PMU's Pamela Taylor to lead prayers at UMA Mosque

Friday, July 1, 2005 1:30 PM

Hosted by Muslim Canadian Congress and
United Muslim Association

Address:
UMA Mosque
130 Wetsmore Drive
Toronto, Ontario

Imam: Pamela Taylor, Co-Chair, Progressive Muslim Association of North America

PMU Event: PMU Town Hall Meeting on Woman-led Prayer

IQRA, Read! The Quran Says Progressive Muslim Union invites you to the first roundtable discussion with Muslim scholars and activists to discuss the general issue of women-led prayer in Islam.

Keynote Speaker:

Khaled Abou El Fadl, Professor of Islamic Law, UCLA

Khaled will be joined for a round table discussion with
Hussein Ibish, Vice Chair, PMU
Imam Ali Siddiqi, California Muslim Institute
Sarah Eltantawi, Communications Director, PMU (moderator)
Ani Zonneveld, activist member of the ICSC

DATE: June 5th, 2005
TIME: 2:00 – 5:00 pm
PLACE: USC’s University Religious Center
835 W. 34th St. Los Angeles, 90007
(entrance: gate #5 on Jefferson at McClintock)

Babysitting will be available.

We are told that when Musa (Moses), may God's peace be upon him, went up Mount Sinai, he was told to take off his sandals before entering sacred grounds. For many Muslims, that story has been symbolic of the need to leave behind our anger, our selfishness, our own internal ego-self, before entering homes, before praying in mosques, and before entering gatherings in which God's name is brought up. We invite all of us attending this community meeting to leave our nafs (ego-self), our confrontational natures which make it hard to hear one another, before coming together in a spirit of affection, respect, and engagement. May it be insha'allah an occasion that we as Muslims come closer to one another, and closer to God. Amin...

PMU Endorsed Event: Indo-Pak People's Peace March

Indo-Pak Peace March from New Delhi to Multan and Solidarity March in San Francisco

Friends of South Asia

India - Pakistan People's Peace March, 2005

New Delhi to Multan - Mar 23 thru May 11

Through six weeks, Indians and Pakistanis from all walks of life will march together for peace, starting at New Delhi, India and ending in Multan, Pakistan. The march hopes to provide a unique opportunity for people-to-people contact, for people to inter-mingle, reflect on, and negate the destructive tendencies of distrust, hatred, and enmity, and spread the message of peace and harmony. The march is a grassroots initiative for peace and friendship, coordinated by the Indian and Pakistani chapters of the Pakistan-India People's Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD), in association with a broad array of supporting organizations. A core marching team of about 100 Pakistanis and Indians will lead the march, to be joined by thousands of people at different villages, towns and cities enroute.

We at Friends of South Asia stand in solidarity with the peace march, and share the renewed hope for lasting peace in the region. FOSA is considering various ways to build momentum around the march, and hopes to mobilize the South Asian diaspora in the SF Bay Area for solidarity events in parallel with the march. Stay tuned and watch this space for updates.

Ind-Pak Peace Solidarity March in San Francisco

Sunday May 15, 1pm

Join us for a ~3 mile march starting at Mission St/16th St BART [map] and ending at Gadar Memorial Hall in Japantown.

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Network of Spiritual Progressives Conferences

The Progressive Muslim Union of North America is a co-sponsor of the Network of Spiritual Progressives being held in Washington DC, May 18-20. Co-Chair Pamela Taylor will address the plenary session. For programming and registration information, please go to www.spiritualprogressives.org

First PMU Education Forum on Art, Music and Dance

Sept 9, 2006 - The Progressive Muslim Union of North America is hosting a series of Education Forums, the first of which will be held in Los Angeles on September 9th. Three speakers will examine questions about Art, Music and Dance from an Islamic perspective.

For details, see the full flyer.

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PMU First Education Forum Well Received

PMU’s First Educational Forum: ‘Islamic Art, Music and Dance’

By Vanessa Karam (PMU LA)

On September 9th, 2006, the Progressive Muslim Union (PMU) held the first in its series of educational forums aimed at educating the Muslim and non-Muslim public about the rich diversity of culture, experience, and opinion within Islam. Spearheaded by PMU’s executive director, singer/songwriter Ani Zonneveld, the first forum appropriately was on the topic of ‘Islamic Art, Music and Dance’. Thanks to Loyola Marymount University Professor of Islamic Studies Dr. Amir Hussain, the event was hosted in LMU’s beautifully appointed Ahmanson Auditorium. Approximately 45 people of a wide variety of Muslim as well as non-Muslim backgrounds were in attendance. The program featured an engaging combination of lecture, reflection, and performance and allowed for questions from the audience.

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PMU Hosts Second Education Forum Nov 11th

As part of our work to educate Muslims and non-Muslims about Islam,
The Progressive Muslim Union invites you to our second Education Forum: Human Rights and Democracy in Islam. Come, learn and ask questions.

Date: November 11th, 2006
Time: 2-4 p.m.
Place: USC’s University Religious Center
835 W. 34th St. Los Angeles, 90007
(entrance: gate #5 on Jefferson at McClintock)

Admission is free. Donations are gratefully accepted.

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PMU E.D. to Paricipate in Gay Muslim/Jewish Interfaith Event

PMU Executive Director, Ani Zonneveld, will be participating in an interfaith event, Bridges to Understanding, at Temple Beth Chayim Chadashim in Los Angeles, December 1st and 2nd. The program includes sessions dealing with reform in Islam and sexuality in Judaism and Islam.

For complete information and registration information please click here: Bridges to Understanding

PMU co-sponsors Vigil Dec 7th for Victims of Violence in Fremont, CA

COMMUNITY VIGIL FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE AND PRESS CONFERENCE

Sponsored by SAVE, Narika, SEMAH, the Afghan Coalition, and the City of Fremont’s Family Resource Center

Venue:The Fremont Family Resource Center
Millennium Room
39155 Liberty St.,
Fremont, Ca. 94538

Date/Time:6PM Thursday, December 7, 2006

Fremont has had five homicides in 2006 and a recent suicide. In the past two weeks alone, Fremont saw two incidents of domestic violence spin out of control and into deadly headlines. Domestic violence is a crime that often goes unreported until it reaches a deadly level.

Experts from Narika, SEMAH, the Afghan Coalition, and SAVE will elaborate on the underlying issues present in all cases of domestic violence and call for community support in addressing the need for education and other prevention activities to stop domestic violence before it starts.

We invite you to join us to memorialize the victims and to help us to shed light on addressing and preventing domestic violence.

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