Love is the only force capable of uniting a divided nation We Muslims, Arabs and South Asians are honored and grateful to our fellow American from diverse communities and faiths for standing with us in this climate of hate and division. Let us send a profound and sacred message of our unity to the world […]
Led by Rabbi Laurie Hahn Tapper and Father George Aranha, this interfaith celebration of a Passover Seder will include Jewish, Christian and Muslim participants. Members of other Faith traditions are welcome, as well. RSVP by March 20 to Carol Rossi, 408-264-9786 or rossitwo@sbcglobal.net Questions: contact diane@jvalley.org or call 408-357-7504 Unity Seder Flyer
During the Crusades, Saint Francis of Assisi risked his life by walking across enemy lines to meet the Sultan of Egypt, the Muslim ruler Al-Malik al-Kamil. This remarkable encounter, and the commitment to peace of the two men behind it, sucked the venom out of the Crusades and changed the relationship between Muslims and Christians […]
Ameena Jandali, Founding Member, Islamic Networks Group Jihad Turk, President, Bayan Claremont Islamic Graduate School Joe Simitian, Supervisor, Santa Clara County—Moderator What’s real and what’s not? Join us for this special community forum to learn more about the policies, politics and current events that affect the United States and our overall understanding of Muslims and the […]
Speaker: Maha Elgenaidi Founder of the Islamic Networks Group, a non-profit organization that works to counter prejudice and discrimination against American Muslims through education and relationship building. Author of training handbooks on outreach for American Muslims, as well as training seminars for public institutions on developing cultural competency with the American Muslim Community. Part-time lecturer […]
In 2017, author Debbie Belmessieri had a vision of taking her acclaimed book and making it into a video series. Join the author for a very special preview of the “pilot” for TAPPING INTO GOD: an Interfaith Experience. Each episode features two respected leaders from two totally different faith traditions meeting for the very first […]
Join us in celebrating Muslim Appreciation Month at Santa Clara City Hall! Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor will be presenting the Muslim Community a proclamation to commemorate the Month during the Special Order of Business portion of the city council meeting. August has been designated as Muslim Appreciation Month by the California State Legislature through […]
You are invited to join us for an informal conversation and learn what it's like to be a Muslim member of our community. To date, Moina has held over 80 events, allowing many in the Bay Area to participate in an open dialogue; sharing honest questions and thoughts, receiving equally honest answers about Islam and […]
Please join us for an interfaith conversation between leaders in the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths. Rabbi Sarah Weissman, the Reverend Matthew Dutton-Gillett, and Sheikha Maryam Amir will be our featured speakers for this event. In this dialogue, we are hoping to move beyond the great and formidable edifices of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which means […]
COVID-19 has affected all of us in ways that we would not have imagined just a few months ago. As we all work to cope with this challenge, we are offering a three-part series titled Spirituality in a Time of Crisis. This interfaith series, featuring female religious leaders as panelists in recognition of Women’s History Month, will […]