Join Project M’s seven Muslim American candidates as we kick off the GOTV efforts for Election Day April 5th!

Radio Islam interviews Project M Director Reema Ahmad and five of the seven candidates Project Mobilize has recruited, trained, and is running for the April elections.

Board President Yaser Tabbara keynotes the launch of Illinois Minority Political Action Coalition, a grassroots organization committed to the political empowerment of minority communities in Chicago’s northwest suburbs.

Across the country, dozens of Muslims have actively engaged in the American political process, running for — and winning — elected offices. In Chicago, Muslims have been active in voter registration for decades, but for the first time this year there is an organized effort to prepare and mobilize Muslims to run for political office.

Running for local school boards isn’t easy, but Lina Zayed, an educator at Reavis High School 220 and mother of 5, sees this as an opportunity to give back to the community and students throughout the school district.

Salman Aftab of American Muslim Taskforce interviewing Reema Ahmad, Director of Project Mobilize and Lina Zayed, candidate for Burbank School District 111.

Early Voting is a fast and easy way to make sure your voice is counted during this election season. Don’t wait until election day, from now until March 31st, you can drop by any early voting site and cast your ballot for the upcoming elections.

Running for public office is not something that women are encouraged to do in male-dominated Arab Muslim culture. But five of the seven Arab Muslim candidates running for local office in Chicago’s Southwest suburbs are women.