Women in Islam (Nov. 24)

L to R: Ameena Jandali and Sumbul Ali-Karamali

Ameena Jandali is a founding member of Islamic Networks Group. She has delivered hundreds of presentations in schools, colleges, universities, churches, and other venues on Islam and related subjects, and has appeared on numerous television and radio programs. She currently team teaches a class on Islam at San Francisco City College. She received her M.A. in Near Eastern Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and B.A. in History from the University of Illinois.

Sumbul Ali-Karamali is a local author who earned her B.A. from Stanford, her J.D. from U.C. Davis, and her L.L.M. in Islamic Law from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies. She was a teaching assistant in Islamic law at the University of London and was a research associate at the Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law in London. For excerpts, reviews, and information about her first book, The Muslim Next Door, please visit her website at www.muslimnextdoor.com.

This was the final program for 2008. Raffle tickets had been given out throughout November whenever an evaluation form was turned in. The drawing was held and four prizes donated by our sponsors were awarded: gift certificates from local bookstores East West Bookstore and Books Inc., a Talk Cinema Palo Alto subscription, and a Flip Ultra video camera from Pure Digital. The winners will be contacted by phone.

Thank you so much to the many people and organizations involved in putting on this year's program! Thank you to those of you who made it out to events, connected with the community, and shared your thoughts and opinions. It takes all of us to make Mountain View the vibrant community it is.