Bismillah hir Rahman nir Rahim - In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful 

   

Islamic Shura Council of So Cal
 

January 19, 2011 | 15 Safar 1432

Newsletter Issue # 122

AsSalaamu Alaykum
"God is the one who raised the heavens without pillars you can see, then mounted the throne and subjected the sun and the moon: each runs for a determined period. God arranges the order and elucidates the signs, so you may be certain of meeting your Lord" (Quran - 13:2)

EVENTS AND NEWS

 January Calendar

Shura Council is pleased to launch its online leadership and management course. A six-week course introducing world religions organized by Islamic Society of Orange County. Tajweed Essentials, weekend seminar starts Friday. Materialism and Society in Yorba Linda and No Racism in Islam in San Gabirel Valley.  This weekend, Help Humanity, polish your Dawah Gems and Health Fair. Look ahead to Western Sunrise.

 

Islamic Society of Corona-Norco is looking for Assistant Imam/Qari, deadline to apply is Mon. Jan. 31, 2011. UMMA Clinic has immediate Job Openings.

 

Check our calendar for updates and future events.  To add your event, click here or email us

CALIFORNIA BUDGET

  
Kids holding signs protesting budget cutsOur golden state is not golden any more. We owe ourselves and others a whopping $25.4 billion for the upcoming year. Last week, Governor Jerry Brown released his first budget proposal to the Legislature for consideration. This draft budget includes a total of $12.5 billion in deep cuts to health and human services and higher education. The question for the day - Is budgeting a moral document? Also, can we have all the options on the table and not just cutting the services for children and seniors - the two most vulnerable group of Californians. Call your legislator to share your perspective and not be a silent citizen.

NEW REDS

 

Muslim Man in PrayerIn a twist on the 1950s Red Scare, the words "a member of the Communist Party" will likely be replaced, many fear, by "a Muslim". Rep. Peter King refuses to include the homegrown terrorism in his planned hearing about radicalization. A recent expose reveals the King as near naked intellectually. Is this about the new reds under the beds? You can stop this nonsense by asking your representative to ask King to meet Muslims and prove himself wrong. 

GAZA GAZA

 

Woman in PalestineMore than two years later, besieged Gaza may be but Gazans remain standing tall. Meet Allison Weir of If Americans Knew and Dr. Hatem Bazian of American Muslims for Palestine in Hawthorne. Travel to Palestine this summer and if you are a student for justice, apply for a scholarship; if you cannot travel, sign up to divest California funds from Israel.

 

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IN THIS ISSUE
EVENTS AND NEWS
CALIFORNIA BUDGET
NEW REDS
GAZA GAZA

 Majlis Members

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

Sis. Edina Lekovic

Dr. Sophia Momand

Br. Masoud Nassimi

Hafiz Faiz Ali Shah

Staff


Shakeel Syed
Executive Director 

Elaine Younes
Office Manager 

 
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