In Memoriam
Community Trailblazer Mohammed Abdul-Munim 1934 – 2011
Open position – School Principal Pleasant View School (PreK – 8) — Full time Islamic School in Memphis, TN (for next academic year 2012-2013). For US citizens and permanent residents only. Job Requirements and Qualifications: ✓ An advanced degree in Education or related fields with considerable experience in school administration/ leadership ✓ Excellent written and oral communication skills in English ✓ A good background in Arabic language ✓ Able to design, improve and assess academic and Islamic curriculum ✓ Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to connect with the community ✓ Demonstrate strong managerial and leadership skills ✓ Practicing Muslim with strong Islamic values Salary and Benefits: Salary and benefits will commensurate with qualifications and experience
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ohammed Abdul-Munim, founder and editor of the popular New York-based biweekly Muslim American community newspaper The Minaret, died Oct. 7 in New York City after a long fight with mantle cell lymphoma. He was 76. He also co-founded New York’s Muslim World Day Parade (in 1984) and worked to raise money for education. The Parade celebrated its 26th year this past September. Abdul-Munim, who was born in (what is now Indian-occupied) Hyderabad, served as the Muslim Students Association East Zone Representative. He spent his life trying to find creative ways to serve the Muslim community and society at large. In 2000, his failing eyesight forced him to give up publishing the newspaper he founded in 1974. Abdul-Munim had a passion for quality Muslim education, and wanted to see Islamic schools all over the U.S. With a desire to raise
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For more information about PVS please visit www.pleasantviewschool.com $10 million as endowment for this noble task, he established a nonprofit organization, Muslim Unity Foundation, in the late ’90s. The Muslim Unity Foundation is an educational trust to help fund Muslim schools and provide scholarships to students who cannot afford to attend Muslim schools in the U.S. Abdul-Munim was also founder of the Muslim World Day Banquet, and the Muslim World Day Food Fair in New York City. New York community leader Zaheer Uddin said the late Abdul-Munim was a “visionary.” A dynamic worker of Islam, Abdul-Munim wholeheartedly appreciated those who worked for Islam, adds Zaheer Uddin. Abdul-Munim’s daughter Firdos Shircliff says, “His true love, after his family, was the community, and he worked tirelessly. As we were kids, we would go along with him and put up signs with him to advertise for the Muslim World Day Parade, and all of these things impacted us greatly.”
How to Apply: Please submit a cover letter describing your current and past experiences, resume and three letters of recommendations with contact information no later than Feb. 15, 2012 to: employment@pleasantviewschool.com or mail to: Pleasant View School Attn: Employment 1888 North Bartlett Road Memphis, TN 38134
His friends remember him as a tirelesss supporter of the community. “He never ceased to try to find ways to do something for the community, up until the very end,” says Abdul-Munim’s friend, Aisha al-Adawiya. He is survived by his wife, Jameelah, his children, Fatima, Feroze and Firdos and his grandchildren, Zeina and Zaid.
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Islamic Horizons January/February 2012