Join Ustadha Hosai Mojadidi, Sr. Heba El-Haddad, and Sr. Emira Mustafa (author of Practically Preparing for Ramadan) for a pre-Ramadan Saturday morning workshop for practical spiritual tips and insights on what we can do to leverage this upcoming Ramadan for the maximum benefit of our Hereafter.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Saturday, March 3 | $35 per person, workbook & refreshment included | MCC Conference Room | In-person only, no live stream option
This workshop will give you helpful tips to maximize your time effectively and efficiently to achieve all your spiritual, intellectual, and physical goals this Ramadan, insha’Allah. Join us to transcend the Ramadan grind and maintain spirituality in a busy life.
Trapped in to-dos and endless appointments, everything we do becomes a task to be checked off quickly, even our worship. So how can we be spiritual if we’re so busy? Prepare for the sacred month with our two dear community teachers as they present practical tips to connect with Allah and rise above the grind this Ramadan.
- – More Getting Ramadan for Ramadan reminders: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-ready
- – More Ramadan sermons & talks: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-reminders
Questions? events@mcceastbay.org
Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi
Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi is the co-Founder of mentalhealth4muslims.com, where she advocates for and writes about various mental health-related topics tailored for Muslims. She has served the American-Muslim community for nearly 20 years as an activist, writer/editor, mediator, interfaith organizer, and public speaker, covering various topics, including women’s issues, marriage/family, education, self-development, interfaith bridge-building, spirituality, etc.
In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing, blogging via social media (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter), doing arts and crafts, visiting gourmet coffee shops, and exploring the countless beautiful parks, beaches, and nature preserves throughout Northern California where she lives with her husband, two sons, and fish named Max.
– More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai
– ‘Purification of the Heart’ Series: (Adults): https://mcceastbay.org/heart-purification
– ‘Purification of the Heart’ Series: (Women): https://mcceastbay.org/muslimah-purification
– ‘Purification of the Heart’ Series (Teens): https://mcceastbay.org/purification
– ‘Agenda to Change our Condition’ Series: https://mcceastbay.org/agenda
– ‘Modern Muslim Parenting’ Series: https://mcceastbay.org/islamic-parenting
– Quranic Parenting Series: https://mcceastbay.org/quranic-parenting
Sister Heba El-Haddad
Heba El-Haddad received her undergraduate degree from UC Irvine in Psychology of Social Science, later earned a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology, and is currently pursuing her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at California Southern University. Heba is an affiliate of the Stanford Muslim Mental Health Lab, which provides resources for clinicians, researchers, and community leaders working with the Muslim population. Believing that prevention is superior to intervention, she has worked on promoting awareness on a broad spectrum of topics through seminars, workshops, and lectures through her previous role as a mental health instructor at Kaiser Permanente and currently as a Khalil Center practitioner serving Zaytuna College students. Heba is part of a group of clinicians and scholars who contributed to publishing the new text on the TIIP model (Traditional Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy) titled “Applying Islamic Principles to Clinical Mental Health Care” for Muslim practitioners nationwide.
– More Ms. Heba ElHaddad: https://mcceastbay.org/heba
Heba has been a mental health practitioner at the Khalil Center since its inception in the Bay Area. She is also an affiliate of the Stanford Muslim Mental Health Lab, which focuses on providing resources for clinicians, researchers, and community leaders working with the Muslim population. Believing that prevention is superior to intervention, Heba has worked on promoting awareness on a broad spectrum of anxiety and anger management topics through seminars, workshops, and lectures and her previous role as a mental health instructor at Kaiser Permanente. She believes that psychoeducation can empower and transform communities, not just individuals. Heba is part of a group of clinicians and scholars who contributed to publishing a text introducing interventions utilizing the Traditional Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy model (TIIP) to Muslim practitioners nationwide. She perceives learning as a never-ending process and continuously seeks to further her self-development.
Sister Emira Mustafa
Sister Emira Mustafa founded Craft E Muslims, a business with a mission to connect the heart and mind through fun, innovative methods creatively.
She has published two workbooks on Amazon titled “Islamic Themed Fall Festival Activity Kit” and “Practically Preparing for Ramadan.” Her Etsy page features many Islamic-themed crafting kits sure to inspire a love of learning within our community.
More Sister Emira: https://mcceastbay.org/emira
MCC has a standing policy that financial need should never prevent a person from attaining spiritual or practical knowledge from any event or class held within the community center. To request a financial waiver, message scholarship@mcceastbay.org
Questions? events@mcceastbay.org