{"id":40484,"date":"2026-05-18T15:22:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/?p=40484"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:22:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:22:32","slug":"american-muslim-community-holds-fundraising-event-for-congress-candidate-dr-adam-hamawy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/40484","title":{"rendered":"American Muslim community holds fundraising event for congress candidate Dr. Adam Hamawy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW JERSEY: American Muslim community held a fundraising event in New Jersey for Muslim Congressional candidate Dr. Adam Hamawy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event was held at the residence of well-known social figure Nick Saleem in New Jersey, in which a large number of people from the Muslim community, social and business figures and people from different walks of life participated.<\/p>\n<p>The event was moderated by Danish Nick Saleem.<\/p>\n<p>The event\u2019s hosts, Ibrahim Fahmy, Dr. Jabeen Ahmed, Mona Soliman and Dina Soliman, welcomed the guests and stressed the need for the Muslim community to be politically active.<\/p>\n<p>The speakers said that Dr. Adam Hamawy is a Muslim, a humanitarian, a former military officer and a renowned surgeon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-40480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-17-at-8.21.18-PM-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-17-at-8.21.18-PM-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-17-at-8.21.18-PM-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-17-at-8.21.18-PM.jpeg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They said that Dr. Hamawy dedicated his entire life to serving humanity and served as a trauma surgeon in war and disaster areas such as Iraq and Haiti.<\/p>\n<p>The participants said that Muslim representation in American politics is the need of the hour and candidates like Dr. Adam Hamawy can be an effective voice for the community.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Adam Hamawy recounted his transformative experience in Gaza, saying that for him it was not an ordinary war, but rather innocent men, women and children were deliberately targeted.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the people he cared for were victims of conditions that he sees as genocide.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-40479\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-17-at-8.18.40-PM-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-17-at-8.18.40-PM-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-17-at-8.18.40-PM-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-17-at-8.18.40-PM-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-17-at-8.18.40-PM-1536x864.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Adam Hamawy said that when he realized that the responsibility of doctors and nurses like him is not limited to treatment, but we also have to come forward as a witness so that we can tell the people what is really happening there and how our tax money is being used.<\/p>\n<p>Host of the event Nick Saleem thanked all the guests and said that this is an important goal. He said that Islamophobia is a problem in today&#8217;s era, but more than that, it is also a fact that our people are often ignored in development opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>He said that if we want better for our future generations, we must be generous and practical, whether it is financial support or contacting people and encouraging them to vote.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-40477\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-17-at-8.18.26-PM-1-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-17-at-8.18.26-PM-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-17-at-8.18.26-PM-1-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-17-at-8.18.26-PM-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-17-at-8.18.26-PM-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the event, participants also contributed financially to the election campaign and expressed their determination to run a vigorous campaign to make Dr. Adam Hamawy successful from the NJ-12 constituency of New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Later, the guests met with Dr. Adam Hamawy and expressed their best wishes for his election campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW JERSEY: American Muslim community held a fundraising event in New Jersey for Muslim Congressional candidate Dr. Adam Hamawy. 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