Saturday, September 8, 2012
Friday, September 7, 2012
United for Change: United Against Poverty - September 29th in Stamford, CT
http://www.unitedforchange.com/
Buy tickets online: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/247021
http://www.unitedforchange.com/2012/08/29/u-s-muslim-leaders-to-address-poverty-in-america-around-occupy-protests-anniversary/
Buy tickets online: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/247021
On September 29th, the organization United for Change will hold a conference titled “United Against Poverty” to discuss the realities of poverty in the U.S and what role Muslim Americans should play in advocating for the poor and disenfranchised.
The program will have various sessions throughout the day, including proper ways to respond to poverty; Muslim women shelters in America; the physical versus spiritual definitions of poverty; and the wisdom behind alms giving, a major pillar of Islam. One session entitled ‘We are the 1%’ will evaluate the Occupy Movement slogan in light of global realities.
“We feel this is a most timely topic as our country is experiencing the greatest degree of economic polarization and marginalization in its history,” said Imam Zaid Shakir, United for Change Chairman.
“What role will Muslims play in challenging the system, and how can people maintain both their dignity and their sanity as they engage in this struggle? These are just some of the themes we will tackle at what promises to be the best conference in our four-year history.
It is also known that the Occupy Movement was largely inspired by the Arab Spring, so to have the American Muslim community come back and make a statement around its first anniversary is really coming full circle,” said Shakir.
Speakers will include Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, co-founder of Zaytuna College; Chris Hedges, acclaimed journalist and author; Imam Mohammed Magid, President of Islamic Society of North America (ISNA); Yasmin Mogahed, American Muslim writer and speaker; Imam Zaid Shakir, co-founder of Zaytuna College; Dr. Yasir Qadhi, leading American Muslim writer and scholar; Dr. Fatimah Jackson, renowned scholar and researcher; Imam Suhaib Webb, popular American Muslim scholar; and others.
The conference will be held at the Stamford Hilton, 1 First Stamford Place, Stamford, Connecticut, 06902, September 29, 2012. More information is available at: http://www.unitedforchange.com
United For Change was created to galvanize the Muslim leadership in North America to take on issues that are too large for any one individual leader, organization or group to effectively address. Formed in 2009, it is dedicated to highlighting the broadest and most consuming topics in the national Muslim community to the forefront.
http://www.unitedforchange.com/2012/08/29/u-s-muslim-leaders-to-address-poverty-in-america-around-occupy-protests-anniversary/
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Admission for 2013-2014 at Zaytuna College Now Open
Admission for 2013-2014 Now Open
Dear Zaytuna Community and Supporters,
As-Salaam 'Alaykum,
It is our pleasure to announce that admissions for our undergraduate programs in Arabic Language and Islamic Law & Theology are now open for the 2013-1014 academic year. If you would like to learn more about our programs, please visit our Admissions page.
If you have any questions, would like to visit our campus, schedule Zaytuna to come to your community, or arrange for a special Online Open House to learn more about our college, academic programs, and admissions process, please do not hesitate to contact us at:
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P (510) 356.4760 ext.106
admissions@zaytuna.orgThank you very much for your interest in applying to Zaytuna.Sincerely,Office of Admissions
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