Muslim Rashtriya Manch Congress is responsible for a leadership within the Muslim community. The MRM has also expressed support for many of the causes espoused by the RSS, including the banning of cow-slaughter. Its national convener, Mohammed Afzal, stated that the organisation faced significant resistance in the days following the Godhra train burning and the 2002 Gujarat riots. In November 2009 the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, one of the largest Islamic organisations in India, passed a resolution describing "Vande Mataram" as an un-Islamic song. The MRM expressed opposition to the resolution. Afzal stated "Our Muslim brothers should not follow the fatwa as Vande Mataram is
BRIC Arts Media under the same roof for the first time with a 3,000-square-foot public gallery, flexible performance space, and artist studios. It is also home to one of Brooklyn's three Hungry Ghost Cafe locations. Along with UrbanGlass (their upstairs neighbor) and Theatre for a New Audience, BRIC is a key part of the growing Downtown Brooklyn Cultural District which also includes BAM's three buildings. BRIC Arts Media BRIC Arts Media, usually styled BRIC Arts | Media or BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn and best known as BRIC (standing for Brooklyn Information & Culture), is a non-profit arts organization based in Brooklyn,