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BILLERICA MINUTEMAN By Sandra Giroux In honor of World Food Day, which was celebrated on Saturday, Oct. 16, youth from the Dawoodi Bohra Anjuman-e-Ezzi (Boston) community took the mission to feed those who are in need to heart and donated a large collection of supplies to the Billerica Community Pantry. World Food Day is an…

Lowell Sun Standing before a crowd of more than 200 people inside the Anjuman-e-Ezzi Masjid, 13 year old Amir Dohadwala shares his thoughts, and quotes pieces of the Holy Quran, before effortlessly reciting the words of Martin Luther King Jr. ‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness,’ the Reading teen tells the group. ‘Only light can do…

The tears started flowing as 30 years of memories came rushing back. After running the Billerica Food Pantry for nearly three decades, Marie O’Rourke and Ken Buffum were handing over the pantry paperwork to new leaders. “It’s been a pleasure to help all these people over the years,” O’Rourke said last week. “We’ve seen people…

Saturday 28 April marked ‘Cleanup-Greenup’ day in Billerica, where Boston’s Qutbi Masjid and Madrasa Vajihiyah are located. Billerica residents were encouraged to spend the day cleaning up around their neighborhood. Nazafat (cleanliness) is an integral component of Islamic faith, and His HolinessTUS urges community members worldwide to engage in clean-up drives, tree planting and other green initiatives…