Last Year's LaunchGood Success!

We successfully reached our goal of raising $30,000 last year. Thank you again for the support!

What We Are Doing With Your Support

1) Sponsor more students - We granted two more aspiring students of knowledge the Rashad Scholarship and recruited them onto the Organic Imams team!

Bassant El-Shazly is the first female recipient of the Rashad Scholarship and member of Organic Imams. She is an active member of her Muslim community, serving as an MSA officer for three years and actively participating in humanitarian efforts. She is a graduate of the University of Houston, with a Bachelors in Accounting. Bassant plans to pursue a degree in Islamic law and finance and use this degree to serve the Houston community.  

2) New Website - We have completely revamped the organicimams.org website, making it a platform for chronicling our progress; sharing our research; and announcing events, classes, and new projects. 

3) Our First Rashad Scholarship Recipient is Returning to Houston -  Mohammad Ahmad Khan recently graduate from Zaytuna College at the top of his class, with highest honors, and will be returning to the Houston community. He will be returning to the Houston community and working in various leadership capacities. Keep an eye out for our up and coming Organic Imam!

4) Introductory Courses - We are beginning to give back to the community by offering courses on the basics of Islamic belief and practice

Why This Scholarship Matters

Organic Imams seeks to produce qualified homegrown leadership through a scholarship program, which provides students direction and financial fortitude in order that they may be able to study the Islamic Sciences in fitting institutions thus, allowing them to focus all of their attention to their studies. These students will return to Houston with a degree in the Islamic sciences and an enriched understanding and wisdom of creating a properly fortified community, modeled by classical scholars of Islam. We aim to facilitate the ideal model of scholarship by harvesting youth from our very own city while taking advantage of the wisdom and knowledge presented in the sacred sciences: providing scholars from within ourselves who have gained knowledge from the original sources.

Why Your Continued Support Is Vital

Islam has never become rooted in a particular land until that land began producing its own religious scholars. For this reason, the Rashad Scholarship has been established in order to encourage the development of qualified Islamic leadership in the Houston community. The scholarship aims to fill the great void of a balanced Islamic discourse in the community by regularly sponsoring students of different backgrounds to immerse themselves in religious studies for a period of time and to subsequently return to serve their respective communities.

This scholarship serves to fulfill a communal obligation of establishing Islamic Scholarship and benefits the community and thus, the responsibility of funding this project lies on our shoulders.

How You Can Help

1. Donate to our campaign!

2. Spread this campaign on your social media sites

3. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter

4. Visit our new website: www.organicimams.org