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

May 29, 2013 | 19 Rajab 1434

Newsletter Issue # 235

Greetings! 
"And We have made the night and day two signs, and We erased the sign of the night and made the sign of the day visible that you may seek bounty from your Lord and may know the number of years and the account [of time]. And everything We have set out in detail."Qur'an 17:12
NEWS

  

Rev. James Lawson: Nonviolent Direct Action WorkshopThe Shura Council is pleased to announce that the video for our recent Nonviolent Direct Action workshop featuring Rev. James Lawson, is now on our YouTube page. Also, one of our audience members wrote a paper for extra credit in her Political Science class, click here to read it.

 

The Shura Council applauds the Al-Nur Islamic Center for their perseverance in seeking their right to worship at their new Masjid in Ontario. After years of struggle against hate and bigotry, the al Nur-Islamic Center was finally awarded a conditional use permit by the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors. Shura Council thanks all the partners from across the faith spectrum and in particular we recognize Br. Warren Inouye, an attorney from the Mormon community whose legal representation along with assistance from CAIR attorneys was crucial in this regard.  

 

POPS Prison Ourtreach Program Shura Council invites the community for its continued support to the Prison Outreach Program by sponsoring a New Muslim package.

 

Shura Council appreciates the Los Angeles Latino Muslims Association for offering classes about Islam in Spanish on Sundays in Fontana, Los Angeles and soon in Garden Grove.

 

The Institute of Knowledge invites the community to "Fostering a Finer Future" on June 1st and the Islamic Society of Orange County will celebrate the night of Isra and Miraj on June 5th.

 

IIOC-Masjid Omar AlFarouk along with the Islamic Community Center of Redlands and the Islamic Center of Hawthorne will host Trevor Aaronson, author of "The Terror Factory". Click here for dates and times.

 

The Orange County Human Relations Commission (OCHRC) Hate Report released its 2012 hate crimes report. We thank OCHRC for its work and urge the community to learn more about fighting hate in OC and report hate crimes to Mr. James Armendaris at (714) 567-5117.

 

The Shura Council congratulates the Michigan Muslim Community Council for hiring its first Executive Director, Br. Dawud Zwink. He has a long history of community service such as, having worked with ISNA and was one of the founders of Muslim Youth of North America. More recently he worked with the Boy Scouts of Canada, Somali Relief Fund and the Muslim Observer.

 

Join Shura Council's social justice partner Fair Sentencing for Youth in calling on the California legislature to support SB 260 and treat children as children and give them a second chance to rehabilitate themselves rather than imprisoning them for life without the possibility of parole.

 

EVENTS 

  

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For a list of upcoming community events, please visit this page.
 

May 31:

> Palestine in our Aqeedah and Faith, in Mission Viejo.

> Family Night Talk and Dinner with Shakeel Syed in La Mirada.

> HHRD Education Support Program in Torrance.

 

June 1:

> Institute of Knowledge Graduation and Benefit Dinner in Anaheim.

> Choosing a Career Path, interactive sessions in Rancho Cucamonga.

> Nasheed Night at Chino Valley Islamic Center

> The Divine Promise, Qiyam at the Islamic Center of Riverside.

 

June 2:

> Family Spiritual Night at IQRA Academy of Palos Verdes.

 

June 5:

> Isra' and Mi'raj events in Garden Grove and Carson.

 

June 7 & 8:

> Understanding the Terror Factory, speaking tour.

 

June 8:

> UPLIFT Charity Inaugural Gala in Irvine.

> Answering the Call, fundraiser for orphans, in Artesia.

 

Click here for a list of May events and a look ahead to June events. We welcome you to add your event to our calendar, click here.

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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.