Exclusive!* Imam Zaid Shakir has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at the Cordoba Center Ramadan fundraising event: Feeding The Soul. This event is an annual fundraiser that the South Valley Islamic Center/Cordoba Center conducts during the month of Ramadan. Imam Zaid has blessed the small (but growing) community with his participation at the inaugural and second Feeding The Soul event. We** are ecstatic to have Imam Zaid and his wife, Umm Hassan, with us again this year for the 4th annual event.

Following last year’s tradition, the community plans to finish reciting the Quran during the nightly Tarawih prayers after the fundraiser.

Imam Zaid has just published an article titled Ramadan Lessons: Lesson One. Imam Zaid has also initiated a new endeavor: The Lighthouse Mosque in Oakland, California. Check out the Facebook group here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5069346607

Check Imam Zaid’s upcoming events and programs here: http://www.newislamicdirections.com/nid/programs/

* As of this posting, no announcements have been made on Imam Zaid’s site, Zaytuna or Cordoba Center.

** Most of the IslamCrunch team reside and contribute to the community.