American Islamic Fellowship

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

AIF Discussion Meeting - Tacos and Taqwacores

May 6 Discussion Meeting

Tacos and Taqwacores!

Movie Night

8pm

$5 Suggested Donation

Two Securities Building - 3500 Piedmont Rd, Atlanta, GA 30305 (map)

Bring a side, dessert or drink.

Lobby will be locked. Call 770-894-9926 if the security guard is not present.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Community Outreach - A Glimpse Into Islam in American Panel

April 16 Intrafaith Panel

A Glimpse Into Islam in America

2pm

Two Securities Building - 3500 Piedmont Rd, Atlanta, GA 30305 (map)

Panelists

Jannah Godlas - Sufi community
Kelly Wentworth - Progressive community
Fereydoun Taslimi - Quranist community
Faisal Rattani - Shia Ismaili community
Seyed Safavynia - Shia Ithnashery community
Nafis Ur Rehman - Ahmadiyya community

Refreshments will be served.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Community Action - "Quran for the Deaf" Benefit Program

Take part in this historical undertaking as the Qur'an is made accessible to hundreds of thousands across international lines!

Keynote Speaker: Hafidh Wisam Sharieff

Saturday, May 14th, 2011
Registration begins at 10:00 am
Program: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Abu Bakr Hall
Al-Farooq Masjid of Atlanta
442 14th Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30318

Admission: $20 per person
Light lunch will be served

"And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the variations in your languages and your colours: verily in that are Signs for those who know." (Qur'an, 30:22)

For more information:
globaldeafmuslim.org
hijrah.hamid@gmail.com

Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=204682246218147

Cafe Veritas - Thursday - 6pm - Midtown

Cafe Veritas presents: Discussion on God - "Concepts of God" Series Thursday, April 7, 2011 6pm Concept of God in Hinduism and Buddhism 351 10th Street NW, Atlanta, 30318 RSVP to Shafi (770.712.7154) or Adria (404.376.2249) Cafe Veritas is a group of friends who meet twice a month to explore concepts of truth and represent a wide variety of expressions of faith and non-faith.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

AIF Discussion Meeting - Movie Night

AIF Discussion Meeting Movie Night - The Infidel (NR) 8pm Friday, April 1, 2011 Relax with a movie that addresses interfaith relationships and mixes them with humor. Two Securities Building - 3500 Piedmont Road, Atlanta, GA 30305 (map) *Building Lobby will be locked. The security guard or an AIF host will meet you. Refreshments Served

Monday, March 21, 2011

Interfaith Interaction - Atheism for Lent - Part 2

Time	Thursday, March 24 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location	Sister Louisa's Church of the Living Room and Ping Pong Emporium (and damn fine bar) 466 Edgewood Ave Atlanta, GA

Created By	Selah Center

More Info	Conversation 2: Wherein we discuss Freud’s critiques of religion For more info or to get daily readings, "like" the Atheism For Lent Atlanta page:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Atheism-for-Lent-Atlanta/205903132753069?sk=info

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Community Action - Name the United 4 Safety Newsletter!

United 4 Safety's Newsletter needs a name!

AIF friend, United 4 Safety, is looking for a catchy/meaningful name for the U4S newsletter.

Please lend your creative cells! U4S will nourish them with a $25 gift certificate to Radial Cafe.

Deadline: Friday, March 18

U4S mission

To reduce incidence of intimate partner violence in the LGBTQQI community. U4S offers support to survivors,cultural competency trainings to advocates and service providers and get word out to the community.

United 4 Safety is accepting names on facebook so if you are not already a friend of United4 Safety, please "like" U4S and submit your suggestion.

Community Action - Name the United 4 Safety Newsletter!

United 4 Safety's Newsletter needs a name!

AIF friend, United 4 Safety, is looking for a catchy/meaningful name for the U4S newsletter.

Please lend your creative cells! U4S will nourish them with a $25 gift certificate to Radial Cafe.

Deadline: Friday, March 18

U4S mission

United 4 Safety is accepting names on facebook so if you are not already a friend of United4 Safety, please "like" U4S and submit your suggestion.

Monday, March 14, 2011

AIF Prayer Service

The American Islamic Fellowship (AIF) cordially invites you to join us on Wednesday, March 23 at 8pm for prayer.

AIF hosts prayer services that are open to anyone regardless of age, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender or gender expression, ethnicity, culture, language, social status, religious or philosophical affiliation, or education.

There is no segregation nor dress code for AIF prayer services.

https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=AIFP11E

AIF Discussion Meeting - Women in Islam

Friday, March 18

8pm

Two Securities Center, 3500 Piedmont Road, Atlanta, GA 30305 (Map)

Topic - Women in Islam

Discussion Leader - Kelly Wentworth

We'll take a look at both contemporary and historical women in Islam.

Refreshments Served.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Interfaith Interaction - Atheism for Lent

For millennia, people have engaged Lent as a time to give up something for God. Atheism for Lent, as popularized by pomo philosopher Peter Rollins, is an invitation to observe it by giving up GOD, in whatever definition we currently assume and base our belief.

There are as many atheisms as there are theisms; all affirmations create their negations. When a belief system is faced with critique, often its reaction is to reject its rejectors. There is an alternative, though, in listening to those who question, and truly considering what they have to say. By pondering perspectives from those who have deliberately chosen to locate themselves outside our tradition, we may be given to see our own blind spots, and refine our own systems of faith.

This Lent, you are invited to expose yourself to some of the most perceptive Western criticisms of God, religion, and faith, posed by figures who offer critiques of instrumentalist, crutch-like, and oppressive systems of belief. Atheism for Lent will provide resources for your reflection, invitation to consider why you have embraced the faith system (theistic, atheistic, or otherwise) that you have, and events to practice welcome and interaction with the "other" - both the focal figures you'll encounter, and people like those around you every day whose social, political, and/or religious views and practices differ from your own. It's an opportunity for each of us to examine ourselves, and open to a deeper, richer, greater understanding of our belief. The goal is to generate an interesting conversation. If it becomes personally transformative, that's okay too.

Events, led by Zihna Gordon, will begin at 7pm and end around 9 pm:

March 10 – Wherein we compare church wounds and comment on the New Atheists
March 24 – Wherein we discuss Freud’s critiques of religion
April 7 – Wherein we ponder Marx’s view of things
April 21 – Wherein we consider Nietzsche’s contributions on the topic

SISTER LOUISA’S CHURCH OF THE LIVING ROOM & PING PONG EMPORIUM
466 Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30312
on The Edgewood Corridor, in the old Danneman’s space, diagonal to Sound Table.

Questions about this event?
Visit Metro Atlanta Emergent Cohort at: http://atlantaemergence.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network

Thursday, March 3, 2011

AIF Discussion Meeting - A Brief Introduction to Islam

March 4 Discussion Meeting

A Brief Introduction to Islam

8pm

Two Securities Building - 3500 Piedmont Rd, Atlanta, GA 30305 (map)

Refreshments Served.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

AIF Discussion Meeting - Relating to Each Other

AIF Discussion Meeting

Friday, February 18, 2011

8pm

Two Securities Center

3500 Piedmont Road

1st Floor Conference Center

Atlanta, GA 30305 (Map)

Refreshments Served.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Educational Outreach - Honoring Black History Month

February 4 Discussion Meeting

Black History Month

8pm

Two Securities Building - 3500 Piedmont Rd, Atlanta, GA 30305 (map)

Discussion Leader: LaTrina Jackson

Refreshments Served.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Community Action: World Interfaith Week Luncheon

World Interfaith Week Luncheon

When: Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 11:30am - 1:30pm

Where: Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3003 Howell Mill Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30327 (map)

Sponsor: Faith Alliance of Metro Atlanta

The World Interfaith Week Luncheon celebrates the first World Interfaith Harmony Week. The distinguished interfaith panel will be comprised of Archbishop Wilton Gregory, Ambassador Andrew Young, Rabbi Dr. Analia Bortz, Tayyibah Taylor, Brother Shankara, and Taiun Michael Elliston. Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley, Senior Pastor, Providence Missionary Baptist of Atlanta, will moderate. An interactive dialogue by the invited interfaith organizations and Consul Generals will follow. All attendees will be invited to sign a document, affirming the United Nations resolution, to be sent to the UN.

Cost: Free without lunch; $15 with lunch (payable at door with check/cash)

RSVP REQUIRED: Jan Swanson - 404-622-3399

Parking: Available in lots off Howell Mill and Moores Mill Road

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Interfaith Interaction - Hinduism - Friday, January 21

January 21 Discussion Meeting

Interfaith Interaction - Hinduism

8pm

Two Securities Building - 3500 Piedmont Rd, Atlanta, GA 30305 (map)

Refreshments will be served.

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Join AIF after the discussion meeting for the Conversion Celebration of AIF friend Meg Hixson who will share her declaration of faith (Shahadah) with the AIF community.