Message from Dr Jalal

Dear brothers and sisters alsalamo alikom   On December 26 a combined meeting of the board of trustees and the executive committee of the Islamic center of Maine was held.  The following is a synopsis of important changes and announcements.   1-      General body meeting will be held on Friday November 28th at 7 pm, after the Halaqa. Members and non members are welcomed. 2-      Membership renewals are due by January 1st, 2009. New members need to fill a membership application (attached).  Old members do not need to do that.   3-      Membership dues are donations to the Masjid and will be used for the up-keep of the Masjid.  Membership dues  are graded as follows:      $20 per student      $150 per couple (husband and wife) with a household annual income of less than $100,000      $400 per couple (husband and wife) with a household annual income of more than $100,000      Members who do not pay their dues by January 15th will forfeit their right to vote in the upcoming election. 4-      Election for one seat of the board of trustees for a 6 years term will start on January 15th 2009. Only members who paid their membership dues and have been members for more than 2 months are eligible to vote. Any member 35 years or older is eligible to be nominated to the board. For details please review the attached ICM constitution.   Alsalamo alikom