One Nation

Anwar is an American filmmaker, born in Ogden, Utah. At 8 years old, he moved with his family to Gaza, Palestine where they lived until his last year of high school. Graduating in 2008 in Film Studies from The University of Utah, he has made many short films, including "Treason," "Tipu Joins the MSA," commercials and nasheed videos. His film, "Tipu Makes a Documentary" was named a finalist for the Youth Story category.

President Obama joined dozens of American Muslim leaders and foreign dignitaries at the White House on Sept. 1 to commemorate the sacred month of Ramadan with an “Iftar” dinner, or meal that breaks the day-long Ramadan fast.

While the White House kicked off the Interfaith Week of Service as part of its United We Serve campaign, more than 10 prominent American Muslim organizations, including the Islamic Society of North America and Islamic-Relief-USA, joined forces to create United For Change, a coalition dedicated to uniting and motivating American Muslims to take a stand against major ills affecting their communities.

One year since launching the Muslim Charities Accreditation Program with the Better Business Bureau, Muslim Advocates announced this week the first nonprofits to receive the prestigious recognition – the Chicago-based Inner-City Muslim Action Network, Bay Area-based Islamic Network Groups and the LA-based UMMA Community Clinic. The accreditation program works to ensure best practices among Muslim charities.