PEACEMAKING VIA PIECEMAKING TO HONOR 9/11 VICTIMS
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PEACEMAKING VIA PIECEMAKING TO HONOR 9/11 VICTIMS

Three weeks before the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Islamic Center along with the Muslim Public Affairs Council led the effort in creating the 9/11 Remembrance Quilt in honor of the 3,022 victims whose names are embroidered in the quilt. Handmade and created with a “twist ‘n turn” pattern, the enormous care that...

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RENOWNED SCHOLAR JOINS ICSC

When renowned Islamic thinker Dr. Fathi Osman moved to Los Angeles in 1987, he became a resident scholar at the Islamic Center, advancing the credibility of the moderate-thinking institution. Dr. Osman served the community through his prolific sermons and academic lectures that advanced the understanding of progressive Islam, including the understanding of women’s issues in...

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MPAC FOSTERS MUSLIM IDENTITY IN AMERICA

In response to the growing misunderstanding about Islam and Muslims, the Islamic Center launched the Muslim Political Action Committee in 1986, led by Dr. Maher Hathout and Salam Al-Marayati, a Muslim Youth Group alumnus. Its name was changed to the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), becoming one of the most prominent organizations established by the...

NEW HORIZON SCHOOL OPENS
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NEW HORIZON SCHOOL OPENS

As the community settled in Southern California and their families grew, the challenge arose of how their children would be educated in Islamic knowledge and values. In 1984, the Islamic Center founded the New Horizon School as a preschool in a leased building in the city of South Pasadena. Three years later, NHS moved to...

MUHAMMAD ALI “SWINGS” BY CENTER
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MUHAMMAD ALI “SWINGS” BY CENTER

The country’s most well-known American Muslim was a frequent visitor of the Islamic Center when he often stopped for prayers and connecting with the community from his nearby home in Hancock Park in the 1980s. “Muhammad Ali was not only the world’s most famous Muslim person but also a great ambassador of Islam. He was...