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Community Builders Chicago

Community Builders, Chicago (CBC) is a group of community activists engaged in facilitating the social and economic development of the Muslim community in Chicago. The group has been in existence since 2003. We believe that in order to promote our interests in America we need to establish more than Mosques and Islamic Schools in our communities. We feel that there is a need to establish institutions that will serve the social, political and economic needs of our community as well. Such institutions could be in the area of health care, business, finance, social welfare, media, public policy, philanthropy, etc.

Locations

Monthly Forums are held at two locations:
CBC Skokie meets on the first Friday of each month from 7pm-10pm, in the Holiday Inn Northshore, 5300 W. Touhy Ave, Skokie, IL.
CBC Rolling Meadows meets on the third Fri of each month 7pm-10pm at Northwest Suburban College, in Rolling Meadows, IL.
Both are dinner meetings. Meetings are free and open to the public. Dinner is with a fee.
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Challenges facing the Muslim Community

Azher A Quader
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1 Promoting character development

In my opinion, this seems to be the core area for concentration even before education.

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Why Give

Why give of one’s self for others in a world where pop culture promotes self interest and preservation of the self.

The poet said :

Mitaade apni hasthi ko agar thoo marthaba chahe
Ke daana qaak me milke gul o gulzaar hotha hai

Wipe out your personal self if you desire a higher station in life
Like the seed which looses itself within the soil below to create a garden of flowers above

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True love

As Americans go about serenading their sweethearts on Valentines Day each year in the middle of February, love often arrives gift wrapped as a box of chocolates or shows up as a vase filled with roses. Sometimes for the more adventurous ones it may announce itself through pajama grams or for some imaginative ones through cuddly teddy bears. Clearly this money-making commerce of love is good for the industry. How much good it does to strengthen commitments, affirm affections or even heal some hurts is of little consequence to our society which thrives on the make believe,

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The Promise of Change & the Love of Country

These past few days both the Democrats and the Republicans have been singing the praises of change. Republicans have been harping on their love of country, while the Democrats have been claiming to take back their country. As the conventions conclude and the music dies down, it is time to ponder on the said and the unsaid.

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The Road Ahead

Azher Quader
Community Builders Chicago
www.mycommunitybuilders.com

Five years ago we embarked upon a daunting journey in search of our potential to serve our community in ways we felt important and necessary for building capacity and strength. We harbored the belief that through education and networking people can be empowered in ways that could improve their lives and better their circumstances. Through this grass root endeavor we hoped will evolve a breed of individuals who will reach out into the future to build institutions to serve the social, political, economic and educational needs of our community.

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