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MCA Outreach Inside Islam Series presents:
Islamic Art & Architecture
Sunday, May 11th from 2pm-6pm
MCA Banquet Hall
3003 Scott Blvd
Santa Clara, CA 95054
The goal of the event is to show case the enduring beauty of Islamic Art in many forms, especially in callighraphy and Architecture.
Volunteers are needed to:
1. Design an artistic flier for the event
2. Help drive [...]

In Egypt, first female marriage officer was appointed last month in a very unprecedented move. Islamic countries usually draw a line which defines the role of women in public. Sometimes this has to do more with tradition then Islam. The appointment of a female marriage officer is a big thing because women are barred from [...]

Alia Ansari, 37, and a motrher of six was gunned down in Fremont, California on October 19th 2006. Manuel David Urango was found guilty March 10th of first-degree murder of Alia Ansari. She was walking her 3 year old daughter to school when she was shot dead.
Fremont has a big afghan community and this [...]

UC Berkeley just announced that they have finalized a partnership with a Saudi Arabian University, King Abdullah, yesterday. UC Berkeley obviously needs money like any other public university in the nation and this deal will provide them with $28 million.
This is a five year deal which requires UC Berkeley faculty to design the mechanical engineering [...]

As odd this may sound, it is the truth. The British Royal family has Arab Muslim descendants (maybe some other ethnic groups too) but what is so interesting is that Queen Elizabeth II is believed to have descended from the Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H). If she were a Muslim, she would be a Syed (get out!).
Take [...]