November 11, 2012

Join the Muslim Public Affairs Council and the Islamic Center of San Gabriel Valley on Sunday, November 11, at 11 a.m. for an honest discussion on hot button issues facing our community.

Moderated by Dr. Laila Al-Marayati, the conversation will feature USC Islamic Thought and Culture professor Dr. Sherman Jackson, marriage and family counselor Munira Ezzeldine, Sheikh Said Seddouk, imam of the Islamic Center of San Gabriel Valley, and MPAC’s Director of Policy and Programming Edina Lekovic.

The forum is an opportunity to ask pressing questions in an effort to move our communities toward a more open, and vitally important, space to discuss taboo issues, including mental health, gender relations, women in leadership, and family dynamics. View the flyer.

LET’S BE HONEST:
Getting Beyond the Taboos of Our Community

WHEN:
Sunday, November 11, 2012 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

WHERE:
Islamic Center of San Gabriel Valley
19164 E. Walnut Dr. North, Rowland Heights, CA 91748

SPEAKERS:
Munira Ezzeldine
Marriage & family counselor, Author of “Before the Wedding”

Dr. Sherman Jackson
USC’s King Faisal Chair in Islamic Thought & Culture

Edina Lekovic
MPAC's Director of Policy and Programming 

Sheikh Said Seddouk
Imam of the Islamic Center of San Gabriel Valley

Moderator: Dr. Laila Al-Marayati
Chairperson of KinderUSA, Co-Founder of the Muslim Women's League

This summer, MPAC held a “Let’s Be Honest” forum at the ADAMS Center in Falls Church, VA which was attended by a packed house of over 600 community members and webcast live. MPAC is committed to hosting regular “Let’s Be Honest” community forums around the country in order to promote and facilitate open dialogue about the complex issues facing American Muslims in their daily lives.