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SUMMARY:Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
DESCRIPTION:*Session is full* \n\n\n\nTehseen Khan and Yasmin Irfani\, both Muslim social workers & mental health trainers\, are holding a free virtual training for Islamic school staff and youth/community leaders to openly discuss mental health challenges that our Muslim youth are facing. \n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 2 | 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Virtual; register here \n\n\n\nHosted by our community partner\, San Ramon Valley Islamic Center \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/mental-health-training/
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SUMMARY:Practically Preparing for Ramadan: Thrive This Ramadan | Shaykh Rami Nsour
DESCRIPTION:Join Shaykh Rami Nsour for a pre-Ramadan Saturday morning workshop for practical spiritual tips and insights on what we can do to leverage this upcoming Ramadan for the maximum benefit of our Hereafter. \n\n\n\n10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Saturday\, March 2 | Free | MCC Conference Room | Join us in-person only or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\nThis event is sponsored by the Tayba Foundation & MCC East Bay. \n\n\n\nFollowing this talk and Zuhr congregational prayer\, Sheikh Rami will speak to special-need parents about preparing for Ramadan: https://mcceastbay.org/event/caregivers-ramadan/ \n\n\n\nThis workshop will give you helpful tips to maximize your time effectively and efficiently to achieve all your spiritual\, intellectual\, and physical goals this Ramadan\, inshaAllah. Join us to transcend the Ramadan grind and maintain spirituality in a busy life. \n\n\n\nTrapped in to-dos and endless appointments\, everything we do becomes a task to be checked off quickly\, even our worship. So how can we be spiritual if we’re so busy? Prepare for the sacred month with our two dear community teachers as they present practical tips to connect with Allah and rise above the grind this Ramadan. \n\n\n\n\n– More Getting Ramadan for Ramadan reminders: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-ready\n\n\n\n– More Ramadan sermons & talks: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-reminders\n\n\n\n– More Shaykh Rami: https://mcceastbay.org/rami\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org  \n\n\n\nShaykh Rami Nsour\, Founding DirectorRami Nsour is a scholar\, counselor\, public speaker\, teacher\, and translator of Islamic texts. Spending over 10 years within the Mauritanian tradition (mahdara) system of studying Islam\, Shaykh Rami received licensure (ijaza) to share his wisdom with students. Further enhancing his extensive study of fiqh\, Nsour completed an extraordinary ‘in-residence’ experience\, allowing him to research questions (fatawa) of Islamic faith\, law\, and practice. \n\n\n\nRami Nsour co-founded the Tayba Foundation\, the first organization in the United States to offer a distance-learning program in Islamic Education to incarcerated men and women.  Shaykh Rami has extensive experience in curriculum development\, specifically in character (akhlaq)\, and holds a B.A. in Human Development with a focus on Early Childhood.  He also obtained an M.A. in Educational Psychology.  A San Francisco Bay Area resident\, he lives with his wife and three children. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/ramadan-shaykh-rami/
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SUMMARY:Pre-Ramadan New Muslims Potluck Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Please join our final Convert\, friends\, and family brunch before Ramadan as we take the opportunity to connect before the blessed month.  \n\n\n\nIn particular\, this time\, we are doing a potluck-style “suhoor show and tell.” If you have a favorite suhoor dish\, please bring it to share along with other tips for getting the most out of Ramadan. \n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 2nd | 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.| Banquet Hall | In-person only | RSVP at mcceastbay.org/convert-brunch \n\n\n\n\nLearn more about MCC’s Convert Care services: https://mcceastbay.org/convert-care\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/new-muslims-potluck/
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SUMMARY:A Caregiver’s Ramadan: Pre-Ramadan Wellness Discussion for Special Needs Families | Shaykh Rami Nsour
DESCRIPTION:Special Needs Caregivers\, this one’s just for you! We see how hard you work year-round.Join Shaykh Rami Nsour in person or on all MCC streaming platforms as he discusses ways to balance it all with the added ibadah and activities of Ramadan! \n\n\n\n1 p.m. to 2 p.m. | Saturday\, March 2 | Free\, rsvp at mcceastbay.org/caregiver | MCC Conference Room | Join us in-person only or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\nThis event is sponsored by the Muhsen Wellness Bay Area & MCC East Bay. \n\n\n\nPreceding this event\, Sheikh Rami will speak to the community-at-large about preparing for Ramadan: https://mcceastbay.org/event/ramadan-shaykh-rami/  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org  \n\n\n\n\n– For respite care\, please email bayarea@muhsen.org\n\n\n\n– See how MCC supports our beloved special-needs East Bay families: https://mcceastbay.org/accommodating-disabilities\n\n\n\n\nShaykh Rami Nsour spent several years in Mauritania\, where he studied at some of the foremost Islamic Colleges (mahdaras). He is the Co-Founder of the Tayba Foundation\, one of the few Muslim organizations in the US serving incarcerated Muslims\, providing them much-needed Islamic education\, along with essential life skills training and assistance upon re-entry. \n\n\n\nLearn more about Sheikh Rami at https://www.taybafoundation.org/our-team  \n\n\n\nShaykh Rami Nsour\, Founding DirectorRami Nsour is a scholar\, counselor\, public speaker\, teacher\, and translator of Islamic texts. Spending over 10 years within the Mauritanian tradition (mahdara) system of studying Islam\, Shaykh Rami received licensure (ijaza) to share his wisdom with students. Further enhancing his extensive study of fiqh\, Nsour completed an extraordinary ‘in-residence’ experience\, allowing him to research questions (fatawa) of Islamic faith\, law\, and practice. \n\n\n\nRami Nsour co-founded the Tayba Foundation\, the first organization in the United States to offer a distance-learning program in Islamic Education to incarcerated men and women.  Shaykh Rami has extensive experience in curriculum development\, specifically in character (akhlaq)\, and holds a B.A. in Human Development with a focus on Early Childhood.  He also obtained an M.A. in Educational Psychology.  A San Francisco Bay Area resident\, he lives with his wife and three children.
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SUMMARY:Private Event
DESCRIPTION:Prayer Hall & Picnic Area
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SUMMARY:The Purpose of Fasting | Ustadh Ibrahim Qureshi
DESCRIPTION:Throughout the year\, we drift apart and away like beads on a slippery surface\, a broken tasbih\, waiting to be linked again. With Ramadan approaching\, how do we reconnect ourselves? \n\n\n\nGeared towards youth and young professionals but open to all\, join us as we chart your game plan for a fantastic\, fruitful Ramadan. \n\n\n\n3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Saturday\, March 2 | MCC Conference Room | Free \n\n\n\n– More Ustadh Ibrahim: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/ibrahim \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker \n\n\n\nUstadh Ibrahim Qureshi Ibrahim Qureshi is a teacher and translator of Islamic texts specializing in Islamic ethics. He holds a B.A. and M.A. from Zaytuna College in Islamic theology and philosophy. Under the tutelage of scholars in Jordan\, he is studying Hanafi fiqh\, legal theory\, and Sufism. He also is working on translating and publishing works in these fields.
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