Muslim Bar Association of NY

Thank you to everyone who came out or tuned in last night!! What an event!🗽 Thank you to @ManhattanDA , Alvin L. Bragg Jr., for taking the time to sit down with us and chat about his career trajectory and time thus far in this role. Thank you also to @AllenOvery for hosting us!

✨Introducing MuBANY’s 2024 TRAILBLAZER: Muhammad Faridi ✨ Mr. Faridi is an experienced litigator and currently serves as the independent civil representative to the NYPD Handschu Committee. He will be honored at this year’s MuBANY Gala on May 28th. Stay tuned for ticket info!

MuBANY would like to congratulate The Hon. Nusrat Choudhury for becoming the first Muslim female U.S. District Court Judge, and the second Muslim district judge in the nation!

Dima Khalidi, Advocate of the Year Award Winner, "Justice is something we must demand and create."

Our MuBANY Gala is happening now! ✨ Our President, Lejla Hadzic, welcoming the program

To kick off season two of our podcast, "How Did I Get Here?" Sami Mir joins us to speak about his experience of becoming a partner at Allen & Overy. He reflects upon the challenges he faced and what has kept him motivated in his career. Listen here: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/muban…

✨MuBANY election season is here!✨ This year, all 5 Director positions are up for election. Check out the following slides to see important dates and learn more about the Director position. Email info@mubany.org if you would like to attend the informational call on May 2nd.

✨Tickets for the 2023 MuBANY Gala and Awards Reception are now LIVE! Buy your early bird tickets before prices increase after May 12th.✨ Buy your tickets here: mubany.glueup.com/event/the-2023…

Introducing MuBANY’s 2023 CHAMPION OF JUSTICE: Jennifer Cowan! Jennifer Cowan is the Pro Bono Counsel and Litigation Counsel at @Debevoise. She will be honored at this year’s MuBANY Gala and Awards Reception on May 23rd. Ticket information to follow!

Introducing MuBANY’s 2023 TRAILBLAZER: Zainab Chaudhry! Zainab Chaudhry is first Muslim ever appointed to the Court of Claims in New York. She will be honored at this year’s MuBANY Gala and Awards Reception on May 23rd. Ticket information to come!

Introducing MuBANY’s 2023 ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR: Dima Khalidi! Dima Khalidi is the founder and director of @pal_legal. She will be honored at this year’s MuBANY Gala and Awards Reception on May 23rd. Stay tuned for ticketing information!

Ramadan Mubarak! MuBANY wishes you all a blessed, joyous, and fulfilling Ramadan, inshAllah!✨

MuBANY is proud to have signed on to a brief in support of a historic New York voting rights law in #Fossella v. Adams. The law, which would extend the right to vote to about 800,000 non-U.S. citizens, is being challenged. Read the brief: lnkd.in/eURZEnWU

MuBANY is proud to have led an amicus brief on behalf of religious organizations in Walker v. Baldwin, et al. filed in the U.S Supreme Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit!

✨MuBANY is pleased to announce that applications are now open for our mentorship program! ✨ Mentor Application: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Gt8ob… Mentee Application: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

✨Join the MUBANY 2023 GALA COMMITTEE! MuBANY is looking for motivated candidates to join our 2023 Gala Committee! This is an excellent opportunity to get to know the workings of the MuBANY Board and help plan our largest annual event. Please DM/email info@mubany.org by 9/26.

Congratulations to Debevoise associate Thamanna Hussain on her appointment as Vice President of the Muslim Bar Association of New York! @_MuBANY

A warm welcome to @MuslimAdvocates' new Executive Director! #WelcomeOmar

✨MuBANY congratulates Zainab A. Chaudhry for being nominated by Governor Kathy Hochul to be the first gubernatorially-appointed #Muslimjudge in the state ever! ✨ Full press release here: lnkd.in/g7kwg6EF #JudicialDiversity

MuBANY is pleased to announce our new e-board! Lejla Hadzic, President Thamanna Hussain, VP Rakan F. Ghubej, Secretary Aymen Aboushi, Treasurer Directors Abdul Hafiz, CIPP/US Ramy Ibrahim Sidra Mahfooz Fatoumata Waggeh Noor Zafar Learn more here: lnkd.in/dDjsy4T

Thank you all for listening to this first season!!🎉

For the last episode of the first season of "How Did I Get Here?" we hear from @saniawk and Shabbir Chaudhury. They reflect upon their experiences graduating from law school during an economic recession and not getting the opportunities they hoped for.