About Us
MAS Tampa
Since 1992, the Tampa Chapter of the Muslim American Society has been an active grassroots, community organization that works to educate, organize, and empower the Muslim community to be active, contributing citizens who play a significant role towards positive social and spiritual change. MAS Tampa is a chapter of Muslim American Society.
Our Mission
To move people and nurture lifelong, God-centered agents of change.
Our Vision
A vibrant American Muslim community striving for a just and virtuous society.
Membership
As a grassroots organization, MAS gains its strength from its members and volunteers. Becoming a MAS member instills a sense of responsibility in an individual and provides a sense of community in the form of geographic chapters.
Membership entitles an individual to participate in the decision-making process of their local chapter, to hold key leadership positions, and gain access to numerous resources provided by their local chapter and MAS National. Membership in MAS is open to all Muslims in the United States who are committed to the MAS mission and vision. A membership fee is required to sustain MAS programs. The majority of MAS activities and programs are open to the public, with some being limited to members to ensure sustained commitment and active participation.
National Milestones
- Recipient of a U.S. federal grant as part of the President’s Faith-Based Initiative Program.
- Along with other national organizations, MAS participated in meetings with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to discuss joint efforts against violent domestic extremists and to work with the government to address community concerns about DHS policies, such as racial, ethnic, and religious profiling at airports and borders.
- Trained over 1,500 federal, state, and local law enforcement officers in an outreach effort to build healthy relations between law enforcement and the American Muslim community; Outreach Director awarded by the Justice Department for the quality of this training.
- First American Muslim organization to hold a Citizen Civil Rights Hearing on Capitol Hill co-chaired by the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Congressman John Conyers.
- Trained over 7,000 civic and community activists.
- Commended by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee for outstanding services through the “MAS Boots On The Ground,” a project that provided assistance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
- Established MAS Service Corps, which holds an annual meat drive that provides food for shelters, food banks, soup kitchens and other social service groups serving the poor.
- Received recognition in local and national media for civic and electoral achievements through MAS Freedom’s Center for Civic Empowerment and the Voting is Power (VIP) program.
- Cited by CNN and other media outlets for positive programs dealing with youth on the key issues of extremism, violence, hate and intolerance.
- Presented at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne, Australia (December 2009). Plenary speaker at an international conference on nuclear abolition, peace, and sustainable development in New York City (April, 2010).
- Developed and distributed, for congressional staff members and representatives, the first American Muslim “Four Year Legislative Agenda.”
- Hosted a Muslim Community Action Forum with the Governor of Massachusetts with the attendance of over 1,000 community members.
- MAS leaders serve on the boards of a number of major nonprofit organizations and councils, including:
- - Steering Committee of Religious Non-Governmental Organizations at the United Nations
- - Harvard University's Islam in the West Program, Muslims in Boston Survey,
- - The Interfaith Alliance
- - Inter-religious Council for Public Life
- - Center for Jewish Muslim Relations
- - Religions for Peace
- - Interfaith Workers Justice
- - Washington D.C. Mayor’s Office on Metropolitan Ministries
- - The Temple of Understanding (hosted by the United Nations)
What is MAS
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