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SUMMARY:Stanford Blood Drive @ MCC East Bay
DESCRIPTION:As people of faith\, it is in our blood to help. With a 15-minute blood donation\, you can be part of a lifesaving journey that could save up to three lives. \n\n\n\nThe MCC community has saved nearly 375 lives! This is our 30th Jumu’ah blood drive\, and each has always been fully booked! \n\n\n\nLet’s continue that trajectory at this blood drive and keep all our Stanford Blood Center (American Red Cross is unable to accommodate our Winter blood drive this year\, but they will be at three other drives in 2025) guests busy when they set up in our Banquet Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on a Friday. Stanford Blood will also send a $20 e-gift card to the donor’s email address after the blood drive. \nSign up at: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/stanford \nHere are the daily and Jumu’ah Friday prayer service times: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/prayer \n\n\n\nIn 2025\, MCC will proudly host these quarterly blood drives during Jumuah services from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with our friends at the American Red Cross: \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, February 21\, 2025 (Stanford Blood Center)\nFriday\, June 6\, 2025 (American Red Cross)\nFriday\, September 5\, 2025 (American Red Cross)\nFriday\, December 5\, 2025 (American Red Cross)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Power Red donation targets O-\, O+\, A-\, and B—only. It takes 20-30 minutes because donors give two units of concentrated Red Blood Cells\, and platelets and plasma are returned. Blood diversity is essential. Now more than ever\, the American Red Cross needs the help of black blood donors. \n\n\n\nBlood donors report feeling a strong sense of satisfaction after donating blood. Why? Because helping others in need feels good. \n\nHere is a direct link to travel restrictions:  https://stanfordbloodcenter.org/travel/  If a donor has immigrated and traveled back to a malarial risk region each year\, please call to check on eligibility at 650-723-7831.\nTeens 16 can donate with parental consent\, and there are different height and weight restrictions for donors under 19.  The consent form is available at the blood drive and on the main eligibility pag\,e along with the height/weight information.  Here is a direct link to the consent form:  https://stanfordbloodcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/05-F-X1-Form-Consent-for-Minor-to-Donate-Blood-v15.0.pdf\nPlease complete the Stanford pre-check on the morning of the Blood Drive to speed up the process. https://stanfordbloodcenter.org/sbc-precheck/\n\n\n\n\nIf you have visited India\, Pakistan\, or another high-risk malaria country and returned within the last 12 months\, you are not eligible to donate blood. See the latest travel-related restrictions to blood donation eligibility. \n\n\n\nEvery person who donates blood at MCC will receive a voucher for a free meal at iniBurger—Gourmet Burgers in Pleasanton. MCC congregation members Leeza and Abdullah Popal\, who own these establishments\, generously donate these vouchers to encourage community and congregation participation. \n\n\n\nMCC Youth: If you are 16 to 18\, here are the donor requirements and the parental authorization form link. \n\n\n\nOn the morning of the blood drive\, please complete the Rapid Pass online and bring the print-off to speed up the check-in process. Complete at https://mcceastbay.org/rapid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/stanford-blood-drive-mcc-east-bay/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jumu’ah Services @ MCC & Rosewood
DESCRIPTION:12:30 p.m. to 12:50 p.m\n\nDr. Mustafa Khattab delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.\n\n– Dr. Mustafa Khattab delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.\n\n– Ustadh Quran Hodge delivers this sermon at Rosewood Conference Center\, 4450 Rosewood Dr.\, Pleasanton\n\n\n\n\n\n2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. \n\n– Ustadh Quran Hodge delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Please attend at 12:30 or 2:30 p.m. at MCC to avoid heavier second-service congestion whenever possible\, or please attend the off-site MCC Jumu’ah service\, that is\, each week at the Rosewood Commons\, 4450 Rosewood Dr.\, Pleasanton. Rosewood is just a four-minute drive from MCC.Please note that the former HP lot (now Pleasanton School District) is no longer available to our congregation. Please come to the first or fourth Jumuah at MCC to ease up parking congestion or\, better yet\, attend our weekly parallel satellite prayer at 1:40 p.m. at Rosewood Conference Center: https://mcceastbay.org/rosewood \n\n\n\n\n– Virtually watch the three MCC sermons from home: https://mcceastbay.org/live\n– More Ustadh Quran: https://mcceastbay.org/quran-hodge\n\n\n\n\nFor parents attending with young children indoors at the main MCC facility\, we offer private mothers’ and fathers’ rooms with an audio and visual connection to the Prayer Hall. Parents can watch the sermon and pray while working with other parents and young children. The mothers’ and fathers’ prayer room is just past the Banquet Hall doors into the school area. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor MCC’s four Jumu’ah services on Friday\, Feb. 21\, 2025: \n\n\n\n\n12:30 p.m. to 12:50 p.m\n\nDr. Mustafa Khattab delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.\n\n– Dr. Mustafa Khattab delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.\n\n– Ustadh Quran Hodge delivers this sermon at Rosewood Conference Center\, 4450 Rosewood Dr.\, Pleasanton\n\n\n\n\n\n2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. \n\n– Ustadh Quran Hodge delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Please attend at 12:30 or 2:30 p.m. at MCC to avoid heavier second-service congestion whenever possible\, or please attend the off-site MCC Jumu’ah service\, that is\, each week at the Rosewood Commons\, 4450 Rosewood Dr.\, Pleasanton. Rosewood is just a four-minute drive from MCC.Please note that the former HP lot (now Pleasanton School District) is no longer available to our congregation. Please come to the first or fourth Jumuah at MCC to ease up parking congestion or\, better yet\, attend our weekly parallel satellite prayer at 1:40 p.m. at Rosewood Conference Center: https://mcceastbay.org/rosewood \n\n\n\n\n– Virtually watch the three MCC sermons from home: https://mcceastbay.org/live\n– More Ustadh Quran: https://mcceastbay.org/quran-hodge\n\n\n\n\nFor parents attending with young children indoors at the main MCC facility\, we offer private mothers’ and fathers’ rooms with an audio and visual connection to the Prayer Hall. Parents can watch the sermon and pray while working with other parents and young children. The mothers’ and fathers’ prayer room is just past the Banquet Hall doors into the school area. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/weekly-jumuah-services-4/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Packard Health Foundation Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
DESCRIPTION:Each year\, families turn to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford for critical\, lifesaving care for their children. \nFamilies come to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford from all 50 states and 24 countries\, including Syria\, Iraq\, Pakistan\, Palestine\, and Iran\, and they need support with housing\, food insecurity\, medical supplies\, and more. Visit their table this Friday to learn how you can support their cause.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/packard-health-foundation-tables-mcc-jumuahs/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250221T123000
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SUMMARY:ICNA Relief Tables @ MCC Jumu’ahs
DESCRIPTION:ICNA Relief USA is a non-profit seeking to alleviate human suffering by providing caring and compassionate service to the underprivileged in our local communities by assisting and empowering them through sustainable social service programs. \nLearn more and support them: https://icnarelief.org/
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/icna-relief-tables-mcc-jumuahs-4/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Muslim Community Center - East Bay":MAILTO:events@mcceastbay.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250221T123000
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SUMMARY:Third Pillar Islamic Charity Tables @ MCC Jumu’ahs
DESCRIPTION:Third Pillar USA is a charity organization based in the United States with a focus on alleviating the pressures of poverty in the local community. The organization is comprised of passionate individuals from across the Bay Area\, working in various professions with a shared commitment. They operate under the guidance of respected scholars in Toronto to ensure that their work aligns with the principles of Islam. We believe that education is one of the most powerful tools in the fight against poverty\, and we strive to provide accessible education to those in need. Our initiatives include building schools\, providing scholarships\, and offering vocational training programs. \nOn this Friday\, they are collecting funds for the Gaza refugees in both Egypt and Jordan\, as well as for the brothers and sisters within Gaza. Please visit their table for more information.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/third-pillar-islamic-charity-tables-mcc-jumuahs-2/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250221T123000
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SUMMARY:Al-Furqaan Foundation Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
DESCRIPTION:For 20 years\, The Furqaan Project has been distributing free copies of the Quran and is now launching in the Bay Area from Masjid Furqaan\, reaching non-Muslims and those interested in Islam. Visit the table this Friday to receive a free Quran and learn how you can sponsor boxes for dawah.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/al-furqaan-foundation-tables-mcc-jumuahs/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Attorneys @ Jumu'ah: Free Legal Clinic
DESCRIPTION:During the third and fourth Jumu’ah services at MCC\, Legal Attorney Erum Choudhry will be providing a free fifteen-minute consultation in the following areas: \n\nIslamic Estate Planning\nImmigration: Family-based\, employment-based\, Citizenship\nBankruptcy: Chapters 7 and 13\n\nAppointments are required to receive a free consultation. No walk-ins will be allowed. Please sign up at mcceastbay.org/legal-clinic \nFriday\, Feb. 21 | 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | MCC Meeting Room | Appointment required (no walk-ins); RSVP at mcceastbay.org/legal-clinic  \nMCC will hold legal clinics on the following days: \n\n2025:\n\nJanuary 17\, 2025\n\nFeb 21\, 2025 \n\n\nNo clinic in March due to Ramadan \n\n\nApr 18\, 2025 \n\n\nMay 22\, 2025 \n\n\nJun 20\, 2025 \n\n\nJul 18\, 2025 \n\n\nAug 22\, 2025 \n\n\nSep 19\, 2025 \n\n\nOct 17\, 2025 \n\n\nNov 21\, 2025 \n\n\nDec 19\, 2025 \n\n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \nErum Choudhry has more than ten years of legal experience. She graduated from Cornell Law School in 2002. She served as a senior attorney/associate with boutique law firms in Silicon Valley and well-established law firms in Northern California. She counsels clients from individuals\, families\, and startups to Fortune 500 companies\, major hospitals\, and multinational corporations. \nShe is committed to helping each client with a personalized solution. She is well equipped with the tools like experience\, staff\, empathy\, and compassion to help communities grapple with boom-bust challenges\, whether immigration\, bankruptcy\, or estate planning matters. She picked these areas of practice because these areas of law allow her to understand her clients\, serve the community\, and help them enjoy a stress-free life. \nShe enjoys interacting with her clients and audience. She is a frequent speaker at local community and youth events. She provides pro bono services to underprivileged community members and works with local nonprofit organizations to help immigrants.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/attorneys-jumuah-free-legal-clinic-2/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250221T150000
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SUMMARY:"Almost Sunset" Author's Event for Muslim Children with Graphic Novelist Wahab Algarmi
DESCRIPTION:Join us with the author of Almost Sunset to hear the story of a young Muslim American boy during Ramadan as he finds the balance between his family traditions and his secular middle school life. \n3 p.m. to 4 p.m. (immediately after the 2:30 p.m. Jumu’ah ends) | MCC Conference Room | Join us in person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \nAlmost Sunset follows a young Muslim American boy during Ramadan as he finds the balance between his family traditions and his secular middle school life. \nSponsored by Towne Center Books Pleasanton & MCC East Bay. \nWe are excited to host author of Almost Sunset Wahab Algarmi in conversation with author of Raised by Ghosts\, Briana Loewinsohn on Thursday\, February 20th at 4 pm (Pleasanton location\, 555 Main St).  Join us for a lively discussion about their books and how they became authors/artists. \nIn a contemporary middle grade graphic novel debut that Gene Luen Yang calls “funny\, endearing\, and an intimate look at a Muslim family\,” Almost Sunset follows a young Muslim American boy during Ramadan as he finds the balance between his family traditions and his secular middle school life. Perfect for fans of Swim Team and Chunky. \nWahab Algarmi is a writer and comic artist. He has been creating comics and a community space for other artists in the San Francisco Bay Area for years. Some of his past comic work includes The Society of Unordinary Young Ladies. \nSet in the author’s own teenage years\, Raised By Ghosts begins in 1991 with semi-autobiographical Briana in middle school. Classes are a bummer\, but lunches are worse; either spent alone\, or being teased. Traditionally a good student\, Briana is not doing well in her academics\, but keeps it a secret. Her parents (divorced) are a mess\, and largely absent. She spends a lot of time by herself. By high school\, she makes friends\, and those connections are her only source of happiness as they help each other navigate adolescence. But life at home with each parent remains fraught. When her relationships at school begin to falter\, she has no one to turn to\, forcing Briana to grapple with her sense of self-worth\, her longing for belonging\, and her desire for authenticity in her relationships. \nBriana Loewinsohn is a cartoonist living in Oakland\, CA. These days she teaches high school art and draws comic books. If she doesn’t text you back\, she is probably gardening. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/wahab-algarmi/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen
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SUMMARY:*Postponed* Family Caregiver Peer Support Group | Arzina Ali
DESCRIPTION:For Family Caregivers of an Aging Family Member who is 60+: Join us monthly for a peer support group that aims to connect unpaid family caregivers who are caring for an aging adult (60+) where they can share their experience and resources. \nParticipation is free\, and light refreshments will be provided. \nFriday\, Dec. 6 | 5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. | Room 22 | RSVP at mcceastbay.org/caregivers \nDates for 2024/2025: \n\nFriday\, Dec. 6\nFriday\, Jan. 17\nFriday\, Feb. 21\n\nAbout the facilitator: \nArzina is a dedicated community member focused on addressing the long-term needs of aging Muslims through strategic partnerships\, programming and education\, research\, and advocacy. Arzina is pursuing an MS in Gerontology at the University of Southern California (USC) and resides in Northern California with her family. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/family-support-group/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250221T170000
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SUMMARY:Dawah: The Prophetic Approach to Addressing Mass Disinformation | Dr. Mustafa Khattab (Author of Clear Qur'an)
DESCRIPTION: \nJoin us for an enlightening evening with Dr. Mustafa Khattab\, author of The Clear Quran\, to gain insights into how the Prophetic approach effectively addresses contemporary issues of doubt\, misinformation\, and Islamophobia in our society. \n5 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Friday\, Feb. 21 | MCC Prayer Hall | Join us in person or watch live at mcceastbay.org/live \nDr. Khattab will also deliver the 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. sermons at MCC on Friday\, February 21\, 2025. \nDr. Khattab will also give a full-day free workshop at MCC on Saturday\, Feb. 22. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n1st Time Ever\, Bay Area Tour\, Dr. Mustafa Khattab\, translator of The Clear Quran & author of the Clear Quran series\, resident scholar of Al-Furqaan Foundation \nFriday\, February 21st: \nMCC Pleasanton: \nJumu’ah Khutbah & Evening Program \n\n12:30 pm 1st Jumu’ah Khutbah & Salah\n1:30 pm  2nd Jumu’ah Khutbah only\n5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Evening Program: **Dawah: The Prophetic Approach to Addressing Mass Disinformation by Dr. Mustafa Khattab**\n\nSaturday\, February 22nd: \nMCA (Muslim Community Association\, Santa Clara) \nFajr Khatira: The Clear Quran: It’s Acceptance Amongst Those Seeking Islam \n\n5:50 AM Iqama followed by Khatira by Dr. Mustafa Khattab\n\nMCC Pleasanton: \nFurqaan Project & The Clear Islam Workshop \n\n10:00 AM – 12:30 PM: **THIS PORTION ONLY CANCELLED**Interactive Workshop: Street Dawah Training by Imam Abdul Hameed (The Clear Islam team)**THIS PORTION ONLY CANCELLED**\n12:40 PM Dhuhr Iqama\n1:00 PM – 3:00 PM – From Inspiration to Best-Seller: My Journey with *The Clear Quran* by Dr. Mustafa Khattab\n3:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Two Decades of Delivering the Quran’s Message in America by the Furqaan Project team\n4:00 pm – 4:20 pm – Q&A session\n4:30 pm – Asr Prayers\n\nMasjid an-Noor\, Santa Clara \nDa’wah: Our Answer to Gaza \n\n7:30 PM: Isha Iqama followed by a lecture of Dr. Mustafa Khattab\n\n\nAbout the Author\n\nDr. Mustafa Khattab is the resident scholar of the Al-Furqaan Foundation headquartered in Bolingbrook\, Illinois. He is a Canadian-Egyptian authority who interprets the Quran. He was a member of the first team that translated the Ramadan night prayers (Tarawîḥ) live from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina (2002-2005). Khattab memorized the entire Quran at a young age and later obtained a professional ijâzah in the Ḥafṣ style of recitation with a chain of narrators going all the way to Muḥammad. He received his PhD\, M.A.\, and B.A. in Islamic Studies in English with Honors from Al-Azhar University’s Faculty of Languages & Translation. He lectured on Islam at Clemson University (OLLI Program\, 2009–2010)\, held the position of Lecturer at Al-Azhar University for over a decade starting in 2003\, and served as the Muslim Chaplain at Brock University (2014-2016). He is a Canadian Council of Imams member and a Fulbright Interfaith Scholar. He has served as an Imam in the US and Canada since 2007. He is the translator of The Clear Quran Series (2015)\, the author of The Clear Quran Series for Kids (2020)\, Shukran (an illustrated story for children\, 2020)\, The Clear Quran Series Dictionary (2021)\, The Nation of Islam (2011) and Outfoxing Fox News (2017)\, and contributor to the Encyclopedia of Muslim American History (2010). \n\nAbout the Translation:\nIt is pleasant to read\, easy to understand\, and noted for its clarity\, accuracy\, eloquence\, and flow. Approved by Al-Azhar and endorsed by the Al-Furqaan Foundation and The Canadian Council of Imams. About the Translation: For a translation to do justice to the Quran and capture its elegance and vigor\, it has to be accurate\, smooth\, eloquent\, and accessible. Unlike most popular translations\, The Clear Quran masterfully passes on all counts. To achieve accuracy\, the translator has used the most significant and most celebrated works of old and modern tafsir (Quran commentaries) and shared the work with several imams in North America for feedback and insight. For clarity\, every effort has been made to select easy-to-understand words and phrases that reflect the beauty\, flow\, and power of the original text. Along with informative footnotes and surah (chapter) introductions\, verses have been grouped and titled based on their themes to understand better the chapters\, their main concepts\, and internal coherence. Thanks to our dedicated team of scholars\, editors\, and proofreaders\, we believe that what you are holding is now the finest translation of the Final Revelation.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/khattab-author-event/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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SUMMARY:Elementary & Middle School Boys Halaqa & Hangout | Sidi Amin Gharad & Sidi Zeeshan Mukhtar
DESCRIPTION:For Elementary & Middle School Boys (Ages 8-13): Join us weekly for a Halaqa and hang-out session to help them make connections and bonds\, form a brotherhood\, and navigate school and social challenges as they grow into young men. \nThese sessions aim to craft our next generation of confident\, faithful Muslim men. These Halaqas are for only ages 8-13—no younger boys. The sessions are capped at 30 teens. Once limited spots are full\, please join the waitlist. \nPizza is included each week. \n7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Fridays | 2/7\, 2/11\, 2/18\, 2/25 (break in Ramadan ’25) | MCC Banquet Hall | $10/week | Register at mcceastbay.org/boys-hangout \nParents must pick up their child(ren) by 8:30 p.m.\, no later than 9 p.m. \nFor questions about the Halaqa\, please contact Sr. Fouzia Alam at 925-330-4287. \nMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attaining spiritual or educational knowledge within the four walls of the Muslim Community Center. For a financial waiver for this event\, please email scholarship@mcceastbay.org. \nAbout the halaqa facilitators \nAmin Gharad served two terms as President of the Muslim Youth of North America (MYNA) and\, most recently\, Islamic Studies Director at Northstar School\, where he also taught boys’ P.E. He has also worked with the Yaqeen Institute on several projects\, including curriculum development. In addition to his extensive experience working with and mentoring Muslim youth\, he has completed Arabic studies at the Qasid Institute in Amman and studied Islamic sciences with traditional scholars based in Jordan and Turkey. \nSister Fouzia Alam\, a mother of three boys\, is collaborating to launch the Boys’ Halaqa. She has extensive experience and organized numerous Bay Area enrichment programs. \nAzmat Zeeshan Mukhtar is a local father and mentor from our community who enjoys sports and kids. He will organize the activities and bring on some other dads to help volunteer and make this a rewarding activity for our young Muslim boys. Brother Zeeshan Mukhtar has previously led similar sessions at his son’s school\, and in the past\, he coached flag football for boys at MCC.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/elementary-middle-school-boys-halaqa-2/2025-02-21/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Youth Program
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SUMMARY:Fostering Unity and Understanding in a Divided Ummah | Sidi Shaan Mukhtar and Shaykh Bilal ibn Yusuf
DESCRIPTION:Sectarianism has long been a challenge in the Muslim world\, creating divisions that weaken the fabric of our Ummah (Muslim community). Join us to explore the roots of sectarianism in Islam\, its impact on communities\, and practical approaches to bridge the gaps through mutual respect\, dialogue\, and a focus on shared values. \nLearn to move beyond differences and work towards a unified\, compassionate faith community. \nThis talk with Imam Bilal ibn Yusuf and Sidi Shaan Mukhtar is for everyone\, particularly teens and young professionals trying to make sense of the disunity they see in the Muslim community. \n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Friday\, February 21 | MCC Prayer Hall | Join us in person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \nAbout the Speakers \nImam Bilal ibn Yusuf graduated from the seven-year ʿālimiyyah program at Darussalam Seminary in Lombard\, Illinois. He also holds degrees in psychology and political science. He is the Imam of the Islamic Center of Walnut Creek (Darul-Islam Mosque) and is pursuing postgraduate studies in Islamic Law and Islamic Theology. \nSidi Shaan Mukhtar was born in the Bay Area and raised in the MCC community as a small boy. Shaan has actively contributed to establishing high school MSAs and youth halaqas at various San Francisco Bay Area mosques. Shaan holds a BA in Political Science from UC Davis and has pursued a passion for Islamic learning. He attended the Ilm Tree Homeschooling Cooperative during middle school\, where he studied Islamic Sciences under Shaykh Rami Nsour. During college\, Shaan took a gap year to study Arabic in Jordan. In addition to his formal education\, Shaan has studied privately with local Bay Area teachers such as Syed Mubeen Saifullah and Shaykh Tarif Arabi. He currently works in tech and resides in the Bay Area with his wife\, where he continues to engage in community-building and engagement. \n\n– More Sidi Yusuf:  HTTP://mcceastbay.org/bilal\n– More Sidi Shaan:  HTTP://mcceastbay.org/shaan\n–
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/fostering-unity-understanding/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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SUMMARY:Dr. Rania Awaad’s Weekly Friday Evening Halaqa
DESCRIPTION:*Halaqa is virtual only during the summer session. We will resume in-person classes at MCC after Labor Day in September 2025. Please join the Rahmah Foundation WhatsApp group for future updates.* \nUstadha Dr. Rania Awaad holds a weekly women’s gathering on Friday evenings to discuss navigating contemporary issues. This program runs in parallel to the Friday night girl’s halaqa. \n\n\n\n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Every Friday from September 20\, 2024\, to February 21\, 2025 |  MCC Conference Room | Free; no registration or RSVP required to attend in person | To join virtually\, register at https://mcceastbay.org/zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n– More Dr. Rania: https://mcceastbay.org/rania\n– Watch past Dr. Rania’s Friday Evening Halaqa recordings: https://mcceastbay.org/womens-halaqa\n– Join Dr. Rania’s WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/EBXwXGDqE8D5IZ7bLUPq5D\n– The Rahmah Foundation’s Holiday Calendar: https://mcceastbay.org/rahmah-calendar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Fall session runs from Friday\, Sept. 20\, 2024\, to May 23\, 2025\, with no halaqas on Friday\, November 29\, December 27\, March 7\, 14\, 21\, 28\, and April 4)\, and we restart from April 11\, 2025 to May 23\, 2025. See calendar. \n\n\n\nFree weekly babysitting is provided in Room 23. Facility map: https://mcceastbay.org/facility-map \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nThis halaqa is hosted parallel to our girls’ program in partnership with The Rahmah Foundation. \n\n\n\nUstadha Rania Awaad was raised in the U.S. and began her formal study of the traditional Islamic sciences when her parents permitted her to travel to Damascus\, Syria\, at 14. Her desire to continue studying the Deen resulted in multiple trips back to Damascus\, interspersed between her high school\, college\, and medical studies. She was honored to receive Ijazah (authorization to teach) several branches of the Shari’ah sciences at the hands of many renowned scholars\, including many female scholars. She has received Ijazah to teach Tajwid in the Hafs and Warsh recitations from the late eminent Syrian scholar Shaykh Abu Hassan al-Kurdi. In addition to completing several advanced texts of the Shafi’i madhhab\, she is licensed to teach texts of Maliki fiqh\, Adab\, and Ihsan. Currently\, Ustadha Rania teaches online and local classes for The Rahmah Foundation\, Rabata. She is on the faculty of Zaytuna College\, where she teaches courses in Shafi’i fiqh and women’s issues in fiqh and has helped develop and co-direct the Tajweed and Hifz program. \n\n\n\nUstadha Rania is also a medical doctor with a specialty in Psychiatry. She completed her Psychiatric residency and fellowship training at Stanford University\, where she is currently on the faculty as a Clinical Instructor in the Stanford Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences department. Her medical interests include addressing mental health care concerns in the Muslim community- particularly that of Muslim women and girls. She has been awarded grants from the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) to research this topic and has presented her findings at several medical conferences. Other ongoing endeavors include compiling manuscripts addressing female-related mental health and medical issues from a fiqh-oriented perspective. She is the Director of the Rahmah Foundation\, a non-profit organization that teaches traditional Islamic knowledge to Muslim women and girls. In this capacity\, she also heads the Murbbiyah Mentoring Program\, which trains young women to teach and mentor Muslim girls and teens. Ustadha Rania is both a wife and a mother; she has been counseling and teaching women classes on Tajwid\, Shafi’i Fiqh\, Ihsan\, marriage\, and raising children since 1999. \n\n\n\nLearn more about Dr. Rania and her work at http://med.stanford.edu/psychiatry/research/MuslimMHLab.html \n\n\n\nEvery Friday evening\, the MCC bustles with activity. MCC hosts four halaqas to increase God-consciousness for youth\, women\, and men. \n\n\n\nJoin Dr. Rania Awaad‘s women’s gathering on navigating contemporary issues from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. This wide-ranging Muslimah halaqa is in the MCC Conference Room\, and the first hour is live-streamed here (watch past sessions at https://mcceastbay.org/halaqa). This halaqa is organized in partnership with The Rahmah Foundation. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/weekly-halaqa-2/2025-02-21/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sisters Program
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