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SUMMARY:Friday Night Women's Halaqa (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:The Rahmah Foundation‘s Friday Night Halaqas are online until we resume the in-person Halaqa with Dr. Rania Awaad in early October! Join Ustadha Hosai Mojadedi for weekly halaqa on Friday nights.7 p.m. to 8 p.m. | June 2 to Sept. 29\, 2023 | Every Friday during Summer | To join virtually\, register at https://mcceastbay.org/zoom \n\n\n\nUstadha Hosai is the co-founder of MH4M (http://mentalhealth4muslims.com)\, established in 2010. For nearly 20 years\, she has been actively involved in the Bay Area and Southern California Muslim community\, working and volunteering for many notable organizations.  \n\n\n\nLearn more about her at http://hosaimojaddidi.com  \n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai  \n\n\n\nUstadha Hosai Mojaddidi was born in Afghanistan and moved to the United States with her family at age two. She credits her Islamic journey to the year 1996 when she began attending Islamic classes in Hayward\, California. Her teacher and mentor taught these classes since then: Shaykh Hamza Yusuf. One of her main areas of focus is to help create a strong sisterhood for the women in the community by leading halaqas (spiritual study circles) and support groups whilst offering individual spiritual counseling and mentoring. She noted that many of the spiritual problems encountered were actually reflective of the community’s deep and complicated mental health issues and would be better served by focusing on mental health. Thus\, along with her cousin Dr. Nafisa Sekandari\, they co-founded a website called Mental Health 4 Muslims (www.mentalhealth4muslims.com). Ustadha Hosai is a freelance writer and editor who lectures on various Islamic/spiritual topics.  \n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai  \n\n\n\nUstadha Hosai Mojaddidi is an educator\, public speaker\, author/writer\, spiritual counselor\, and mental health advocate with over 25 years of experience serving the Muslim community. She is the co-founder of MH4M (www.mentalhealth4muslims.com)\, a site dedicated to providing clinically supported & Islamically sound information on common mental health issues. She began her Islamic studies at the renowned Zaytuna Institute (now Zaytuna College) in the San Francisco Bay Area\, where she was blessed to study a variety of topics\, including Qur’anic memorization and recitation\, fiqh\, seerah\, aqeeda\, tazkiyyah an-nafs\, and other sacred sciences directly with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf\, Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi\, Imam Zaid Shakir\, Qari Amar Bellaha\, and other visiting scholars. She currently offers year-round classes on spiritual development and self-development for adults and youth through different local and national organizations on topics such as parenting\, marriage/family\, women’s issues\, youth issues\, spirituality\, seerah\, tazkiyyah an nafs\, social-emotional learning\, social media literacy\, mental health advocacy\, etc. She is also a published author\, writer\, and active content creator on social media. She is a wife and mother of two and resides in California\, USA.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/friday-night-womens-halaqa-virtual-2/2023-09-15/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Beloved of Allah\, Muhammad (saw) | Women's Mawlid
DESCRIPTION:For Girls & Women Ages 12+: Join our panel of distinguished speakers and guests for a gathering of hearts in remembrance of our Beloved Prophet (peace and blessings upon him): Shaykha lesha Prime\, Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi\, Ustadha Shamira Ahmad\, Anse Nihad Hammoudeh\, Ustadha Mona Elzankaly & Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaad. \n\n\n\nSaturday\, Sept. 16 | 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. PST | MCC Prayer Hall & Conference Room | Women & girls only\, ages 12+ | In-person only (no live stream/recording) | Free\, RSVP Required | Register at https://mcceastbay.org/celebrate \n\n\n\nNo children under 12. No babysitting is provided.  \n\n\n\nEvent Schedule: \n\n\n\n\n– 5 p.m. – Opening remarks by Dr. Rania Awaad (Prayer Hall)\n\n\n\n– 5:10 p.m. – Quran recitation with Anse Nihad Hemmoudeh (Prayer Hall)\n\n\n\n– 5:20 p.m. to 5:40 p.m. – Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi (Prayer Hall) \n\n\n\n– 5:45 p.m. – Asr prayer and tea break (Prayer Hall & Banquet Hall)\n\n\n\n– 6 p.m. to 6:20 p.m. – Anse Nihad Hemmoudeh (Prayer Hall) \n\n\n\n– 6:20 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. – Ustadha Shamira Ahmad (Prayer Hall)\n\n\n\n– 6:40 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. –  Shaykha lesha Prime (Prayer Hall)\n\n\n\n– 7:30 p.m. Maghrib (Prayer Hall)\n\n\n\n– 7:45 to 8:30 p.m. – Mawlid program moves into the Conference Room (not in the Prayer Hall)\n\n\n\n\nSponsored by The Rahmah Foundation & MCC East Bay. \n\n\n\n\n– More talks in partnership with The Rahmah Foundation: https://mcceastbay.org/rahmah-foundation\n\n\n\n– More Dr. Rania: https://mcceastbay.org/rania\n\n\n\n– More Ustadha lesha Prime: https://mcceastbay.org/prime\n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai\n\n\n\n– More sessions for Muslimahs: https://mcceastbay.org/women\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nAbout our speakers: \n\n\n\nIeasha Prime is the Director of Women’s Programming at Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Virginia and the DC Muslim Women’s Conference founder. She converted to Islam more than 20 years ago after being a Youth Ambassador to Morrocco and Senegal. There she developed a thirst for knowledge that would cause her to sit at the feet and learn from some of the top Islamic Scholars of our time. After participating in several circles of knowledge in the US\, Ieasha pursued religious studies abroad. She studied Arabic and Quran at the Fajr Institute in Cairo\, Egypt. Later\, she moved to Hadramaut\, Yemen\, and enrolled in Dar al Zahra\, an Islamic University for Women. There she studied Aqeedah\, Quran\, Hadith\, Arabic\, Jurisprudence (Fiqh)\, Islamic law\, Purification of the Heart\, and other religious-related learning. She has received several scholarly licenses (ijaza). The work that she is most committed to and enjoys has been the development of Islamic programming\, Islamic Studies curriculum\, and Rites of Passage programs for youth and adults. The majority of her life has been spent as an educator and activist. She is most passionate about combining Islamic studies\, cultural art\, activism\, and service to train leaders to rise above whatever challenges stand in their way and that of the community they serve. In addition to her full-time work\, she is the co-founder and Executive Director of Barakah INC\, an organization committed to training Muslim women in traditional Islamic sciences with a focus on modern application. Sister Ieasha is recently known for participating in the National Women’s March and the courses she teaches on traditional knowledge\, the challenges of race and gender in the Muslim community\, and Spirituality. Ieasha Prime is a proud wife and mother of three children. \n\n\n\nUstadha Dr. Rania Awaad\, M.D.\, is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She is the Director of the Muslim Mental Health Lab and Wellness Program and the Director of the Diversity Clinic. She pursued her psychiatric residency training at Stanford and completed a postdoctoral clinical research fellowship with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Her research and clinical work are focused on the mental health needs of Muslims. Her courses at Stanford range from teaching a pioneering study on Islamic Psychology\, instructing medical students and residents on implicit bias\, and integrating culture and religion into medical care to teaching undergraduate and graduate students the psychology of xenophobia. Her most recent academic publications include an edited volume on “Islamophobia and Psychiatry” (Springer\, 2019)\, Islamic Psychology (Routledge\, 2020)\, and an upcoming text on Muslim Mental Health. She has also produced a toolkit\, fact sheet\, and CME course and is now editing a clinical textbook on Muslim mental health for the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Awaad is particularly passionate about uncovering the historical roots of mental health care in the Islamic intellectual heritage. Through her outreach work at Stanford\, she is also the Clinical Director of the San Francisco Bay Area branches of the Khalil Center\, a spiritual wellness center pioneering the application of traditional Islamic spiritual healing methods to modern clinical psychology. She has been the recipient of several awards and grants for her work. Before studying medicine\, she pursued classical Islamic studies in Damascus\, Syria\, and holds certifications (ijaza) in the Qur’an\, Islamic Law\, and other branches of the Islamic Sciences. Dr. Awaad has also served as the first female Professor of Islamic Law at Zaytuna College\, a Muslim Liberal Arts College in Berkeley\, CA\, where she taught courses on Shafi’i Fiqh and Women’s Fiqh and Qur’anic sciences for nearly a decade. In addition\, she serves as the Director of The Rahmah Foundation\, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Muslim women and girls. At Rahmah\, she oversees the Murbiyyah spiritual mentoring program for girls. Dr. Awaad is a nationally recognized speaker\, award-winning teacher\, researcher\, and author in the Islamic and medical sciences. Follow her on I/T: Dr.RaniaAwaadUstadha Hosai Mojaddidi is the co-founder of MH4M (www.mentalhealth4muslims.com)\, a site dedicated to providing mental health-related content tailored to the Muslim community. She has served the American-Muslim community for over 20 years as a spiritual advisor\, mental health advocate\, writer/editor\, mediator\, interfaith organizer\, and public speaker\, covering a variety of topics\, including women’s issues\, marriage/family\, youth/teen issues\, education\, self-development\, interfaith bridge building\, spirituality\, etc. She currently offers monthly self-development and spiritual wellness classes with MCC East Bay Masjid and regular educational workshops for students and teachers at local Islamic schools. She also provides periodic talks throughout California and nationally for the Muslim community on various topics. She enjoys reading\, writing\, blogging via social media\, doing arts and crafts\, visiting gourmet coffee shops\, and exploring the countless beautiful beaches and state parks throughout California\, where she lives with her husband and two sons. Learn more about her at http://hosaimojaddidi.co \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nUstadha Shamira Chothia Ahmed: Born and raised in California’s Central Valley\, Shamira Chothia Ahmed is passionate about educating and empowering Muslim women to reach their highest spiritual potential through acquiring sacred knowledge. \n\n\n\nHaving graduated as valedictorian from a large public high school\, her studies led her — following a brief soul-searching stint at Georgetown University — to seek sacred knowledge from scholars on three continents — Africa\, Europe\, and Asia. \n\n\n\nUstadha Shamira began her journey in seeking sacred knowledge at the women’s Dar-ul-Uloom Mu’eenal Islam seminary in South Africa and completed the five-year intensive ‘alima programs at Ja’mia Al-Imam Muhammad Zakariyya\, one of Britain’s first and most renowned Islamic universities for women. Thereafter\, she continued her Arabic and Qur’anic studies in Damascus\, Syria where she obtained an ijāzah in Tajwīd of the Ḥafṣ recitation from the late eminent Syrian scholar\, Shaykh Ḥasan al-Kurdī. \n\n\n\nIn 2005\, Ustadha Shamira taught Hanafi fiqh for women at the Zaytuna Institute in California and since then has taught various Islamic sciences in venues across North America. In 2008\, she earned a Master’s Degree in Demographics and Social Analysis from the University of California at Irvine\, focusing on the identity formation of the Muslim-American population. \n\n\n\nIn 2013\, Ustadha Shamira specialized in the detailed rulings of menstruation\, lochia\, and abnormal discharge under the direction of Mufti Abdur Rahman Ibn Yusuf Mangera and assisted in compiling Imam Abu Hanifa’s Al-Fiqh al-Akbar Explained. \n\n\n\nAs a wife and mother of five children\, Shamira has a passion for empowering women in their childbearing years to gain closeness to their Lord through her spiritual birth consultations and virtual doula services. \n\n\n\nUstadha Shamira is a co-founder of the Rahmah Foundation and currently teaches for Nur al-Iman\, a full-time girls shariah program with Ustadha Mona Elzankaly based in the Bay Area.
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