By Dave Cortese
Santa Clara County Supervisor
As a County, we frequently highlight and commemorate the many contributions made by our diverse residents. Today was no exception as my Board colleagues and I adopted a proclamation declaring August as Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month.
The proclamation is a gesture of our continued support and solidarity with the Muslim community as anti-Muslim rhetoric and attitudes have spiked during this year’s presidential election.
I want to thank our County’s Office of Immigrant Relations for helping my office put forth the proclamation and for reaching out to our diverse Muslim community to attend today’s declaration.
Special thanks to:
Athar Siddique and Adnan Rashid from the South Bay Islamic Association
Sabuhi Siddiquee from the Muslim Community of Silicon Valley Chapter
Rania El-Sioufi from the Granada Islamic School
Moina Shaiq
Farha Andrabi navaid from the Mountain View Palo Alto Musalla
Sameena Usman and Zahra Billoo from Council on American-Islamic Relations
Samina Sundas from American Muslim Voice
Mahmut Altun from the Pacifica Institute
Osmun Ergene from the Hidaya Foundation
Vic Zikoor from the Arab American Cultural Center
Nahid Alinazee from the Muslim Advocates
Mylene Madrid from the Refugee Clinic
NhuHahn Tonnu from the Refugee Forum
Richard Konda from the Asian Law Alliance
Tamika N. van den Akker our County’s Refugee Coordinator
Ammal Elhaddad
Teresa Castellanos from our County’s Office of Immigrant Relations
Stephanie Jayne from the City of San Jose’s Office of Immigrant Affairs