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Holding on to a Hot Coal: Challenges Facing the Muslim Youth | Dr. Asad Tarsin 

June 23 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

*Program will not be live-streamed*

Join us for a Friday evening discussion with Ustadh Dr. Asad Tarsin on some of the challenges Muslim youth face, including the social, cultural, and ideological pressures of life today.

We will examine these challenges, how they came to be and explore potential solutions to deal with them in a manner that preserves and protects our faith. This session will also include an interactive Q&A segment.

This will be a frank discussion for teens and adults only. Ages 12 and up. Younger than that at parents’ discretion.

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Friday, June 23 | MCC Conference Room | RSVP required for dinner | Join us in person, no live-stream option

– More talk and sermons with Dr. Asad: https://mcceastbay.org/asad
– Talks and sermons for Muslim teens: https://mcceastbay.org/teens

Dr. Asad Tarsin will deliver the first Jum’uah sermon at 1:30 p.m. this Friday, June 23.

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org 

Dr. As’ad Tarsin, Author & Instructor After completing his bachelor’s degree in Islamic studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, As’ad continued his study of Islamic theology, sacred law, philosophy, and spirituality with some of the country’s most prominent Muslim scholars including Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and Dr. Sherman Jackson, among others. He served as the curriculum director for the Deen Intensive Foundation for the last ten years and has a particular interest in creating sustainable models of education for new and returning Muslims. He has been designing Islamic educational programs and teaching the basics of Islam for more than a decade. He lectures and teaches courses on Islam across the country. “Being Muslim: A Practical Guide” is his first published work. Dr. Asaad is an emergency physician by training and lives in Michigan with his wife and three children. 

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