ID#: 2466 Apr 29-30 : Houston : Keeping the Faith, Keeping it Real

Risala Foundation is delighted to welcome back Imam Tahir Anwar!

✦✦✦ FRIDAY, APRIL 29 (Venue: Champions Masjid - 16700 Old Louetta Rd, Houston, TX 77070) ✦✦✦
① Khutbah by Imam Tahir Anwar at 1:30 PM

② Session: Saving Your Islam in Today's World at 8 PM
Time: 60 min
► Many of our youth are becoming disillusioned with Islam and even leaving the faith as many of their questions and concerns go left unanswered. As such, one of the difficult challenges facing the Muslim family in America today is how to educate our children about Islam in a way that is accessible and relevant to them. Join us to envision new paradigms of teaching and raising the next generation of American Muslims who will contribute to the building of the beloved community.

✦✦✦ SATURDAY APRIL 30 (Venue: Champions Masjid - 16700 Old Louetta Rd, Houston, TX 77070) ✦✦✦

③ Becoming God-Conscious People at 8 PM
Time: 90 mins
►Many of our youth are becoming disillusioned with Islam and even leaving the faith as many of their questions and concerns go left unanswered. As such, one of the difficult challenges facing the Muslim family in America today is how to educate our children about Islam in a way that is accessible and relevant to them. Join us to envision new paradigms of teaching and raising the next generation of American Muslims who will contribute to the building of the beloved community.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
IMAM TAHIR ANWAR  is an Imam, a teacher, an activist, a husband, a father, and most importantly, a servant of Allah. Born in London, England, he has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1983. Upon completing his religious studies in India, he has been serving as an Imam at Masajid in the Bay Area since 2000. He also teaches Islamic Law at the renowned Zaytuna College, America’s first Muslim liberal arts college in Berkeley. 

A few other positions he serves: 
- Executive Committee Member of Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), the country’s largest Muslim umbrella organization.
- Founding board member and Islamic Studies teacher at Averroes High School, the Bay Area’s first Muslim high school. 
- Chairman of the Board at NISA (North American Islamic Shelter for the Abused), an organization that works towards alleviating issues related to abuse and domestic violence. NISA also runs a shelter for abused women in the Bay Area.
- Founding Board Member of Islamic Art Exhibit, and annual traveling exhibit rooted in the Islamic tradition.

He has a passion for community service. He served on the Human Rights Commission for the City of San Jose for over 5 years, and the Human Relations Commission for the County of Santa Clara for one year. He also leads a group for Hajj each year, which has been covered by CNN twice.