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Shia-Sunni convention in US focus on ways to move forward together
By: Mohamed Ali
CALIFORNIA, The United States: The birth of the Holy Prophet
Muhammad (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) drew in hundreds of
Muslims to partake 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.
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guard wealth. it decreases if you keep on spending it but the
more you make use of knowledge ,the more it increases . what you
get through wealth disappears as soon as wealth disappears but
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