Coordinating Council of Muslim Organizations

The '''Coordinating Council of Muslim Organizations''' was established to serve as a platform of unity and coordination for all Muslim organizations in the greater [[Washington, DC]], area.<ref name= "ccmodc">[http://www.ccmodc.org/getpage.php?id=3 CCMODC.org Main page]</ref>

==Objectives==
Its objectives are to:
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#Facilitate and coordinate communication and key initiatives for area Muslim organizations;
#Educate fellow Americans AbOUT Islam as a religion and a way of life, [[Muslim culture]] and traditions, and critical issues and challenges facing Muslims;
#Provide effective advocacy on critical [[civil liberties]] and [[social justice]] issues impacting American Muslims; and
#Establish and maintain productive collaborative relationships with government, civic, legal, social, and media organizations.<ref name= "ccmodc2">[http://www.ccmodc.org/getpage.php?id=3 CCMODC.org]</ref><ref name= "Islamonline">[http://www.islamonline.net/english/News/2002-04/02/article11.shtml IslamOnline.net News]</ref>
}}

==Executive Committee==
Its Executive Committee consists of:
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*Chairman Sr. Asma Hanif - representative of the [[Muslimat Al-Nisa Jamiyat]].<ref name= "arabiya">[http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/04/22/71197.html Alarabiya.net]</ref>
*Vice Chairman Dr. Daoud Nassimi - representative of [[ADAMS Center]], director of [[Islamic Society of Afghans]].
*Secretary Br. Shirin El-Koshairi - Chair of Media Relations at ADAMS Center.
*Treasurer [[Imam]] [[Johari Abdul-Malik]] - Director of Outreach Program for [[Dar al-Hijrah]] Mosque and President of the [[Muslim Society of Washington, Inc.]].
*Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Imam Faizul R. Khan, MS - Imam for the [[Islamic Society of the Washington Area]].
*Member at Large Dr. Anwar N. Haddam - Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Education for Life operating [[El-Iman Learning Center]].
*Member at Large Dr. Iqbal Unus - Member of [[Association of Muslim Scientists]] and Engineer, Director of the [[Fairfax Institute]]<ref name= "ccmodc2"/></blockquote>

==Previous members==
*[[Mahdi Bray]] was formerly its President.<ref name= "Washpost">[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2001/09/12/AR2005033107995.html Washington Post]</ref><ref name= "themhnews">[http://media.www.themhnews.com/media/storage/paper999/news/2007/04/05/News/Umma-Conference.Discusses.Relevance.Of.Islam.Today-2826523.shtml#4 Themhnews.com]</ref><ref name= "masnet">[http://www.masnet.org/news.asp?id=3867 Masnet.org]</ref>
*[[Sharifa Alkhateeb]] served on its Executive Committee.<ref name= "masnet2">[http://www.masnet.org/news.asp?id=3294 Masnet.org, second article]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ccmodc.org/ CCMODC Official website]

[[Category:Islamic organizations]]
[[Category:Islam in the United States]]
[[Category:Islamic activist organizations]]