For Elementary & Middle School Boys (Ages 8-13): Join us weekly in November 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.
These 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.
Pizza is included each week.
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Fridays | 12/6, 12/13, & 12/20 (no session on 12/27) | MCC Banquet Hall | $10/week | Register at mcceastbay.org/boys-hangout
Parents must pick up their child(ren) by 8:30 p.m., no later than 9 p.m.
For questions about the Halaqa, please contact Sr. Fouzia Alam at 925-330-4287.
MCC 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.
About the halaqa facilitators
Amin 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.
Sister 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.
Azmat 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.