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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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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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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 ...

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Minaret Foundation Outlook Overview: 3rd Edition

We hosted a Domestic Violence Policy Briefing in Houston at the beginning of January. Here’s the event roundup: – Senator Alvarado committed to carrying our...

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Minaret Foundation Outlook Overview: 2nd Edition

Let’s talk about 2022! Here are some of our successes from last year: Competing In Goodness We hosted our first Competing In Goodness! A competition bringing t...

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Let’s Go Deeper: The Uyghur Crisis

by: Mayha Syed, Student Policy Associate “Inmates turned into bodies without souls,” recollects Sayragul Sauytbay, a 43-year-old Uyghur Muslim woman forced into a reeducati...