5th Annual Retreat was July 1-3, 2011
For videos of lectures and attendee participation please visit our YouTube Channel.
For photos and active on-line discussions please visit our Muslims for Progressive Values group FaceBook page.
“CULTIVATING SPIRITUALITY & AN ETHOS OF JUSTICE IN EVERYDAY LIFE”
Presentations & workshops by:
• • Dr. Amina Wadud
• Dr. Ghazala Anwar
• Yarehk Hernandez, M.S
• Faisal Alam
Presentations & workshops by:
• • Dr. Amina Wadud
• Dr. Ghazala Anwar
• Yarehk Hernandez, M.S
• Faisal Alam
Images from our
God Loves Beauty Festival
an interfaith visual and performing arts festival.
Below are images of our annual reception last year with Congressman Keith Ellison as keynote speaker , in Washington D.C., 10/24/2011. This year it will be Mona Eltahawy.
Dr. John Esposito with MPV-Los Angeles members. 2/15/ 2012
Speakers and workshops at Muslims for Progressive Value's retreat July 13-15, 2012:
July 13th, 6 - 9 pm : Reception
Saturday July 14th, 2012; 9 am - 6 pm
A report by Presidents of local chapters and a special report from France on the progressive and LGBT Muslim movement in the EU; 'What Is Religion?" by Sultan Abdulhameed; Tricia Moscato-a report on the mental health of minority LGBTQ Muslims in America (research conductedone by Univ. of New Jersey); Yarehk Hernandez-A Progressive Muslim teacher’s guide to teenage Angst, Rebellion, and even Atheism;
4 pm: A trip to 9-11 Memorial for reflection and a quiet prayer for the dead.Sunday July 15th, 2012; 9 am - 4 pm
Kamal Fizazi & Matthew Simonds-A workshop on HIV and Islamic Ethics; Daisy Khan-Women's Shura Council- gender equality in Islam; Ani Zonneveld-The Meaning of Mercy in Islam; Terna Hamida Jahnjeh Tilley-Gyado-a and Wazina Zondon perform"Coming Out Muslim"; Daayiee Abdullah-Islamophobia and Homophobia workshop; Presentation on Strategic 1-3 Year Plan & Group Discussion by heads of MPV Chapters.
Sponsored by the Holocaust, Genocide, and Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan College.
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July 13th, 6 - 9 pm : Reception
Saturday July 14th, 2012; 9 am - 6 pm
A report by Presidents of local chapters and a special report from France on the progressive and LGBT Muslim movement in the EU; 'What Is Religion?" by Sultan Abdulhameed; Tricia Moscato-a report on the mental health of minority LGBTQ Muslims in America (research conductedone by Univ. of New Jersey); Yarehk Hernandez-A Progressive Muslim teacher’s guide to teenage Angst, Rebellion, and even Atheism;
4 pm: A trip to 9-11 Memorial for reflection and a quiet prayer for the dead.Sunday July 15th, 2012; 9 am - 4 pm
Kamal Fizazi & Matthew Simonds-A workshop on HIV and Islamic Ethics; Daisy Khan-Women's Shura Council- gender equality in Islam; Ani Zonneveld-The Meaning of Mercy in Islam; Terna Hamida Jahnjeh Tilley-Gyado-a and Wazina Zondon perform"Coming Out Muslim"; Daayiee Abdullah-Islamophobia and Homophobia workshop; Presentation on Strategic 1-3 Year Plan & Group Discussion by heads of MPV Chapters.
Sponsored by the Holocaust, Genocide, and Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan College.
Download the program
