percieved conflict of interest

To whom it may concern,
Assalamu Alaikum.

This letter is written to clarify what may be perceived as a conflict of interest within the Muslim Youth of North America (MYNA).

Some people outside of the organization may feel that since the office of Public Relations is a paid position that Br. Monem Salam, acting as the chair of the Board of Directors of MYNA has authoritatively and un-democratically ruled that his wife be put into this position, thus taking advantage of his position. This is completely untrue. The MYNA Board of Directors has taken measures to democratically offer various alternatives for this position. We have scoured the United States and Canada for resumes and due to out strict timelines we were unable to solicit but a few resumes. Of these resumes, Sr. Iman Ibrahim’s was the most qualified.
The members of the Board of Directors of MYNA unanimously support choosing Sr. Iman Ibrahim for this position. We believe she is a great asset to the organization. In addition, we believe that although this may course of action may raise questions in the future, action is better than in-action, albeit time sensitive in-action. Br. Monem Salam was not an influence in this matter. In addition, Br. Monem encouraged the Board to make a decision in light of the potential questions that may be raised by putting Sr. Iman in a paid position of an organization that he is head. In light of this, the members of the Board of Directors support this decision and pray that Allah (swt) make successful MYNA and the future generations of Muslims in North America.

Wasalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah.
Hassan Siddiqui
Assim Mohammad
Asad Siddiqui
Riyad Shamma