Category Archives: Chicago

Chicago Dawoodi Bohra Community Hosts Successful Roundtable Discussion on Youth Mental Health

Chicago Dawoodi Bohra Community Hosts Successful Roundtable Discussion on Youth Mental Health

The Chicago Dawoodi Bohra Community is pleased to announce the successful completion of its impactful roundtable discussion focused on youth mental health in partnership with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Saifee Burhani Medical Association – America. The event, held on May 24 2023, provided a platform for professionals and community members to…

Uniting Youth in Sportsmanship and Brotherhood: Chicago Dawoodi Bohra’s Inaugural City vs City Frisbee Tournament

Uniting Youth in Sportsmanship and Brotherhood: Chicago Dawoodi Bohra's Inaugural City vs City Frisbee Tournament

The youth division of the Chicago Dawoodi Bohra community recently organized an inaugural City vs City ultimate frisbee tournament known as TUFT within the USA Dawoodi Bohra community on March 11th and 12th. The two-day event brought together 47 players from five cities – Chicago, New Brunswick, Detroit, Columbus, and San Diego – who competed…

Chicago Dawoodi Bohras Host Women Entrepreneurs Expo

Attendees at a seminar during the Women Entrepreneurs Expo

Earlier this month, the Dawoodi Bohra community of Chicago hosted Mashtal, a women entrepreneur’s expo, at their masjid complex in Willowbrook, Illinois. The word “mashtal” means “nursery” and “bohra” is the Gujarati word for “traders.”  The expo was designed to nurture  the business ventures of Dawoodi Bohra women, enabling them to market and grow their…

Chicago Project Rise Volunteers Lend a Helping Hand to Habitat for Humanity

Project Rise volunteers from Chicago partnered with Habitat for Humanity in Hanover Park, Illinois, to landscape a pre-constructed 3-bedroom house, while seeding the lawn, laying a bed of mulch, and planting flowers and bushes.  Habitat for Humanity provides decent, affordable homes for low-income families throughout the world.  They also  invite volunteers to invest in their…

Chicago Bohras Donate Food During Ramadan for 4th Year

During the month of Ramadan, Dawoodi Bohras all over the world come together to show compassion and generosity to those in need, while giving thanks for their many blessings. Under the umbrella of the Bohras’ global Project Rise initiative, Chicago community members donated food throughout Ramadan, continuing an annual tradition stretching back more than a decade.

Project Rise volunteers support Diaper Drive in Chicago

Project Rise volunteers from the Chicago Dawoodi Bohra community organized a drive to provide over 400 pounds of diapers and wipes to assist vulnerable families that live in the vicinity of their masjid. Volunteers collected funds from local community members, as well as a donation from Ann and Lurie Children’s Hospital.  The diapers and wipes…

Chicago Bohras Partner with Gower Schools to Support Students This Spring Break

Parents and Project Rise volunteers from the Dawoodi Bohra community of Chicago partnered with Gower Cares Closet, an initiative of Gower School District, to pack snack bags for local students and families in need this Spring Break. Around 60 to-go snack bags were packed and distributed to children at Gower West elementary school and Gower…

On International Women’s Day, aerospace engineer Alifiya Arastu of Chicago tells us about succeeding in an industry in which women have traditionally been underrepresented

The Dawoodi Bohras place significant emphasis on equal access to education for males and females, as well as female empowerment. To mark International Women’s Day 2022, the Dawoodi Bohras of Chicago talked to Alifiya Arastu, an aerospace engineer at Collins Aerospace in Rockford.  Arastu discussed her background and her experiences as an engineer in a…