, NYU Imam Khalid Latif and Clinton, the daughter of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton.
Dr. Ali Minai gets million dollar grant from National Science Foundation
Ali Minai, a professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at the University of Cincinnati, recently was awarded the Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education (or the INSPIRE award) for his project, “The Hunting of the Spark: A Systematic Study of Natural Creativity in Human Networks.” INSPIRE grants, from the National Science [...]
Cybertex Recognized Among Fastest Growing Companies
Cybertex Institute of Technology, a Texas based computer enterprise owned and run by Pakistani-American businessman Iqbal Sheikh, has been recognized among the top 5000 fastest growing private companies in the United States.
Farhan Asrar to Receive Top Medical Honor
Dr. Farhan Asrar, chief resident for McMaster University’s Public Health and Preventive Medicine Program, will receive the national Resident Leadership Award from the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada in Ottawa on Oct. 20
