Bismillah hir Rahman nir Rahim - In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
February 24, 2015| 5 Jumada Awwal 1436H
Newsletter Issue # 319
"And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That is a reminder for those who remember." ~ Qur'an 11:114
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The Shura Council's conference and banquet committee is working diligently to make its 20-year celebration as enjoyable and meaningful as possible for you and your family.
Students admitted FREE for the day-long conference, please bring valid student ID.
Former Advisor to President Obama, Sr. Dalia Mogahed will give the keynote speech at the Shura Council banquet.
Dr. Ihsan Bagby, a national leading scholar on Mosques and Muslims in America, will share the survey data and his insights about an American Mosquetoday and what they may look like in 20 years from now.
The general body of the Islamic Shura Council voted this past weekend in support of the position by the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations with respect to the countering violent extremism (CVE) program of the Obama administration. Click here to read the USCMO statement and for a similar statement from MSA-West.
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.