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Categories: World of Islam |
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CALIFORNIA, The United States: The birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) drew in hundreds of Muslims to participate in the 3rd annual Shia-Sunni symposium in California. The event titled “Moving Forward Together” brought together a cast of prominent Muslim scholars, leaders, and activists from So. California. Each distinguished speaker addressed areas of commonality and concern amongst the two major branches of Islam and ways to move forward together. Among the panelists were representative of Islamic public relations council Dr. Maher Hathout, imam of Islamic Association in Orange county Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, Imam of Islamic cultural center Sayed Moustafa al-Qazwini, implementation director for Islamic shoura council in California Shakeel Syed, Sheikh Sa’adullah Khan, Seyed Ali Qazvini, and member of al-Farooq mosque Maria Khani. Prominent attendees also included: the Consulate General of Lebanon, Mr. Fadi Hajali, Mr. Ali Abdul Al-Latif, Saudi Arabic Consulate, and CAIR representatives, Sr. Sherrell Johnson & Br. Omar Jubran. Source:Jafariya News |