Below are a few
tips for getting involved in your community
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Introduce yourself to your neighbours
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Donate well-written books or audio cassettes about Islam to
local schools and public libraries
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Register and vote
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Attend schools board meetings and council meetings
(dates for
these will be published in local newspapers)
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Put together a local Ramadan or Hajj display at a local
school or library
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Submit an opinion piece to the local newspaper about an issue
of local importance
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Invite local officials and the public to a mosque open house
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Host public events such as open days at your local mosque.
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Get your self and your local mosque involved in local issues.
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Arrange for local and national officials to speak about
community issues at your mosque. (MP’s, police chief, mayor,
councillors)
It is a good
idea to make yourself aware of the issues that affect the Muslim
community in the UK
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