Ahmad Abuznaid

Mar 21, 2024 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Ahmad Abuznaid

As 2023 drew to a close, Chicago Progressive Staffers and Muslims for Just Futures, along with 169 local groups in Chicago, focused on one goal: to move Chicago’s City Council to pass a resolution that calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, where over 30,000 people have been killed and 2 million displaced as a result of Israel’s siege on Palestine.

Mar 14, 2024 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Rebekah Barber |Deepa Iyer |Darakshan Raja |Ahmad Abuznaid

In the United States, Donald Trump’s 2016 election brought increased attention to the ultra-right’s attempts in the United States to gain—and sometimes steal—political power. These efforts have not occurred in a vacuum. They are part of broader efforts across the Americas to stifle political progress. Take, for instance, the Tea Party movement, which started gaining momentum in 2009 in the United States as a backlash to policies put forth by former President Obama.

Nov 22, 2023 | uscpr.org | Ahmad Abuznaid

By Ahmad Abuznaid, USCPR Executive DirectorAs the U.S. prepares for the colonial holiday known as Thanksgiving, followed by the capitalist Black Friday, we must move into this week with hearts rooted in our collective liberation. Holding space for mourning genocide, for all Palestinian people murdered by Israel and Indigenous people killed on the land where we live on Turtle Island. Fasting in spiritual solidarity with all colonized people as part of the Global Fast for Gaza.