1st annual Eid festival program
American Muslim Voice Foundation
Seating: Stern Ballroom
Henna: Fireside Room (ongoing)
7:45- Registration, dinner and conversation
7: 50- Machelle Ahmed, Hamd (praising God)
7:55- Areeba Yasin, Emcee (High School Student)
8:00- Samina Sundas, Founder of American Muslim Voice Foundation
8:05- Hayaa Hyder, Nasheed Allah hi Allah
8:08- Omar Raza, All about Eid
8:12- Naiel Ahmed Chaudry & junnat Bilal Hameed, Eid Mubarak kids song and dance
8:17- Meet the children and hear what do they like about Eid
8:22- Machelle Ahmed, "Falak pay kaisa yeh chand nikla” Pakistani Urdu song
8:25- Aifra Ahmed, Urdu poetry about Eid
8:28- Hayaa Hyder and friends peace song
8:32- Award ceremony, AMV Foundation’s 2014 Unsung Heroes
9: 00- Sonia Raghuram, Sitar performance. Student of legendary artist Habib Khan
9:15- Henna, dress ups with glittery dupattas (scarves) bangles and jewels for photos
9:25- Samina Sundas, closing
Sponsors:
American Muslim Voice Foundation
Co- Sponsors:
Event Committee
City of Palo Alto
Zareen Anwar
Muslim Community Association
Raza Family
Sylvina Frausto
Tanya and Harris Halepota Family
Eversnap Pro
mifam
Maha Elgenaidi
Nahid Aminiazee
Habibe and Ishrat Hussain
Linda Busek
Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice
Yasmin Vanya
Shama Khan
Moazzam Chowdhry
Aifra Ahmed
Reshma Hyder
Tanya Denise Haletopa
Andaleeb Ahmed
Erum Choudhry
Samina Sundas
Mehndi/Henna Artists:
Wardah Chowdhry and Yusra Beig
Displayed Art by
Shaz Imran
AMV Foundation proudly presents Unsung Heroes Awards
Fred Korematsu Civil Rights Award
Recipient: Muslim Advocates
is a national legal advocacy and educational organization that works on the
frontlines of civil rights to guarantee freedom and justice for Americans of all faiths.
Peter Jennings Unbiased Media Award
Recipient: Sue Dremann Palo Alto Weekly
is truly an open minded and unbiased news reporter.
Cesar Chavez Social Justice Award
Recipient: Professor Roberta Ahlquist
is Professor in the College of Education at San Jose State University
in California. Her research and writing is in the areas of critical race theory
Virtuous Public Official Award
Recipient: Nancy Shepherd, Mayor of Palo Alto
Nancy Shepherd is truly a representative of all of her constituents.
She is highly respected for her ability to "disagree without being disagreeable."
Badshah Khan Peace Award
Recipient: San Jose Peace and Justice Center
was founded in 1957 by individuals profoundly concerned about peace
and justice issues, especially the growth of nuclear arsenals and atmospheric nuclear testing.
2006 Marla Ruzicka Humanitarian Award
Recipient: Altaf Chaus, the Muslim Burger King owner
who returned $100.000 cash to the police because of his faith, Islam.
Martin Luther King Jr. Beloved Community Building Award
Recipient: Rev. D. Andrew Kille
has been involved in interfaith work for nearly 40 years. He is Director of Interfaith
Space, dedicated to developing and strengthening interfaith relations in the South Bay
The Spirit of Islam Lifetime Achievement Award
Recipient: Raana Faiz
is the Past President of Pakistan Association of San Francisco
Bay Area. She established Voice of Pakistan/Hamrahi radio program since 1980.
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