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Committee Member Feature

February Featured Committee Member: Dr. Sarah Elsadre

Raha Jafari, our Outreach and Program Manager, sat down with Dr. Sarah Elsadre, the Chair of the Women’s Leadership Committee. Tell us a little about yourself: passio...

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Advocacy Weekly Child Welfare Committee Member Feature

December Featured Committee Member: Sana Hanif

Raha Jafari, our Outreach and Program Manager, sat down with Sana Hanif the Chair of our Young Professionals Forum. What inspired your decision to become part of Minaret Fo...

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Faith interns Policy Success Stories

Finding the Middle Ground: My Internship Journey at Minaret

Written By: Sammy Hausman-Weiss, Student Policy Associate A few days ago, I was talking to my father on the phone when he told me, “You know, Sammy, the middle is where the...

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Advocacy Weekly Child Welfare Committee Member Feature

November Featured Committee Member: Sohail Arshad

Raha Jafari, our Outreach and Program Manager, sat down with Sohail Arshad from our Child Welfare Public Policy (CWPP) Committee. A quick bio from Sohail: “I am...

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Faith Religious Freedom

How We Honor International Religious Freedom Day

Written By: Noor Saleh, Former Policy Analyst This is a repost from October 2021. October 27th is International Religious Freedom Day, an opportunity to celebrate the fr...

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Child Welfare No Kids In Cuffs Policy Religious Freedom

Five bills, Five LAWS! We did it!

We’re thrilled to share some exciting news: Governor Abbott has signed his signature on not one, not two, but FIVE of our groundbreaking bills, turning them into LAW! Ou...

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Child Welfare Faith Policy

Press Release: Religious Excuse Letters, HB1212

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 06/07/2023 Shariq Abdul Ghani Minaret Foundation (713) 443-3504 shariq@minaretfoundation.com GOVERNOR ABBOTT SIGNS HOUSE BILL 1212 FURTHERING RELIGIOUS ...

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Child Welfare Policy

Press Release: Judicial Awareness Training Act, SB855

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 05/30/2023 Shariq Abdul Ghani Minaret Foundation (713) 443-3504 shariq@minaretfoundation.com GOVERNOR ABBOTT SIGNS SENATE BILL 855 MANDATING FAMILY VIOL...

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Child Welfare No Kids In Cuffs Policy

Press Release: No Kids In Cuffs, SB133

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 06/19/2023 Shariq Abdul Ghani Minaret Foundation (713) 443-3504 shariq@minaretfoundation.com NO KIDS IN CUFFS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ABBOTT  Eliminates Chil...

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Outlook Overview

Minaret Foundation Outlook Overview: 4th Edition

Following a press conference in the State Capitol, No Kids In Cuffs is making the news in a big way throughout the state! We’re proud of how far our policy ...