Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from 10 AM to 1 PM to cook, pack, and distribute food to the unhoused and those experiencing food insecurity in Oakland.
Those who are interested in volunteering for this cause, please contact Ms. Suzaun Hirbod at suzaun.hirbod@iccnc.org.
Please join us for Friday Prayers at ICCNC starting at 1:00 PM.
The Friday prayer sermons (Khutba) will be live-streamed via both Zoom Meeting and ICCNC YouTube Channel.
Please join us for a weekly lecture series by Dr. Abdolkarim Soroush “Existential reading of the Qur’an” in Farsi.
This meeting will be streamed via Zoom and YouTube. For Zoom, please take a minute to register before entering the class by clicking here. After registration, you will receive a link to the Zoom meeting.
We also appreciate your support of Dr. Soroushs’ classes by paying a $10 fee per class by clicking here.
Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from 10 AM to 1 PM to cook, pack, and distribute food to the unhoused and those experiencing food insecurity in Oakland.
Those who are interested in volunteering for this cause, please contact Ms. Suzaun Hirbod at suzaun.hirbod@iccnc.org.
Please join us for Friday Prayers at ICCNC starting at 1:00 PM.
The Friday prayer sermons (Khutba) will be live-streamed via both Zoom Meeting and ICCNC YouTube Channel.
Please join us for a weekly lecture series by Dr. Abdolkarim Soroush “Existential reading of the Qur’an” in Farsi.
This meeting will be streamed via Zoom and YouTube. For Zoom, please take a minute to register before entering the class by clicking here. After registration, you will receive a link to the Zoom meeting.
We also appreciate your support of Dr. Soroushs’ classes by paying a $10 fee per class by clicking here.
Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from 10 AM to 1 PM to cook, pack, and distribute food to the unhoused and those experiencing food insecurity in Oakland.
Those who are interested in volunteering for this cause, please contact Ms. Suzaun Hirbod at suzaun.hirbod@iccnc.org.
Please join us for Friday Prayers at ICCNC starting at 1:00 PM.
The Friday prayer sermons (Khutba) will be live-streamed via both Zoom Meeting and ICCNC YouTube Channel.
The Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California (ICCNC) will hold its eighth debate titled "Do Muslim Societies Need Islamic Feminism?" on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM (Los Angeles Time). Dr. Ziba Mir-Hosseini and Dr. Marziyeh Bakhshizadeh will participate in the debate. Dr. Yaser Mirdamadi moderates this debate.
The purpose of these debates is to broaden and deepen the general public’s understanding of religion in the 21st century. The general theme of the debate series is Belief and Unbelief in a “Post-Secular Era.”
The debate will be live-streamed on Zoom and on ICCNC's YouTube Channel.
Dr. Ziba Mir-Hosseini is a legal anthropologist and a founding member of Musawah, the global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family. An independent scholar, she is currently a Professorial Research Associate at the Centre for Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, SOAS, University of London. Her books include Islam and Gender: The Religious Debate in Contemporary Iran (1999) and Journeys Toward Gender Equality in Islam(2022), which was also translated into Persian in 2025. She co-directed two award-winning documentary films on Iran, Divorce Iranian Style (1998) and Runaway (2001), and received the American Academy of Religion’s 2015 Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion.
Dr. Marziyeh Bakhshizadeh is a social researcher with an interdisciplinary background in Sociology, Gender Studies, and Religious Studies. She earned her PhD from Ruhr University Bochum with a dissertation titled Changing Gender Norms in Islam: Between Reason and Revelation. Her research examines gender, religion, and social participation in postmigrant societies, including a qualitative study of Muslim migrant women in Germany. She has taught Gender and Diversity as well as Social Work at several German universities and has extensive experience in refugee work and empowerment programs for migrant women from Islamic countries.
Dr. Yaser Mirdamadi is a researcher in medical ethics at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. In 2019, he received Ph.D. in Islamic and Middle East Studies from the University of Edinborough. He has an MA in Muslim Cultures from Aga Khan University, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations (AKU-ISMC) London, UK, and an MA in Islamic Theology from Ferdowsi University Mashhad, Iran. Also, Dr. Mirdamadi completed a Level 3 Diploma (equivalent to a Master’s degree) in Classical Islamic studies from Hawza Ilmiyya (Islamic Seminary), Mashhad, Iran.
Please join us for the monthly discussion of Al-Ghazali’s “The Alchemy of Happiness” in Farsi by Dr. Abdolkarim Soroush.
This meeting will be streamed via Zoom and YouTube. For Zoom, please take a minute to register before entering the class by clicking here. After registration, you will receive a link to the Zoom meeting.
We also appreciate your support of Dr. Soroushs’ classes by paying a $10 fee per class by clicking here.
Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from 10 AM to 1 PM to cook, pack, and distribute food to the unhoused and those experiencing food insecurity in Oakland.
Those who are interested in volunteering for this cause, please contact Ms. Suzaun Hirbod at suzaun.hirbod@iccnc.org.
Please join us for Friday Prayers at ICCNC starting at 1:00 PM.
The Friday prayer sermons (Khutba) will be live-streamed via both Zoom Meeting and ICCNC YouTube Channel.
Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from 10 AM to 1 PM to cook, pack, and distribute food to the unhoused and those experiencing food insecurity in Oakland.
Those who are interested in volunteering for this cause, please contact Ms. Suzaun Hirbod at suzaun.hirbod@iccnc.org.
Please join us for Friday Prayers at ICCNC starting at 1:00 PM.
The Friday prayer sermons (Khutba) will be live-streamed via both Zoom Meeting and ICCNC YouTube Channel.
Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from 10 AM to 1 PM to cook, pack, and distribute food to the unhoused and those experiencing food insecurity in Oakland.
Those who are interested in volunteering for this cause, please contact Ms. Suzaun Hirbod at suzaun.hirbod@iccnc.org.
Please join us for Friday Prayers at ICCNC starting at 1:00 PM.
The Friday prayer sermons (Khutba) will be live-streamed via both Zoom Meeting and ICCNC YouTube Channel.
Please join us for a weekly lecture series by Dr. Abdolkarim Soroush “Existential reading of the Qur’an” in Farsi.
This meeting will be streamed via Zoom and YouTube. For Zoom, please take a minute to register before entering the class by clicking here. After registration, you will receive a link to the Zoom meeting.
We also appreciate your support of Dr. Soroushs’ classes by paying a $10 fee per class by clicking here.
Please join us on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM to commemorate the Arabeen of Imam Hussain (AS), Passing of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and Martyrdom of Imam Hassan (AS).
The program includes dinner starting at 6:30 PM, a lecture by Br. Ahmad Rashid Salim , prayer, dua, and eulogy (azadari).
The event will be live-streamed via YouTube. Please click here to enter the ICCNC YouTube Channel.
Please click here to donate to ICCNC and support the Arbaeen program.
Please join us for Friday Prayers at ICCNC starting at 1:00 PM.
The Friday prayer sermons (Khutba) will be live-streamed via both Zoom Meeting and ICCNC YouTube Channel.
Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from 10 AM to 1 PM to cook, pack, and distribute food to the unhoused and those experiencing food insecurity in Oakland.
Those who are interested in volunteering for this cause, please contact Ms. Suzaun Hirbod at suzaun.hirbod@iccnc.org.
Please join us for a weekly lecture series by Dr. Abdolkarim Soroush “Existential reading of the Qur’an” in Farsi.
This meeting will be streamed via Zoom and YouTube. For Zoom, please take a minute to register before entering the class by clicking here. After registration, you will receive a link to the Zoom meeting.
We also appreciate your support of Dr. Soroushs’ classes by paying a $10 fee per class by clicking here.
Please join us for Friday Prayers at ICCNC starting at 1:00 PM.
The Friday prayer sermons (Khutba) will be live-streamed via both Zoom Meeting and ICCNC YouTube Channel.
Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from 10 AM to 1 PM to cook, pack, and distribute food to the unhoused and those experiencing food insecurity in Oakland.
Those who are interested in volunteering for this cause, please contact Ms. Suzaun Hirbod at suzaun.hirbod@iccnc.org.
Please join us for the monthly discussion of Al-Ghazali’s “The Alchemy of Happiness” in Farsi by Dr. Abdolkarim Soroush.
This meeting will be streamed via Zoom and YouTube. For Zoom, please take a minute to register before entering the class by clicking here. After registration, you will receive a link to the Zoom meeting.
We also appreciate your support of Dr. Soroushs’ classes by paying a $10 fee per class by clicking here.
Please join us for Friday Prayers at ICCNC starting at 1:00 PM.
The Friday prayer sermons (Khutba) will be live-streamed via both Zoom Meeting and ICCNC YouTube Channel.
Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from 10 AM to 1 PM to cook, pack, and distribute food to the unhoused and those experiencing food insecurity in Oakland.
Those who are interested in volunteering for this cause, please contact Ms. Suzaun Hirbod at suzaun.hirbod@iccnc.org.
Please join us for Friday Prayers at ICCNC starting at 1:00 PM.
The Friday prayer sermons (Khutba) will be live-streamed via both Zoom Meeting and ICCNC YouTube Channel.
Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from 10 AM to 1 PM to cook, pack, and distribute food to the unhoused and those experiencing food insecurity in Oakland.
Those who are interested in volunteering for this cause, please contact Ms. Suzaun Hirbod at suzaun.hirbod@iccnc.org.
Please join us for Friday Prayers at ICCNC starting at 1:00 PM.
The Friday prayer sermons (Khutba) will be live-streamed via both Zoom Meeting and ICCNC YouTube Channel.
Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from 10 AM to 1 PM to cook, pack, and distribute food to the unhoused and those experiencing food insecurity in Oakland.
Those who are interested in volunteering for this cause, please contact Ms. Suzaun Hirbod at suzaun.hirbod@iccnc.org.
Please join us for Friday Prayers at ICCNC starting at 1:00 PM.
The Friday prayer sermons (Khutba) will be live-streamed via both Zoom Meeting and ICCNC YouTube Channel.
Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from 10 AM to 1 PM to cook, pack, and distribute food to the unhoused and those experiencing food insecurity in Oakland.
Those who are interested in volunteering for this cause, please contact Ms. Suzaun Hirbod at suzaun.hirbod@iccnc.org.
Please join us for the Ashura program on Saturday, July 5, 2025 The program includes dinner starting at 7:00 PM, lecture by Br. Ahmad Rashid Salim (via Zoom), prayer, and dua.
The lectures will be live-streamed on the ICCNC YouTube. Please click here to enter ICCNC YouTube Channel.
secure parking is available for the participants at the Scottish Rite Center Parking on 1558 Madison Street.
Please click the link below to donate to ICCNC and support the Muharram programs.
Please join us for the Tasua Program on Friday, July 4, 2025. The program includes dinner starting at 7:00 PM, lecture by Br. Ahmad Rashid Salim (via Zoom), prayer, and dua.
The lectures will be live-streamed on the ICCNC YouTube. Please click here to enter ICCNC YouTube Channel.
secure parking is available for the participants at the Scottish Rite Center Parking on 1558 Madison Street.
Please click the link below to donate to ICCNC and support the Muharram programs.
Please join us for Friday Prayers at ICCNC starting at 1:00 PM.
The Friday prayer sermons (Khutba) will be live-streamed via both Zoom Meeting and ICCNC YouTube Channel.
Please join us for the night of Tasua Program on Thursday, July 3, 2025. The program includes dinner starting at 7:00 PM, lecture by Br. Ahmad Rashid Salim (via Zoom), prayer, and dua.
The lectures will be live-streamed on the ICCNC YouTube. Please click here to enter ICCNC YouTube Channel.
secure parking is available for the participants at the Scottish Rite Center Parking on 1558 Madison Street.
Please click the link below to donate to ICCNC and support the Muharram programs.
Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from 10 AM to 1 PM to cook, pack, and distribute food to the unhoused and those experiencing food insecurity in Oakland.
Those who are interested in volunteering for this cause, please contact Ms. Suzaun Hirbod at suzaun.hirbod@iccnc.org.
Please join us for Friday Prayers at ICCNC starting at 1:00 PM.
The Friday prayer sermons (Khutba) will be live-streamed via both Zoom Meeting and ICCNC YouTube Channel.
Dear ICCNC Community Members,
In these difficult times, when distant drums of an unprovoked attack have echoed across our hearts and reached the soil of Iran, we recognize the deep toll it has taken on our community emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically.
We invite you to gather with us for an evening of shared reflection and solidarity. This will be a safe and compassionate space where we can speak openly about the weight we’ve carried the stress, fear, and sorrow and the ways in which we have sought peace and resilience amidst the unrest.
Let us come together to listen, support, and uplift one another.
We will conclude the evening with Maghrib and ‘Isha prayers, followed by the recitation of Dua Kumayl, seeking divine mercy, healing, and strength for all who are suffering.
With hope and prayers.
Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from 10 AM to 1 PM to cook, pack, and distribute food to the unhoused and those experiencing food insecurity in Oakland.
Those who are interested in volunteering for this cause, please contact Ms. Suzaun Hirbod at suzaun.hirbod@iccnc.org.
Please join us for Friday Prayers at ICCNC starting at 1:00 PM.
The Friday prayer sermons (Khutba) will be live-streamed via both Zoom Meeting and ICCNC YouTube Channel.
Please Join Us for a Night of Prayer and Reflection.
In light of the ongoing challenges of wars facing the world, particularly in Iran, we invite you to come together for an evening dedicated to praying for peace and seeking spiritual healing.
The program will begin with a short presentation by Dr. Sholeh Amiri on coping with the stress and anxiety of war, followed by a Q&A and reflection session. We will then engage in the sacred recitation of Dua Komayl by Br. Ahmad Rashid Salim, concluding our gathering with Maghrib and Isha prayers.
Let us come together in unity, faith, and hope, offering our prayers for peace and well-being for all.
We look forward to your presence.
Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from 10 AM to 1 PM to cook, pack, and distribute food to the unhoused and those experiencing food insecurity in Oakland.
Those who are interested in volunteering for this cause, please contact Ms. Suzaun Hirbod at suzaun.hirbod@iccnc.org.
Please join us on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at 11 A.M. to celebrate the Eids together at the Sycamore valley park. This will be a potluck style picnic, so please bring a dish and other necessary items to share with the group. We look forward to seeing you there.
Please join us for Friday Prayers at ICCNC starting at 1:00 PM.
The Friday prayer sermons (Khutba) will be live-streamed via both Zoom Meeting and ICCNC YouTube Channel.
Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from 10 AM to 1 PM to cook, pack, and distribute food to the unhoused and those experiencing food insecurity in Oakland.
Those who are interested in volunteering for this cause, please contact Ms. Suzaun Hirbod at suzaun.hirbod@iccnc.org.
