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Counsel to State Senator Kevin Parker – and was a Graduate Fellow to State Senator Bill Perkins. He also worked as a field director for Kerry-Edwards and served on Capitol Hill as an aide to Congressman Bob Filner and Mike Honda.
Palestinian Muslim American Democrat, non-profit leader, born and raised in Brooklyn. Areas of expertise are community and electoral organizing, fundraising, and social media.​
An active social and community networker for the American Muslim community, and seeks to promote and encourage positive, proactive and relevant thought and action. She was the Executive Director of the Council for the Advancement of Muslim Professionals (CAMP) between 2009 and 2011; and last year spearheaded Election 2012 - American Muslims VOTE!
Umair Khan
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Zeba Iqbal
Linda Sarsour
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Ali Najmi
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An attorney and community organizer based in Queens. Political Action Director of the Alliance of South Asian American Labor (ASAAL) and President of the Eleanor Roosevelt Regular Democratic Club of Queens.
Aliya Latif
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A community organizer, co-head of a professional Muslim group in NY and a recent CORO Immigrant Civic Leadership alum.
Sussie Lossada
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She is the UNITE HERE Local 100 Political and Community Organizer, Former Director of the New York Civic Participation Project (NYCPP), grassroots community, political and union organizer, feminist, civil rights activist, social justice advocate and proud Muslim.
Sherief Ahmed
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Egyptian born American, health technology manager at a community health center and an advocate for civil liberties.
Faiza Ali
A civil rights activist and community organizer from Brooklyn.
Nermeen Arastu
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A litigator at a private law firm in Midtown who is involved heavily with pro bono civil rights and immigration cases.
The Muslim Democratic Club of New York (MDCNY) is a New York city-based
organization of American Muslims dedicated to helping elect responsible Democrats to
local office. The immediate goal of the MDCNY is to influence the 2013 New York City
elections.
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Our mission is to mobilize and empower the American-Muslim community in New York City by nurturing
a culture of civic participation. MDCNY is committed to upholding the United States
Constitution, which envisions a nation of informed voters participating in a vibrant
democracy. New York in particular, with its diverse communities, led the way on
issues such as voting rights for women and the civil rights movement. In that tradition,
American-Muslims play an influential role in the decision-making process of local and
state government. MDCNY seeks to support Democratic candidates, and to increase the
number of registered and active American Muslim Democratic voters in New York City.
MDCNY employs grassroots organizing to conduct voter registration and education, get-
out-the-vote efforts and other electioneering activities for Democratic candidates.
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The organization also endorses candidates and offers voter education on the importance of financing and supporting candidates.
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Welcome
Our Team
Real power rests in New York in voting in the primary elections. Our goal in establishing
a democratic club is to increase the number of American Muslim triple prime Democratic
voters in New York.
Why a Democratic Club?