Muslim Educational Trust

About

Devoted to the amelioration of society as a whole, MET strives to achieve its purpose through education, communication, and cooperation.

Story

The Muslim Educational Trust (MET) of Portland, OR., founded in 1993 in response to the community's needs in the Portland area, exists to respond to the need for education about Islam in not only the Muslim community itself but also the non-Muslim community in the greater Portland area.
MET aims to build bridges within and beyond the Muslim community through:

• Advocacy among local news organizations for non-biased news coverage.

• Workshops between Muslim organizations, Islamic Centers and the community
.
• Operating an informal speakers bureau.

• Operating a full-time Islamic school, Pre-K, K-12th as well as a weekend Islamic School.

• Establishing Interfaith dialogue to open channels of communication with people of other faiths.

• Presenting public lectures to show the loving and open face of Islam.

Mission

MET's mission is to enrich the public's understanding of Islam and dispel common myths and
stereotypes, while serving the Muslim community's educational, social and spiritual needs in order to
develop generations of proud and committed Muslims who will lead our community to the forefront of
bridge-building dialogue, faith-based community service and stewardship of Earth and humanity.