Global Deaf Muslim

Global Deaf Muslim was established in 2005 by a group of Deaf Muslim students at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York to facilitate ways for Deaf People to understanding of Islam as a religion of Peace and to encourage communication between the Mainstream Deaf Community and the hearing masses. Initially intended to educate and motivate Deaf Muslims living in the state of New York, the organization had since changed its mission to focus on Deaf Muslims nationwide. GDM continues to serve Deaf Muslims in the United State of America by facilitating a series of Deaf Centered initiatives tabled in the next paragraph.

Global Deaf Muslims is an organization proud to focus solely on building communicative bridges for deaf Muslims by:

Providing lessons in sign language to hearing brothers & sisters in faith

Training its own sign language interpreters who are well blended in Islamic culture, and enabling these special individuals to be present during Friday mosque prayers and other Muslim activities

Using communication as a tool to create an inclusive environment where deaf and hearing Muslims can understand each other and thus narrowing the gap between the two parties

Paving ways for deaf education supported with skills, especially for deaf individuals in developing countries who have been neglected for too long. We, at GDM, understand what that’s like.

To sponsor education of deaf People who excels and work to reduce illiteracy among Deaf Muslims

Sponsor activities for Deaf and hearing muslims as well as American Sign langauge lessons.

Help alleviates financial difficulties of a deaf Muslim Family /and sponsor Deaf in Islam Conference.

Educate Muslim community about deaf culture

We have been blessed with a strong diverse members from all walk of life and despite our steady growth, we continue to work to get others involved and by doing that, we continue to need extensive help from the Ummah (Muslim community).