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Youth Volunteering at the monthly food shelf

The women's prayer room, located downstairs, has a T.V. in the front of the room so the women can see the Imam while he is leading the men's prayer service.

The audio below was recorded at one of the Islamic Studies class held at Masjid An-Nur on Wednesday evenings. This session was lead by Imam Dukuley.

Because I grew up in the inner city in Chicago and I saw such a need for social services, and individual needs and family needs and there was like no money or no resources for it. So I was inspired to do community service 'cause I felt that was the…

I remember feeling like I had joined a family of millions.

When I covered and covered more properly it commanded more respect, especially from the African-American community. Of course people looked at me funny but it was no different from the looks I got just for being black and being somewhere black people…

They were doing a lot of things that other mosques were not.

Volunteers setting up at Food Shelf. Photo Credit: Shantrice King

Volunteer Valerie Shirley explains the logistics of the Food Shelf

The Abubakarsidiq Islamic Center building from the outside