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SUMMARY:Special Needs/Disabilities Family Iftar | Shaykh Rami Nsour
DESCRIPTION:– Accommodations for separate registration or check-in lines to avoid long wait times\n\n\n\n– Nearby accessible parking accommodations\n\n\n\n– Ample aisle space in halls/venues to maneuver wheelchairs in and out\n\n\n\n– Sign Language Interpreter for programs\n\n\n\n– Accessible seating near the front and sides of the hall with ease of access\n\n\n\n– Front of hall reserved\, designated seating specifically for guests who are Deaf to see an ASL Interpreter\n\n\n\n– Ramp/lifts/elevators provided throughout the venue as appropriate\, including the stage\n\n\n\n– Specialized childcare arrangements for children with disabilities provided by capable\, trained volunteers\n\n\n\n– Captions on media/videos shown where an ASL Interpreter is not available\n\n\n\n– Ushering for guests with special needs\n\n\n\n\nCaregiving in Ramadan \n\n\n\n\nHalaqah with Therapist Wajma Nasir \n\n\n\nRespite care provided\n\n\n\nFamily social time\n\n\n\nIftar together\n\n\n\nGoody bags for children\n\n\n\n\nLocation: MCC East Bay\, 5724 W. Las Positas Blvd. Suite 300\, Pleasanton\, CA 94588 \n\n\n\n\n\nContact help@mcceastbay.org with any questions. MCC’s Special Needs Coordinator Shereen Qaadri will get right back to you\, inshaAllah! \n \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nFor Individuals & Families with Special Needs or Disability who reside in the San Francisco Bay Area: Join MCC’s Seventh Annual Iftar! Shaykh Rami Nsour will be our esteemed guest speaker at this Iftar. \n\n\n\n4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Sunday\, March 1\, 2026 | MCC Conference Room\, followed by Iftar in the Banquet Hall |  Free; RSVP required | Register at: https://mcceastbay.org/special-iftar \n\n\n\nSchedule  \n\n\n\n\n– 4:30 p.m. – Asr prayer\n\n\n\n– 4:45 p.m. – Pre-Iftar session in Prayer Hall with Sheikh Rami Nsour\n\n\n\n– 5:55 p.m. – Walk out to the Banquet Hall to socialize and reflect before breaking the fast with dates.\n\n\n\n– 6:05 p.m. – Maghrib prayer in Prayer Hall\n\n\n\n– 6:20 p.m. – Iftar in Banquet Hall\n\n\n\n– 8 p.m. – Isha/Taraweeh prayers\n\nSponsored by Muhsen Bay Area and MCC East Bay.  \nPlease also attend Muhsen Bay Area’s annual Ramadan fundraiser on Saturday\, February 28: https://donations.swiftgive.org/event/page/muhsen-bay-iftar \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? help@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n\n– More Muhsen co-sponsored events at MCC: https://mcceastbay.org/muhsen\n– More Maristan videos at the mosque: http://mcceastbay.org/maristan\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about how MCC is privileged to accommodate our special needs community: https://mcceastbay.org/accommodating-disabilities \n\n\n\n\n\nAt this Iftar\, Br. Aman Patel and Br. Wali is joining us from MUHSEN HQ. \nAlhamdulillah\, since 2017\, the MCC East Bay has been proud to be the first masjid on the West Coast to be certified as special-needs friendly. In 2019\, MCC East Bay became the first gold-certified masjid in California. We are working hard to become the first platinum-certified masjid on the West Coast. \n\n\n\nWatch an event recap of a prior special needs event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEZTL0CtzOE. \n\n\n\nThis Iftar is in partnership with Muhsen Bay Area & Maristan. \n\n\n\nQuestions or accommodation requests? help@mcceastbay.org. MCC’s Special Needs Coordinator\, Shereen Qaadri\, will get back to you promptly\, inshaAllah. \n\n\n\nBelow is a list of practices approved and endorsed by MUHSEN (Muslims Understanding and Helping Special Education Needs) to facilitate inclusion and accommodation at MCC events for individuals and families with special needs. \n\n\n\n\n– Accommodations for separate registration or check-in lines to avoid long wait times\n\n\n\n– Nearby accessible parking accommodations\n\n\n\n– Ample aisle space in halls/venues to maneuver wheelchairs in and out\n\n\n\n– Sign Language Interpreter for programs\n\n\n\n– Accessible seating near the front and sides of the hall with ease of access\n\n\n\n– Front of hall reserved\, designated seating specifically for guests who are Deaf to see an ASL Interpreter\n\n\n\n– Ramp/lifts/elevators provided throughout the venue as appropriate\, including the stage\n\n\n\n– Specialized childcare arrangements for children with disabilities provided by capable\, trained volunteers\n\n\n\n– Captions on media/videos shown where an ASL Interpreter is not available\n\n\n\n– Ushering for guests with special needs\n\n\n\n\nCaregiving in Ramadan \n\n\n\n\nHalaqah with Therapist Wajma Nasir \n\n\n\nRespite care provided\n\n\n\nFamily social time\n\n\n\nIftar together\n\n\n\nGoody bags for children\n\n\n\n\nLocation: MCC East Bay\, 5724 W. Las Positas Blvd. Suite 300\, Pleasanton\, CA 94588 \n\n\n\n\n\nContact help@mcceastbay.org with any questions. MCC’s Special Needs Coordinator Shereen Qaadri will get right back to you\, inshaAllah!
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/seventh-annual-special-iftar/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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