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. Soroush’s 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.

We invite you to our monthly gathering for the recitation of Dua Kumayl by ICCNC’s Resident Scholar Dr. Ahmad Rashid Salim.

Let us come together in reflection and prayer, seeking peace and well-being for all.

Your presence will be a blessing.

As part of our holiday outreach efforts, ICCNC will be participating in the preparation and distribution of hot meals for individuals in need and those experiencing food insecurity on December 27. We warmly invite you to join us as a volunteer in this meaningful and charitable initiative. Your participation is welcome and every contribution helps bring care, dignity, and warmth to our community during the holiday season.

Sign up to volunteer:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4AADA62BABF85-60852782-ecap

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. Soroush’s classes by paying a $10 fee per class by clicking here.

Join us on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at 7:00 AM (PST) for a problem-centered and thought-provoking dialogue with Mohammadreza Salamat and Dr. Mostafa Malekian titled: “Prayer on the Scale of Rationality and Spirituality”

This program will be streamed live on the ICCNC YouTube Channel.

Biographies

Mostafa Malekian was born on June 2, 1956, in Shahreza, Isfahan Province. He initially studied mechanical engineering at the University of Tabriz but left the field after two years to pursue his true interest in the humanities. He then ranked first in the national entrance exam and entered the Department of Islamic Philosophy at the University of Tehran.

After graduating in 1979, he continued his studies in Islamic philosophy and mysticism at the Qom Seminary while also beginning a master’s program in philosophy, which he later left in favor of independent study. Over time, his interests shifted increasingly toward Western philosophy.

Malekian lived in Qom from 1979 to 1997 and taught at several major Iranian universities, including the University of Tehran, Imam Sadiq University, Tarbiat Modares University, and Sharif University of Technology. Since 2009, his teaching activities have been limited to non-governmental institutions.

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. Soroush’s 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 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. Soroush’s classes by paying a $10 fee per class by clicking here.

Join us on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM (Los Angeles Time) for an exclusive interview with Dr. Hamid Dabashi, author of “ After Savagery Gaza, Genocide, and the Illusion of Western Civilization “, hosted by Dr. Yasser Mirdamadi.

The interview will be live-streamed on Zoom and on ICCNC's YouTube Channel.

Biography

Hamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Among Dabashi’s recent books are On Edward Said: Remembrance of Things Past, The End of Two Illusions: Islam after the West, and Iran in Revolt: Revolutionary Aspirations in a Post-Democratic World. 

Lastly, below is the purchase link for the book on which this interview is based. Based on my conversation with Ali Agha, since the program is online and we cannot sell the book directly, we will include the link in our event announcement for those interested:

Purchase link: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2607-after-savagery

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.

We invite you to our monthly gathering for the recitation of Dua Kumayl by ICCNC’s Resident Scholar Dr. Ahmad Rashid Salim.

Let us come together in reflection and prayer, seeking peace and well-being for all.

Your presence will be a blessing.

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. Soroush’s 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 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. Soroush’s 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 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. Soroush’s 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 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. Soroush’s 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.