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This Saturday, April 22nd, the Islamic Art Revival Series invites you to Whirling Dervish Sama, a traditional Mevlevi ceremony inspired by the Sufi poet, Mevlana C. Rumi. The event will include poetry recitation, live music, and whirling dervish performance by Sheikh Kabir Helminski and his troupe. The performance will begin at 8:00 PM at Hamon Hall in the Winspear Opera House. Tickets can be purchased at ticketdfw.com, or by phone at (214)-871-5000. WHIRLING DERVISH SAMA 8:00

Join one of the world’s leading experts in Islamic art, Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir, at our Mother’s Day Luncheon on Wednesday May 10, 2017.  Dr. Khemir will be presenting on “Islamic Art, Mirror of a Great Civilization”. Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir, is an internationally renowned authority on the history of Islamic art from the seventh to the 19th centuries. Dr. Al Khemir believes strongly that Islamic art “has a role to play in our universal dialogue.” We’re excited

Please share….. We’re really excited to let you know that we’re a part of the NO MORE Challenge 2017. It’s a friendly fundraising campaign launched by Verizon where organizations dedicated to ending domesticviolence and sexual assault compete to raise the most money with the top teams winning a grand prize cash. It starts NOW till APRIL 11 and a TOTAL of $150,000 will be given away to organizations in the Challenge. We’re ready to raise

We are honored that TMWF’s Executive Director, Hind Jarrah, Ph.D. has been selected as one of the Dallas Women’s Foundation 2017 Leadership Award Recipients. The Maura Women Helping Women Awards are presented annually to exceptional leaders who have pioneered the way in improving lives for women and girls. She will be formally recognized at the Dallas Women’s Foundation Leadership Forum & Awards Dinner on May 9. Find out more: https://goo.gl/txJGBs.  

  Assalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatu Allahi Wa Barakatuh (Peace be with you and God Blessings and God’s mercy), We all are living critical times in history, and we are extremely anxious and worried for the days ahead. Yesterday, an Indian lady in Carrollton was stopped by the police and asked to prove her citizenship, she had to have her husband bring her passport! Few weeks ago one of our young kids in school was called