Category Archives: Chicago

Throughout August and September, Project Rise volunteers from the Dawoodi Bohra’s Chicago community delivered donations of laundry, personal hygiene, and household supplies to local area nonprofits focused on aiding families in need.

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…

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…

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.

The Chicago Iftar-barbeque gathered local officials, including guest of honor Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso, CEO of Saint Anthony Hospital Guy Medaglia, and Mr. Sadruddin Noorani, a respected member of the Ismaili Muslim community.

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…

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…

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…