The Baltimore community came together on Sunday to hold a 'Justice4Stephon' rally. 

For six months Helping Hands for Relief and Development campaigned to collect coats and blankets for refugees in Lebanon with the help of several faith based nonprofits and local government organizations throughout Northern Virginia. Lebanon has more refugees per capita than any other country in the world and resists setting up official refugee camps.

The DHS defines an “active shooter” as someone with a gun engaged in killing or trying to kill people in a confined and populated place.

Torrential rains flooded Dar us Salaam and destroyed several classrooms and musallah during the summer of 2017. The roof was going through a major renovation, so the water did not stop accumulating, causing extensive damage.

After a few hiccups, the renovation is complete and the newly designed musallah is open for use.

The Women's Committee of Masjid As Saffat in Baltimore will host their 35th Annual Women’s Conference on March 30 - April 1, 2018, at the Delta Hotels in Baltimore Hunt Valley, Maryland.  

"I have been attending these conference for over 25 years, Allahu Akbar," stated Bashirah Murphy. "I love my sisters and the great work that this sister organization does for their community." "You not only have a great time, learning, praying and sharing with your sisters from all over, but you are giving Sadaqah Jaria because the students you help is continuous. May Allah reward these sisters and the organization for their years of diliegence," she said.

This year’s theme is "ESTABLISHING THE DEEN - GETTING TO THE PERFECT HAPPY PLACE".  

To register or make a donation, go to www.wcmas.org. Registration is also open for the Junior Conference for girls 12-19 (running concurrently).

The theme is for Juniors is "Sisterhood- And How to Keep It". The cost is $110 for adults and juniors.

For questions, please call 301-915-4514. 

Proceeds from the conference benefit college scholarships and emergency assistance for sisters in need.

Read the coverage of last year's conference here.

Muslimat Al-Nisaa Shelter received the inaugural Black History Month Community Leaders Award from the Governor of Maryland.