The untimely and tragic death of George Floyd in Minneapolis was a very disturbing event as it was caused by the recklessness of a police officer that is sworn to maintain people’s safety. What is more sad is the fact that these kinds of deaths have been occurring in the United States for decades. As a foundation trying to help in establishing global peace, mutual understanding and dialog, we are deeply saddened.
This kind of inequality and injustice has no place in the world, even more so in the United States as this nation is built on the foundation of human rights and liberty. However, no one has the power to change the past, so we must look forward now. We must work together to diminish all kinds of prejudice and injustice in our society. We must raise awareness to this incident and let people take lessons in order not to repeat the same mistakes. All life is equal and every citizen should be treated with justice.
While we are protesting this incident and the surrounding inequalities related to the event, we must always stay constructive. Showing anger with aggression and violence is an easy way, but it causes a destruction which will not bring any beneficial results for the cause. Instead, destruction harms everyone, the most importantly it shrouds the truth and blocks the way of a good cause. Therefore we condemn all kinds of looting and vandalism.
Now it is time to use this tragic incident to increase awareness and cooperation between different social groups and fix all of the fundamental problems causing such incidents. We pray that all efforts will be peaceful and progress in mutual dialog.
Silver Sage Foundation – May 31, 2020.
Eid al-Adha 2020 – Meat Donation to Masjid As-Sabur
Acting true to the meaning and spirit of Eid al-Adha, we donated meat to various organizations and communities during the Eid al-Adha 2020. Our first stop was Masjid As-Sabur. We would like to thank Imam Fateen Seifullah, Imam Mujahid Ramadan, donors and our volunteers.
Eid al-Adha 2020 – Drive Through Event
We celebrated Eid al-Adha 2020 with a special drive-through organization at our location. We gifted surprise gifts to the children and shared meals to the families of our community. We adapted to the pandemic conditions by organizing a drive-through with social distancing.
Children felt the spirit of the Eid with the surprise toys and gift cards. Families greeted each other and celebrated the Eid together as they waved at and fist-bumped each other according the social distancing rules. Even though we could not embrace each other, we felt the warm and friendship all around the air. There were some cars with special decorations and they bring a joy to the festivities.
Online Summer Courses for Children
Due to the pandemic, Silver Sage Foundation had to migrate the Summer Classes for children to online and organized Zoom meetings to bring our volunteer mentors and children together.
Between 14-26th of June, Silver Sage Foundation mentors gave classes to the children ranging from kindergarten to high-school. Classes included Turkish language learning, English reading, Arts and Crafts, Kahoot contests, Quranic teaching, Character education and Coding.
It was a great opportunity for our children to use the quarantine time efficiently as they had fun, socialize with their friends and learned new things.
We pray that 2021 will be better in terms of the pandemic and we will be able to organize these Summer courses on-site in our building. We also would like to thank our volunteer mentors, participating children, financial donors and supportive parents as all of them made these courses possible.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Briefing on George Floyd’s tragic death and the protests
Silver Sage Foundation was invited to the LVMPD briefing on May 31, 2020 as one of the several community leaders of Las Vegas. Our executive director Asim Budak represented our foundation in this important public declaration. We wholeheartedly agree with the idea that the protests should be made in peace. We pray that the latest developments will result in improvements in all areas of our social, legal and political structures.
Read our statement on the tragic death of George Floyd here:
Statement on the death of George Floyd
The untimely and tragic death of George Floyd in Minneapolis was a very disturbing event as it was caused by the recklessness of a police officer that is sworn to maintain people’s safety. What is more sad is the fact that these kinds of deaths have been occurring in the United States for decades. As a foundation trying to help in establishing global peace, mutual understanding and dialog, we are deeply saddened.
This kind of inequality and injustice has no place in the world, even more so in the United States as this nation is built on the foundation of human rights and liberty. However, no one has the power to change the past, so we must look forward now. We must work together to diminish all kinds of prejudice and injustice in our society. We must raise awareness to this incident and let people take lessons in order not to repeat the same mistakes. All life is equal and every citizen should be treated with justice.
While we are protesting this incident and the surrounding inequalities related to the event, we must always stay constructive. Showing anger with aggression and violence is an easy way, but it causes a destruction which will not bring any beneficial results for the cause. Instead, destruction harms everyone, the most importantly it shrouds the truth and blocks the way of a good cause. Therefore we condemn all kinds of looting and vandalism.
Now it is time to use this tragic incident to increase awareness and cooperation between different social groups and fix all of the fundamental problems causing such incidents. We pray that all efforts will be peaceful and progress in mutual dialog.
Silver Sage Foundation – May 31, 2020.
Iftar Dinner at LVMPD Summerlin Area Command
We were invited to an Iftar Dinner held at LVMPD’s Summerlin Area Command Center on May 20, 2020. Many Muslim community leaders from Las Vegas were invited to this gathering. It was a great platform to enhance interfaith understanding and connections. We would like to thank Captain Sasha Larkin and her stuff. We also thank to the meal sponsors.
Meal Distribution at Sunrise Hospital
This might be one of the most meaningful International Nurses Day as we are passing through a pandemic. On May 12 2020, Silver Sage Foundation distributed food at Sunrise Hospital to support the staff there both emotionally and physically. We sincerely thank nurses, doctors and all health personnel. We also would like to thank the volunteers participated in this initiative and Istanbul Mediterranean restaurant.
Nevada Community Leader’s Prayer for Hope and Healing
As COVID-19 spreads through our nation and our community, we are all feeling anxious, uncertain and perhaps alone. Please join our Religious Leaders as we come together in prayer.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKIjuCd0Z7Iba2YfRd6rotg
Statement on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Dear Silver Sage Foundation community members,
As the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak continues to spread around the world and in our nation, we feel obliged to take precautions and make a statement as Silver Sage Foundation to inform our community about this topic. Here is a list of recommendations given by our foundation:
Along with these decisions and recommendations, we would like to encourage everyone to pray for our community, for the Americans and ultimately for all of the world in these troubling times. May this epidemic ends swiftly and people return to their daily life as it was before.
Respectfully yours,
Silver Sage Foundation Management
International Women’s Day – 2020
We celebrated the Women’s Day at our location with food, activities, folkloric dance show and speeches. We would like to thank everyone participated in the event. And we would like to celebrate every women’s valuable presence in our lives.