Phase I of the Muslim Musical Mosaic Project is Here! |
For many years now I have been wanting to create a celebrative musical event, something that reflects our progressive and inclusive values, and something that can be produced as an Eid event. The first step to fulfilling that vision is to anchor it in our musical history, the music the enslaved Muslims brought to America, gnawa, which then led to blues, country and jazz.
Phase I of the Muslim Musical Mosaic: MPV will be putting on a “live” event, a hybrid of a panel discussion of that history and musical performances to illustrate it, but, with a twist!
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Speakers and performers:
Professor Mark Levine (University of California, Irvine), Lu Fuki, Alfred Madian, Farah Mitha, Tazeen Ayub, Aiman Khan, and Ani Zonneveld
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This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org for more information.
Additional funding from generous MPV donors. We love you! To add your support to the project, we invite you to make a donation here.
On May 20th, MPV is teaming up with women-led synagogues in hosting the Parent’s Circle, Palestinian and Israeli parents who have lost a child/ren to the conflict. Please see the details below.
To catch up, last month I was interviewed by the Unreasonable podcast. Please check out the long form interview here. I also spoke at Americans United for the Separation of Religion and State annual Religious Freedom Summit. My presentation was titled “When the Religious Right Come Together”, where I presented evidence of the Muslim Right’s partnership with the Christian Right around LGBTQIA+ issues.
On May 14, I will be presenting a paper of our initiative #ImamsForShe at the Global Women Rights in Islam Conference In Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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The conference is co-organized by Muhammadiyah Society, Faith to Action Network and al-Azhar University, which will also publish the papers presented. I am super excited about this as our work is catching on in the conservative circles.
Onward and upward…
Ani Zonneveld
President & Founder
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Statement in solidarity with student protests for Gaza
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MPV is proud to join 218 other signatories to stand in solidarity with the student protests and encampments for Gaza and condemn the university crackdowns.
The full statement is available to read below.
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We are excited to announce that Unit 2 of Muslims for Progressive Values' Progressive Islam Curriculum is now available for download on our website. Unit 2, Foundations and Principles of Progressive Islam, is the most recent unit of our 8 part curriculum designed to increase accessibility to information about Progressive Islam.
We invite you to download Unit 1 and Unit 2 of the curriculum today!
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Muslim Musical Mosaic Project |
June 30, 5 - 6:30 pm | Phase I of the Muslim Musical Mosaic Project, MPV's latest Advocacy Through The Arts program, is finally here! This is a free event open to all but registration is required. Please register here. |
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Hosted by Keeping It Sacred & Muslims for Progressive Values: Hear from those living with Grief in the Middle East as we invite members of the Parents' Circle and Nefesh to share reflections on their experiences as parents who have lost children in violence.
Please join us on May 20th at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET for this healing event.
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MPV-DC members had a great time celebrating Eid at a member's home in Maryland. Interested in getting involved with the MPV DC Chapter? Learn more below! |
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In late April and the first week of May, members will be attending the premiere and showings of Returning to Haifa, a short story by Ghassan Kanafani; adapted for the stage by Naomi Wallace and Ismail Khalidi, and directed by Samer Al-Saber.
MPV SF Bay is also working on restarting regular meetings for the chapter. The tentative plan is to have alternate weekly online and in-person meetings. Any input on format and content is welcome.
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Members of MPV San Francisco gathered at dinner to mark Eid ul Fitr at Bab al Yemen restaurant in Oakland. Members have also been active in their communities as the events in Gaza and Palestine have continued to be center stage for all. From Santa Cruz to Stanford, and from Berkeley to San Francisco, as well as online, members have been engaging with protests, sober meditation, support efforts, and boycotts.
Muslims in the Bay Area mourned the loss of Imam Abu Qadir Al-Amin, a pillar of the community. Imam Al-Amin was a former death row inmate who benefitted from the Innocence Project and becoming a pioneer in supporting others, as an Imam, a scholar, and an activist. It is in Love we are made, in Love we disappear, as Director Emeritus, Imam Philip Tuley reminds us all.
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Podcast: What About Progressive Islam? | I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical Podcast | March 18, 2024 |
100+ Rights Groups Alarmed by Rising Hindu Supremacy in the US | The Wire | March 24, 2024 |
125+ Groups Urge Support for Adeel Mangi’s Confirmation, Condemn Baseless and Bigoted Attacks | The Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights | April 2, 2024 |
Americans United for Separation of Church and State Hosts 2024 Summit for Religious Freedom | Good Faith Media | April 17, 2024 |
Podcast: Muslims for Progressive Values, Melting Hate to Love | Voices of Unity | April 20, 2024 |
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From Mike Mohamed Ghouse, MPV’s Interfaith Marriage Officiant and the Founder and President of the Center for Pluralism, reflections on what makes an individual a Muslim and what defines the religion, Islam, that they practice.
Now available for purchase on MPV’s website store.
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The Muslim Musical Mosaic Project |
Not able to make it to the Muslim Musical Mosaic event at the end of June but still want to offer your support from afar? Consider donating to our Mosaic fundraiser to support the project.
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