Our favorite Bay Area independent Muslim magazine, Illume, will be holding their first annual Media Banquet and Fundraiser in early December. We hope you can attend and for those who are unable to, please purchase some tickets for those who would like to attend but are financially unable to do so. Also, if you cannot attend, please consider purchasing a subscription to support their cause.

“It really is not a new phenomenon. Islamophobia has been present since the beginning of the ministry of our beloved Prophet Muhammad . The twisting of our image became, perhaps, an academic discipline of its own during the Crusades. It is the same today but has simply evolved. In fact, the very same arguments against Islam used centuries ago have been rehashed, albeit in a more sophisticated packaging, across airwaves and in nearly every headline. The time has come for a new grassroots media, one that represents Muslims in America. Such a media will seek to illuminate the consciousness of the masses and to dispel misperceptions among the common people, otherwise unknowing to our faith. Without your support and sponsorship, independent Islamic media cannot be established, let alone exist. This is your opportunity to either lift your voice or help to lift the voices within the new media network.”

SPEAKERS
Zaid Shakir - Scholar, Zaytuna Institute
Suhaib Webb w/ an exslusive interview – Scholar, MAS
Souheila Al-Jadda - Journalist & Peabody Award-winning TV-producer, LinkTV
Hatem Bazian - Professor – Near Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley
Shahed Amanullah – Founder & Editor-In-Chief, AltMuslim
Qari Amar Bellaha – Teacher, North Star School
ENTERTAINMENT
Preacher Moss - Comedian, Allah Made Me Funny

VENUE – Chandni Restaurant, 5748 Mowry School Rd, Newark, CA 94560

DATE – December 2, 2007

TIME – Sunday | 5:00 pm

Tickets – Purchase here: http://www.illumemedia.org/banquet.php

Disclaimer: I am the Business Development Manager at Illume Media.