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SUMMARY:Sacred Knowledge Night: Getting to Know Our Bay Area Imams
DESCRIPTION:More details are forthcoming! \nFriday\, July 24\, 2026 | 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | MCC Prayer Hall | Join us in-person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \nImam Tahir Anwar\nImam Tahir Anwar is an American Muslim scholar and preacher. Born in London\, England\, he has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1983. After completing his religious studies\, Imam Tahir has served the Bay Area Muslim community since 2000. He also teaches Islamic Law at the renowned Zaytuna College\, America’s first Muslim liberal arts college\, located in Berkeley\, CA. In addition\, he is the founding board member of Averroes High School\, the Bay Area’s first Muslim high school. He is currently the chairman of the board of NISA\, North-American Islamic Shelter for the Abused\, an organization that works towards alleviating issues related to domestic violence. He has a passion for community service. He served on the Human Rights Commission for the City of San Jose for over 5 years and on the Human Relations Commission for the County of Santa Clara for one year. He also leads a group for Hajj each year. \nSidi Shaan Mukhtar \nSidi Shaan Mukhtar was born in the Bay Area and raised in the MCC community from a young age. Shaan has actively contributed to establishing MSAs at high schools and community colleges\, as well as youth halaqas\, at various mosques in the San Francisco Bay Area. 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. He is currently pursuing his MA in Islamic Studies at the Islamic Seminary of America (TISA)\, where he studies alongside senior American Muslim scholars\, including Shaykh Yasir Qadhi\, Shaykha Tamara Gray\, and Dr. James Jones. He currently works in tech and resides in the Bay Area with his wife\, where he continues to engage in community building and outreach. \n\n– More Sidi Shaan: http://mcceastbay.org/shaan\n– More Imam Tahir: http://mcceastbay.org/tahir
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/imams-night/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Events,Lectures & Workshops
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