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  

Apr. 24, 2012 | 3 Jumada Al-Thani 1433H 

Newsletter Issue # 184

Greetings! 
 
"They ask you as to what they should spend. Say: Whatever wealth you spend, it is for the parents and the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer, and whatever good you do, God surely knows it." ~  Holy Qur'an 2:215
ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

 

Dr. Sherman Abdal Hakim Jackson - Can Islam Benefit Society?

Shura Council invites the community to its annual banquet - Going Forward - Growing Together featuring a comprehensive report on the status of Muslims and Mosques in Southern California. Reserve your ticket today. Dr. Sherman Jackson, author of Islam and the Blackamerican will deliver keynote address. Call 714.239.6473 or email [email protected] for tickets and sponsorship information. 

 

Masjid Quba invites the community to its fundraising event on Saturday the 28th and join hands to help raise an orphan on Sunday the 29th organized by Saba Trust. Learn to leverage the web to combat Islamophobia at Masjid Omar AlFarouk.

 

The month of May offers several activities, such as the Muslim spelling bee and the annual fundraising event of ICNA featuring Asmaa Mahfouz of Egyptian uprising and the annual event of  Orange County Human Relations. Click here for the May calendar.

 

Southern California will celebrate young graduating Muslims at the 10th Muslim Graduation Ceremony on June 10th. Organizers invite young Muslims to learn of the award categories and apply for scholarships for over $18,500

NEWS AND ACTIONS

 

Dr. Tariq Ramadan - Shura Council Banquet 2010Shura Council appreciates the strong 400+ attendance with standing room only evening with Dr. Tariq Ramadan last Tuesday which was reported in OC Weekly. In reciprocity, Dr. Ramadan extended his stay in Los Angeles and attended the day-long conference organized by Shura Council on Wednesday at the Loyola Marymount University. Speakers at the conference on Religious Freedom & U.S. Constitution included (in alphabetical order) Dr. Jamal Badawi, Dr. Hatem Bazian, Rabbi Elliot Dorff, Rabbi Reuven Firestone, Dr. Maher Hathout, Dr. Sherman Jackson, Ameena Mirza Qazi Esq., Imam Sayed Mustafa Qazwini, Steve Rohde Esq., Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Shah, Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, Prof. Marcy Strauss and Heather Weaver Esq. All presentations will be available online to watch at Shura Council's YouTube channel very soon.

 

Mayor Villaraigosa proposed budget for Los Angeles for fiscal year 2012-13. Click here for a summary  and post your comment here.

 

Finding your roots - a popular PBS program hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. highlighting the lives of a Rabbi, a Pastor and an Imam. The program features Yasir Qadhi, filmed in a Mosque.

 

A former NSA Director blows the whistle and warns that U.S. is becoming "an Orwellian state." Click here to watch a four part expose. Part-1 brings NSA whistleblower William Binney. Part-2 features filmmaker Laura Poitras, detained over forty times at airports. She's the maker of My Country, My Country an indispensable documentary about the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Part-3 offers an interview of a computer researcher who alleges that "we do not live in a free country" and offers Tor, a free software to protect yourself against illegal e-surveillance. In Part-4, whistleblower William Binney claims, U.S. government has copies most of your emails. Click here to read all about the NSA or watch an interview of James Bamford, author of Shadow Factory. Take action and urge your legislator to protect your civil rights and civil liberties.  

ELECTORATE EDUCATION

 

My Vote, Our Future 2012 PSAAn educated electorate keeps democracy alive. We offer these resources to educate, empower and mobilize yourselves as we approach the primary elections in California followed by national presidential elections.

 

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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.