The board has officially resigned and we have finally forced accountability onto the people who ignored us for years. This victory belongs to everyone who refused to stay silent while our community was mismanaged. We will be watching the transition process closely to ensure the next leadership actually serves the …
July 29, 2015
Final supporters
In the Name of the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
We, the people of the Islamic Community Center of Laurel (ICCL), demand the immediate resignation of the current Board of Directors (BOD)--Nazr Mohl, Mohammad Ayub, Qazi Ilyas, Perwaz Aulakh and Alif Manejwala--from both the BOD and the Majlis-e-Shura due to the following actions:
ICCL Expansion:
- Failed to present an expansion design to the community since the 2012 fundraiser, even though more than $500,000 was raised in support of an expansion.
- Failed to fulfill promises to the community to re-form the Masjid Expansion Committee by March 2015.
- Ignored repeated inquiries from the ICCL community regarding expansion progress.
ICCL Academy:
- Removed the ICCL Academy Director without a valid reason or consultation with parents, despite excellent performance and unprecedented parent/student satisfaction.
- Selected an interim Academy Director who previously served in that role, even though parents expressed dissatisfaction with his leadership during his previous tenure, which ended with his resignation.
Constitutional Violations:
- Assigned the BOD Chairman as a signatory on all bank accounts controlled by the Executive Council (EC) (violation of Article IX, Section 6b).
- Delayed the elected Finance Secretary from being a counter-signer on each withdrawal check on behalf of ICCL (violation of Article VI, Section 4, Subsection 4c).
- Attempted to establish a Zakat Committee, whereas the power to establish such a committee is given only to the EC (violation of Article IX, Sections 1 & 2; Article X, Section 1).
- Failed to meet with the newly-elected 2015 EC until 5 months after they were in office (violation of Article XI, Section 3).
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
June 7, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
June 7, 2015
June 5, 2015
The Board is watching our numbers rise and they are terrified of being held accountable. We are closing in on 250 signatures so push this link to your contacts right now to force them into a corner.
79 Comments
Such a shame. Not an ICCL member, but sad to see that the BOD hasn't kept their promises to the community. InshaAllah with a change things will improve!
Ive witnessed the multiple fundraisers and upon visiting have not seen any improvement or design plans. Further investigation needed of the misappropriation of funds. Based on the above petition I believe this is warranted.
There are people in BOD who do not come or live in the community. Yet they have the audacity of calling the shots on ICCL community affairs. We have to get rid of these people and elect people who are truly involved at ICCL.
There should not be any politics in religious matters. You five have been doing this for too long. It's time for you step away and let Allah-fearing Muslims run the Masjid.
I would like to know where the fundraising money has went and if there will truely going to be a masjid expansion. If that project is canceled, then that may money should be returned to those who donated it.
And it's Nazar* not nazr, at least spell his name right.
If this is truly about Sr. Asma then why are you bringing all this other drama into it?
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The board has officially resigned and we have finally forced accountability onto the people who ignored us for years. This victory belongs to everyone who refused to stay silent while our community was mismanaged. We will be watching the transition process closely to ensure the next leadership actually serves the …
July 29, 2015
Final supporters
In the Name of the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
We, the people of the Islamic Community Center of Laurel (ICCL), demand the immediate resignation of the current Board of Directors (BOD)--Nazr Mohl, Mohammad Ayub, Qazi Ilyas, Perwaz Aulakh and Alif Manejwala--from both the BOD and the Majlis-e-Shura due to the following actions:
ICCL Expansion:
- Failed to present an expansion design to the community since the 2012 fundraiser, even though more than $500,000 was raised in support of an expansion.
- Failed to fulfill promises to the community to re-form the Masjid Expansion Committee by March 2015.
- Ignored repeated inquiries from the ICCL community regarding expansion progress.
ICCL Academy:
- Removed the ICCL Academy Director without a valid reason or consultation with parents, despite excellent performance and unprecedented parent/student satisfaction.
- Selected an interim Academy Director who previously served in that role, even though parents expressed dissatisfaction with his leadership during his previous tenure, which ended with his resignation.
Constitutional Violations:
- Assigned the BOD Chairman as a signatory on all bank accounts controlled by the Executive Council (EC) (violation of Article IX, Section 6b).
- Delayed the elected Finance Secretary from being a counter-signer on each withdrawal check on behalf of ICCL (violation of Article VI, Section 4, Subsection 4c).
- Attempted to establish a Zakat Committee, whereas the power to establish such a committee is given only to the EC (violation of Article IX, Sections 1 & 2; Article X, Section 1).
- Failed to meet with the newly-elected 2015 EC until 5 months after they were in office (violation of Article XI, Section 3).
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
June 7, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
June 7, 2015
June 5, 2015
The Board is watching our numbers rise and they are terrified of being held accountable. We are closing in on 250 signatures so push this link to your contacts right now to force them into a corner.
79 Comments
Wow 300+ people think these BOD members should step down and this is a debate? There was a time petitions would be created to force the pious into leadership roles, there was so much fear to accept the responsibility of these positions. No we have to make a petition to ask people to step down. Sad.
Such a shame. Not an ICCL member, but sad to see that the BOD hasn't kept their promises to the community. InshaAllah with a change things will improve!
Ive witnessed the multiple fundraisers and upon visiting have not seen any improvement or design plans. Further investigation needed of the misappropriation of funds. Based on the above petition I believe this is warranted.
There are people in BOD who do not come or live in the community. Yet they have the audacity of calling the shots on ICCL community affairs. We have to get rid of these people and elect people who are truly involved at ICCL.
There should not be any politics in religious matters. You five have been doing this for too long. It's time for you step away and let Allah-fearing Muslims run the Masjid.
I would like to know where the fundraising money has went and if there will truely going to be a masjid expansion. If that project is canceled, then that may money should be returned to those who donated it.
And it's Nazar* not nazr, at least spell his name right.
If this is truly about Sr. Asma then why are you bringing all this other drama into it?
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Wow 300+ people think these BOD members should step down and this is a debate? There was a time petitions would be created to force the pious into leadership roles, there was so much fear to accept the responsibility of these positions. No we have to make a petition to ask people to step down. Sad.