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 13, 2014 | 14 Rajab 1435H

Newsletter Issue # 278

 

"Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - their Lord will guide them because of their faith. Beneath them rivers will flow in the Gardens of Bliss" ~ Qur'an 10:9

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

 

Prisons and ReligionWatch our Prison Outreach (POP) Director, Imam AbdulHafiz talk about Prisons and Religion at our POP symposium in 2013. To see all our video content, please visit our YouTube page.
NEWS

  

News

The Muslims of Southern California lost one of its senior members this past week. Br. Jan Muhammad Diwan was part of the first Majlis of the Islamic Shura Council from 1995-1998. We pray to God, the Most Merciful to grant him the best place in the heavens and bless his family with patience and perseverance. 

 

The Islamic Shura Council congratulates Sis. Annan Aboul-Nasr of the Islamic Institute of Orange County for being recognized as a civil rights heroine by the Orange County Human Relations Commission. Annan's advocacy to secure the rights of low wage workers and to reclaim the dignity of the homeless is widely respected by the Orange County leadership, faith groups and leading social justice organizations. 

 

The Vice Chairman of the Islamic Shura Council, Sh. Taha Hassane shared an Islamic perspective on social justice to a group of clergy and lay leaders in the greater San Diego area. 

 

Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, Chairman of the Shura Council, recently visited with the youth at the weekend school of the Islamic House of Wisdom during his recent visit to Michigan.

 

Join Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, the Chairman of the Islamic Shura Council at the fundraising event for the Islamic Center of South Bay's Masjid expansion project this coming Saturday, May 17th.

 

The Islamic Shura Council applauds the Muslim Students Association of UCLA for celebrating its 50 years of service. We urge the community to extend full support to the MSA of UCLA.

 

Learn how to change the lives of children at the Interfaith Foster Care Summitin Los Angeles.

 

Attempts to threat, coerce and recruit Muslims as informants continue at the New York Police Department and at the F.B.I. Click here to watch a victim of the F.B.I. share his story.

 

EVENTS

  

Calendar

We are pleased to offer a partial listing of upcoming community events.

  

May 16
 
May 17
> Islamic Center of Hawthorne Health Walk, Health Fair and Blood Drive.
 
May 18
> Honoring Voices of Courage and Conscience in Long Beach.
> Islamic Society West Valley fundraising dinner.
 
May 22
> Giants of Justice Breakfast in Los Angeles.

 

For a listing of current and future events, click here.
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.