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February 2016
Interfaith and Tackling Phobia- a Panel Discussion
South Bay Islamic Association Family Night You are invited along with all Community members to the monthly SBIA Family Night Educational and Social program and dinner Agenda 6:30 PM: Dinner 7:30 PM: Isha prayer 7:45 PM: Presentations and Panel Discussion Topic: Interfaith and Tackling Phobia Panelists: Rev. Andrew Kille, Chair of Silicon Valley Interreligious Council (SiVIC) Rt. Rev. William Swing, Founder and Chairperson of United Religions Initiative Rabbi Elisheva Salamo, member of SiVIC Board, Served at Jewish Congregations Sr.Pat Mitchell, Executive Director,…
Find out more »ING Panel : Combating the Cancer of Extremism
Register at Eventbrite Panelists: Eli Taub: After a long career at Kaiser Permanente as a pediatrician, Eli retired and is now an active member in many Jewish organizations. He served on the Santa Clara County’s Human Relations Commission and has helped plan the County Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. Eli attended the University of Michigan and received his M.D. at the University of Chicago. He and his wife have two grown children and three granddaughters. Eli represents the Jewish religion. Henry Millstein:…
Find out more »Hands Around the Mosque
Love is the only force capable of uniting a divided nation We Muslims, Arabs and South Asians are honored and grateful to our fellow Americans 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 as we reaffirm our commitment to stand by and support each other. Please join us for an interfaith/inter‐community gathering and move "From fear to friendship"…
Find out more »March 2016
Community, Identity, and Violence in the Age of Social Media
Speaker: Rohit Chopra is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Santa Clara University. His research focuses on the relationship between global media, including new media, and cultural identity and politics. He is the author of Technology and Nationalism in India: Cultural Negotiations from Colonialism to Cyberspace (Cambria 2008), co-editor of Global Media, Culture, and Identity (Routledge, 2011), co-editor of a special issue of the Economic and Political Weekly titled, “Reflections on Empire,” as well as author of several…
Find out more »Ashure- Noah’s Pudding
We dream a ship. On this ship, people of the globe live in harmony with one another. As a cup of Noah's pudding, each nation embraces the other. We dream a ship. On this ship, everyone will be able to keep and retain their own identity, culture, faith, heritage, richness and taste. Pacifica Institute cordially invites you to enjoy Ashure with us.
Find out more »April 2016
Muslim/Jewish Halaqa-Seder: A Celebration of the Exodus Story
Join us for dramatic reenactments of scenes from the Exodus Story from Muslim and Jewish scriptures followed by engaging interfaith table conversations and a halal/kosher dinner among Muslim and Jewish members of South Bay communities. Last year’s event was sold out. Register online at ing.org/events/muslim-jewish-halaqa-seder-a-celebration-of-the-exodus-story/ At last year’s event, a group of Muslims and Jews gathered in Palo Alto on Sunday, March 29th, 2015, for a one-of-a-kind Seder and Halaqa that looked at scenes from the Exodus story from the…
Find out more »June 2016
Ramadan Iftar
The Art of Living Together: Building Relationships Keynote Speaker: Dr. Scott Alexander, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, Catholic Theological Union at Chicago Please join us for an lftar dinner experience as we observe the holy month of Ramadan and help create a peaceful society by building new relationships. RSVP to pacificasv.eventbrite.com
Find out more »Ramadan iftar
Keynote Speaker: Sam Liccardo, San Jose Mayor. Please join us for an iftar dinner experience as we observe the holy month of Ramadan and help create a peaceful society by building new relationships. Co-sponsored by the Diocese of San Jose and SiVIC. RSVP at Eventbrite
Find out more »Refugee iftar dinner
Keynote Speaker: Dave Cortese, Santa Clara County Supervisor. Please join us for an iftar dinner experience as we observe the holy month of Ramadan and help create a peaceful society by building new relationships. RSVP at Eventbrite
Find out more »Ramadhan Celebration Dinner
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Silicon Valley Chapter would like to cordially invite you to our annual Ramadhan celebration dinner. In the month of Ramadhan, Muslims around the world abstain from food and drink from dawn to sunset and increase focus on worship, charity and human welfare. This is all in an effort to strengthen their relationship with God. This Ramadhan celebration dinner is a wonderful time for the community at large to come together and have a discussion about the significance of this…
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