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Islamic Shura Council of So Cal

Shura Council Newsletter

Issue #109
Sept 28, 2010 
19 Shawwal 
 1431H
AsSalaamu Alaykum
OPEN MOSQUE DAY
 
Open Mosque Day postcard-frontShura Council organized Open Mosque Day is around the corner - scheduled for Sunday Oct 17th. Please forward this link to your neighbors and friends or ask us for a PDF copy at [email protected]. 
 
Continue to encourage your friends to meet Muslims, get an
inside tour of the Mosque and enjoy food and fun. Call us at 714.239.6473 or email at [email protected]  if you have any questions or need additional information. In the interim, here are some ideas to make this year's Open Mosque Day even more successful than in years past.
  1. Visit your neighborhood's Church/Synagogue/Temple and meet with the clergy leader and apprise him/her about the Open Mosque Day.
  2. Invite your neighbor over dinner at your home and introduce Open Mosque Day event.
  3. Ask your colleagues at work to visit a Mosque that's most convenient to them. Share the list of participating Masajid with them.
  4. Call your local newspaper and ask for Religion Editor and suggest them to cover Open Mosque Day event. 
  5. Help your Masjid in planning and executing the event.
  6. Please donate to Shura Council for radio ads like this but specifically recorded for the Open Mosque Day.
MAPPING MANIA
 
Mapping tools35 proposed mosques and Islamic centers that have encountered unfounded fear in the last two years are mapped here with a brief profile of each Masjid that encountered community resistance. 

The Department of Justice reports cases of discrimination against mosques, synagogues, churches and other religious sites. The report highlights the Religious Land Use Act and the founding principle of freedom to practice religion anywhere in the country. The Department of Justice is currently monitoring 11 Mosque discrimination cases of potential land-use discrimination against Muslims, according to press reports.

DIVESTMENT - A CLARION CALL
 
Israel Divestment Campaign logoIsrael Divestment Campaign is a grassroots campaign by Californians across faiths and ethnicities calling for divestment of the pension funds of California Public Employees (CALPERS) and Public School Teachers (CALSTRS) from U.S. companies doing business with Israel in occupied Palestine

Shura Council urges all people of faith and conscience in the State of California to sign the petition and help end U.S. support to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Find here how much your county/city contributes to Israel each year. Or better yet, travel to Israel and Occupied Palestine and see for yourself.

Boycott and Divestment works. It worked in South Africa and it can work for Israel. Learn all about Israel Divestment Campaign and  make history in California. For more information or petition forms please contact or send an email.

COMMUNITY NEWS / EVENTS
 
Community CalendarOn Tuesday, September 28,  the Los Angeles Library Foundation will host a special forum with author and a political activist Graham Fuller
who will discuss his new book - A World Without Islam. The forum will also feature MPAC Senior Adviser and Shura Council Chairman Dr. Maher Hathout and Rabbi Reuven Firestone, who will discuss the current socio-political climate. This event will be held at 7 pm at the Mark Taper Auditorium at the L.A. Central Library and is free; however, reservations are recommended.

USC sponsors Islamophobia Town Hall Forum - scheduled for Sunday Oct 3 from 1:30 to 4:30 pm will examine if the current climate of the United States in terms of Islamophobia is getting worse. Speakers include Edina Lekovic of MPAC, Hussam Ayloush of CAIR-LA, Shakeel Syed of Shura Council and Ali Mir of USC Religious Life.

One Nation Working Together - a national initiative calls for a day-long event on October 2nd in Los Angeles and across America. Join people of faith and conscience in restoring the American dream of good jobs, healthcare and education for all. Divine Link: Fiqh of Salah102 double weekend seminar starts in Long Beach.
 
Islamic Center of Irvine (ICOI) has job openings for Sunday School Director, Administrative Assistant and Office Manager, interested candidates can email [email protected] to apply or for more information.

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IN THIS ISSUE
OPEN MOSQUE DAY
MAPPING MANIA
DIVESTMENT - A CLARION CALL
COMMUNITY NEWS/EVENTS

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Dr. Maher Hathout
Chairman
 
Br. Samer Soubra
Vice Chairman
 
Dr. Idris Traina
Secretary 
 
Br. Kalim Farooki
 Treasurer
   
Imam S. M. Al-Qazwini 
 
 Imam Taha Hassane

Staff

 
Shakeel Syed
Executive Director 
 
Elaine Younes
Office Manager 
 
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