In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful 

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

 

Islamic Shura Council of So Cal  

Feb. 21, 2012 | 29 Rabi' Al-Awwal 1433H 

Newsletter Issue # 176

Greetings! 

"Indeed, God commands you to render trusts to whom they are due and when you judge between people to judge with justice. Excellent is that which God instructs you. Indeed, God is ever Hearing and Seeing." ~  Holy Qur'an 4:58
NEWS AND EVENTS

 

This Week's announcements First things first, we ask that you continue to remember the innocent victims of Bahrain & Syria among others and hold special prayers for them. May their struggle for freedom and dignity always be blessed.

 

Staying involved and remaining engaged for the well being of your city and neighborhood is important. Benefit from a teach-in on how to present your case to your elected officials on Thursday the 23rd at 7:30 pm at Masjid Omar Al-Farouk in Anaheim. Remember to support the benefit banquets for Islamic Center of Temecula Valley and Institute of Knowledge this Saturday the 25th. 

 

The Islamic Center of Irvine hosts an e-waste collection day this Saturday the 25th from 8 am to 4 pm. Take your gadgets to be recycled, such as computers, monitors, DVD players, radios, televisions and anything that needs electricity or batteries to operate. Celebrate the seekers of knowledge at the Ilm-Bowl on Feb 26th at Cal State Fullerton. Celebrate the black American experience in Islam at Masjid Ibaadillah on Feb 26th. If you are healthy enough, please donate blood at Masjid Quba and save a life.  

 

Shura Council is holding a Prison Chaplaincy Workshop this Sunday Feb 26th at Masjid Omar Al-Farouk in Anahiem.

 

Click here for a full community calendar for February and for the month of March.

 

We applaud UCLA-MSA's Mentors for Academic & Peer Support program for the  Jordan High School students in the Watts community. UCLA-MSA calls on the community to sponsor a student meal for only $5. 

 

Former LA Times reporter, Ashraf Khalil releases his book on Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and the Rebirth of a Nation. Click here for a book reading schedule.

 

Paranoid NYPD continues its illegal surveillance of law abiding citizens, this time the MSA students of many colleges. Investigative reporters reveal  NYPD's weekly MSA report. Join community advocates in examining the LAPD's spying program

 

Please consider making a contribution to Shura Council and start a monthly donation of only $10 or $25 per month. Remember the Prophetic advice - "however modest, deeds of virtue done consistently is most liked by the Most Compassionate God." We sincerely hope you will become one of the 100 monthly supporters of Shura Council with your monthly donation.

 

Save the date for an evening with Dr. Tariq Ramadan on Tuesday the 17th of April, co-organized by Islamic Shura Council of Southern California and the Fiqh Council of North America. Dr. Ramadan will speak on Sharia: Myths, Facts and the U.S. constitution.

THE WINGS OF DEATH

 

Drone Aircraft Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are also known as the Wings of Death. They have become President Obama's weapon of choice


The
Bureau of Investigative Journalism releases its report on drone terror, striking dead  and alive with equal ferocity. The drones arsenal have increased from mere hundreds to thousands and are continuing to grow. 

 

Raising much controversy, drones are now used in non-combat areas and within the United States, thus making entrepreneurs drool over drones industry.

 

Army Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis has embarked on a one-man truth-telling campaign about the flying-killing machines in Afghanistan. Read the ACLU's report on protecting privacy from aerial surveillance and ask your congressional representative to protect your privacy and civil liberties in America.

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More info please call: (714) 239-6473 or email [email protected]

 

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Shakeel Syed

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 Elaine Younes

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The Islamic Shura Council is an umbrella organization of Mosques and Muslim organizations serving the Muslims of Southern California. Since 1995,  the Council continues to foster the spirit and culture of "working together" at all levels in one of the most diverse and largest Muslim populations in the country.