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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.

Stay tuned for the next month’s episode by subscribing to our social media channels.

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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.

Stay tuned for the next month’s episode by subscribing to our social media channels.

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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 – Helping Yemen

Silver Sage Foundation’s Teen Project Unit did not stay idle during the holidays and kept working hard on humanitarian efforts. Several teenagers from our high school members prepared home-made noodles and delivered them to Las Vegas and Henderson residents’ doors. In return, they collected donations for the Yemeni people who are fighting against starvation.

The donations were made through Embrace Relief’s ‘Donate for Food Distribution in Yemen’ initiative. The dire situation in Yemen calls for urgent support from all around the world as people are struggling to find food and shelter in the civil-war ridden country. You can make your own donations via the link below:

https://donation.embracerelief.org/food-distribution-in-yemen

We applaud our young volunteers and their mentors on this valiant effort. Further thanks to our generous donors as we wish them happy meals with those heart-poured noodles.

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Holy Night – Mary, Mother of Jesus

In the light of Christmas season, we held a Zoom meeting to remember Mary, the blessed mother of Jesus. Las Vegas Epiphany Episcopal Church and Silver Sage Foundation members came together to read poems about Mary and discuss the most honorable mother’s life.

Dr. Zeki Saritoprak visited the meeting as a special guest and shared his valuable knowledge on Jesus and Mary in the Quran and hadith. Meryem Mikesa, Marlyn Buckley and Rosalie Marinellu also granted everyone some new perspectives on Mary with their stories from both Muslim and Christian traditions. We got to know more about her importance as one of the strongest women figures in history. And it was once again proven that there are so many common things in both religions.

We would like to thank Mukaddes Kocabiyik and her team of Silver Sage volunteers on organizing this beautiful and meaningful event. And a special thanks to our Teen Project youth for their beautiful poem recitations and to all who participated.

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Christmas 2020 – Food Ally Program Meal Donation

We are welcoming a holiday season with a bittersweet anticipation as the pandemic harmed a significant amount of people both physically and economically all around the world.

As Silver Sage Foundation, we are trying to do our best in order to make things easier for the people in unfortunate conditions. By joining to the Food Ally Program, we distributed more than 100 meals to people in need.

We would like to thank our Women Dialogue Unit for their efforts and perfect organization. We also thank Share Village and Nevada Homeless Alliance for their guidance. And special thanks should be given to Istanbul Mediterranean Restaurant and US Halal Meat for their delicious meals. Last but not least, we thank our generous donors and selfless volunteers who worked hard for hours to organize a smooth meal distribution.

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Christmas 2020 – Meal Distribution to Elderly

We are welcoming a holiday season with a bittersweet anticipation as the pandemic harmed a significant amount of people both physically and economically all around the world.

As Silver Sage Foundation, we are trying to do our best in order to make things easier for the people in unfortunate conditions. We distributed more than 100 meals by partnering with Nevada Homeless Alliance.

We would like to thank Nevada Homeless Alliance for allowing us to do such an act of kindness. We also extend our special thanks to Istanbul Mediterranean Restaurant and US Halal Meat for their delicious meals. Last but not least, we thank our selfless donors and lively volunteers who worked hard for hours to organize a smooth meal distribution.

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Dialogue Talks – Discussion on Sufism

Imam Mujahid Ramadan, Dr. Daniel W Skubik and Dr. Zeki Saritoprak came together to discuss on the roots of Sufism and its significance on the contemporary world. The discussion is available on our Youtube channel.

Dr. Skubik started the discussion as he talked about the pre-Islamic background of Sufism in Jewish and Christian traditions. Dr. Saritoprak moved on with the Islamic background of this school of thought. Then both academics gave plenty of valuable insight as Imam Ramadan directed the discussion with his questions and remarks.

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