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Radio Show – The Issue of Hate Crimes

The Radio Talk Show series presented by Silver Sage Foundation and Hosted by Imam Mujahid Ramadan continued with the 6th episode aired on May 1st, 2021. The broadcast was provided by 88.1 Power LV.

In this episode, our guests delved into the topic of hate crimes and how can social efforts could help in this regard. Jolie Brislin from the Anti-Defamation League talked about her organization’s efforts on ending the social injustices and hate crimes. She said that co-operation is vital in solving these problems. She said, ‘we should empower people to speak up,’ because silence only helps to the oppressors and the victims are voiceless.

Hafza Girdap talked about Advocates of Silenced Turkey’s efforts in ending oppressions and inequalities. She also introduced their SetThemFree​ initiative which is a movement to stop the unfair imprisonments all around the world and especially Turkey. She shared the number of people persecuted wrongly. And those numbers were quite alarming.

The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, Christopher Chiou talked how Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is pro-active in terms of ending the hate crimes. He stated that Las Vegas has lower number of hate crimes as LVMPD is actively co-operating with minorities. He gave the example of LVMPD’s efforts after the Atlanta shooting in which police officers visited the Asian communities and reassured them that they are safe and welcomed.

It was a very uplifting discussion as we see how organizations are working hard to end the injustice and hate crimes in the USA. We also learnt that most of the government officers are also in this effort.

We would to thank Imam Ramadan and his valued guests for this thought provoking discussion. Also special thanks to KCEP Power LV 88.1 for allowing us to broadcast these series on their platform.

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Iftar Dinner at Masjid Al-Noor

Silver Sage Foundation distributed iftar meals around 130 people at Masjid Al-Noor. It was a beautiful event of friendship and faith as Las Vegas Muslims gathered together to break their fast and share the Ramadan spirit. It was especially a refreshing moment for the participants as the pandemic has been preventing such gatherings for a long time. We paid utmost attention to follow the social distancing regulations, but there were heartfelt discussions and friendly exchanges during the evening nevertheless.

We would like to thank Masjid Al-Noor and Islamic Information Center for allowing us to organize this event. We thank everyone who came to eat with us and brought joy to the event. Finally, a special thanks must be given to our volunteers who prepared the meals in their homes. They were quite delicious!

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LVMPD Multicultural Ramadan Event

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) held a multicultural gathering event for the month of Ramadan and Silver Sage Foundation was the food supplier for the event. It was a delightful event to exchange understanding and love. LVMPD officers and community members gave short presentations on the matters of intercultural relationships and unity in Nevada, specifically Las Vegas.

Joseph Lombardo the Sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and Christopher Chiou the Acting US Attorney for the District of Nevada both gave their heartfelt thanks to our dialogue and charity efforts. They told that they want to pay our foundation a visit at our location as soon as possible.

We would like to thank LVMPD for organizing this meaningful event. Also a big thanks to our volunteer members who prepared some delicious meals for the gathering.

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Radio Show – The Month of Ramadan and Fasting

The Radio Talk Show series presented by Silver Sage Foundation and Hosted by Imam Mujahid Ramadan continued with the 5th episode aired on April 3rd, 2021. The broadcast was provided by 88.1 Power LV as usual.

In this episode, the discussion revolved around the upcoming month of Ramadan and fasting. Ramadan’s guests were Dr. Dood Hyer, Amr Hosny, and Imam Abdel J. Nuriddin PhD. In the 1-hour long show, the guests talked about the importance of fasting and the spirit of Ramadan.

It was a remarkable discussion to learn that all of the major religions practice fasting a different ways. The speakers emphasized on the health benefits of fasting. It was also noted how fasting brings a person closer to God. It was also stated that fasting is a helpful activity to encourage people to pay attention on charitable efforts as it allows one to feel the sense of hunger properly.

We would to thank Imam Ramadan and his valued guests for this thought provoking discussion. Also special thanks to KCEP Power LV 88.1 for allowing us to broadcast these series on their platform.

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Radio Show – Love and Tolerance in the 21st Century

The Radio Talk Show series presented by Silver Sage Foundation and Hosted by Imam Mujahid Ramadan continued with the 4th episode aired on March 6th, 2021. The broadcast was provided by 88.1 Power LV as usual.

In this episode, Imam Ramadan hosted three esteemed guests from 3 different religions. Rabbi Reuven Firestone PhD, Reverend Dr. Catherine Gregg and Imam Jamal Rahman came together to discuss on how interfaith dialogue can establish strong bridges between the Abrahamic religions.

Inspired by Fethullah Gulen’s vision of peace and dialogue between different social and religious groups, Ramadan led the discussion through various points regarding the role of understanding each other and tolerance in building a harmonious society in the 21st Century.

We would to thank Imam Ramadan and his valued guests for this thought provoking discussion. Also special thanks to KCEP Power LV 88.1 for allowing us to broadcast these series on their platform.

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Bake Sale for the International Women’s Day

We organized a bake sale fundraiser to raise money to be used in helping the oppressed women in Turkey. To celebrate the International Women’s Day, Silver Sage Foundation’s distinguished members prepared a variety of delicious meals.

Our stand was opened at Anthem Hills Park on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Our volunteers and customers paid great attention to social distancing regulations.

All money will be sent to Turkey and it will be distributed to the women in need as the Turkish government keeps 1000s of people in jail or purged from their job, leaving them in desperate need for financial support.

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Silent March for Women’s Rights

Our Silver Sage Foundation community got together and made a silent march on Las Vegas Strip to support the women rights and celebrate the International Women’s Day. We marched for the women of the world, especially for the women who are suffering in the Turkish prisons under Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s oppressive regime.

It was a joint effort all around the USA organized by AST (Advocates of Silenced Turkey). Since the alleged coup attempt in July 2016, more than 5000 women have been jailed. 600 were detained and 100 women have given birth in prison. There are currently 780 children prisoners accompanying their mothers.

Women’s rights have been ignored and violated by the Turkish authorities systemically. Many women in custody were subject to strip searches. They were asked to undress and squat while naked, sometimes with cameras present.

As Silver Sage Foundation, we want the end of all unfair treatment towards women all around the world. In this regard, we will raise our voice as much we can.

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Lecture – Jesus the Prophesied Messiah

Keith Hess, Professor of Philosophy at the College of Southern Nevada gave a Zoom lecture to our community on February 8th. In his presentation, Prof. Hess depicted a detailed picture of Messiah according to the Christian point of view.

Hess shared exempts from both The Old and The New Testaments on how Jesus becomes the Messiah. He also gave attention to the other messianic prophecies related to the subject.

After the lecture, the meeting’s moderator Dr. Rosalie Marinellu and some of the other listeners made insightful comments and asked crucial questions. As Hess replied to those remarks, the discussion became even more fruitful and gave each of the listeners a new perspective on the subject of Jesus as the Messiah.

We would like to thank Prof. Hess for the lecture and for his time. Also a special thanks to Dr. Marinellu for her lively and heartful moderation, even though she shared the job with an unwilling Mukaddes Kocabiyik who also made a tremendous job organizing the event along with Dr. Asim Cengiz.

Stay tuned to our website and social media channels as we plan to turn this lecture into a series of Zoom lectures with various topics presented by the experts in their fields.

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Radio Show – Race and Tolerance

Imam Muhajid Ramadan (Chairman of the Interfaith Council of Southern Nevada) hosted a radio talk show at KCEP 88.1 on February 6th to discuss the current racial issues our society faces and how can we overcome them through tolerance. His guests were Reverend Gard Jameson, Rabbi Sanford Akselrad and Imam Abu Qadir Al-Amin.

The valuable guests from 3 different religious backgrounds talked about how much Abrahamic religions are in common. They emphasized on the importance of tolerance as one of the way of eradicating all divisions. They also put forward some remarkable points about the racial justice and how religions can be a big part of this.

You can listen to this show on our offical Youtube channel. The video is embedded into this post as well.

We offer our thanks to KCEP Power 88 for this beautiful opportunity to discuss such important matter on air. And a special thanks to our honorable speakers.

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Teen Project – Winter Coat Drive for Foster Children

Silver Sage Foundation’s Teen Project Unit collected clothes to be donated to Hannah’s Closet, a donation drop off and distribution location ran by Fostering Hope which is a ministry of Hope Church in Las Vegas. Fostering Hope supports foster families in various ways. Fostering Hope supports foster children from age 0 to 18, and they also have special programs helping them beyond age of 18 until 21 with the ‘Step Up’ system.

Our volunteer Teen Project youth has been gathering donations from the locals of Las Vegas. And they dropped them off at Hannah’s closet on Tuesday, 19th of January so that those clothes could be distributed to the foster care families. With the initiative named, ‘Coat Drive’ our hard-working teens collected scarves, gloves, boots, coats and hats. We sincerely hope that these clothes will make the cold winter season easier for the foster children.

We applaud our Teen Project volunteers and generous donors for this kind act. And we also give a special thanks to Fostering Hope, especially Donna White who answered our questions patiently and sincerely. For more information on how to help foster children, please visit: https://www.fosteringhopelv.com/

Donna White (Manager of Hannah’s Closet and Care Community Director) answered our question on the Foster Care system such as how many foster children are in Las Vegas, how can we interact with them or support them and what happens when they turn 18.

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