Category Archives: New Jersey

my central jersey Challenge of 2020 Like many faiths, this year has been a challenge for the Dawoodi Bohras. One of the holiest events in the Bohra calendar —Ashara Mubaraka—was observed at home, and not in their masjid. To comply with the pandemic restrictions, prayers and observances were online, just as they were for Ramadan and Eid…

In 2020, Dawoodi Bohras around the world are observing Ashara Mubaraka at homes. During Ashara Mubaraka, a long-standing tradition of hydrating passerbys in the name of Imam Hussain AS is practiced in cities all around the world, especially near local community centers. During the Covid-19 pandemic, as community centers remain closed, this time honored tradition…

Dawoodi Bohras young and old have mobilized to help those positioned at the front lines of the unprecedented crises set forth by the spread of CoVid-19. In one New Jersey Dawoodi Bohra community, 15-year-old Mustansir Attarwala has taken it upon himself to organize meals for front line workers. Mustansir Attarwala is a member of New…

Located in one of the epicenters of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, Dawoodi Bohras in New Jersey have come together to sew fabric face masks for first responders and healthcare workers serving on the frontlines of the global crisis. What started as a humble grassroots project motivated by the desire to be good…

Community members in New Jersey celebrated Fourth of July by attending local events, hoisting the American flag at community centers and partaking in the traditional Fourth of July barbeque. They attended the East Brunswick Fourth of July celebrations alongside local organisers, government officials, and East Brunswick residents. Members of the Dawoodi Bohra faith have always…

In light of the recent government shutdown and its effects on furloughed federal workers, the Bohras of New Jersey reached out to members of the United States Coast Guard Training Centre in Cape May on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They provided medicines, infant supplements, formula, diapers and other essential items which were requested by…