November 12, 2024 | Jumada Al-Awwal 10, 1446
These times are based on San Jose, California.
FAJR

6:00AM

5:32AM - 6:45AM
DHUHR

1:00PM

11:53AM - 3:20PM
ASR

3:45PM

3:20PM - 5:01PM
MAGHRIB

5:01PM

 
ISHA

8:00PM

6:13PM - 5:32AM
Jumu'ah 1

12:15 PM

Jumu'ah 2 at: 1:30PM

SBIA Family Night

 

Downtown SBIA: 325 N. 3rd St, San Jose

Agenda: 6:00PM Dinner | 6:55PM – 8:25PM Program | 8:25PM Maghrib

Topic – 1: Overseas Internship by US Students

Monika Khan (Youth Speaker)

Graduate Student in Public Health at Columbia University in New York, Fall-2012

Monika Khan will share her recent experience interning abroad at ICDDR,B, an International

Health Research Institution located in Dhaka, Bangladesh (http://www.icddrb.org). The

ICDDR,B addresses some of the most critical health concerns facing the world today, ranging

from improving neonatal survival to HIV/AIDS. Since 1978, this Centre has trained more

than 27,000 health professionals from over 78 countries.

 

Topic – 2: Earthquakes

Suleyman Yesilyurt, Geological Engineer and a member of the SBIA Board of Trustees

The Bay Area is one of the seismically most active regions of the United States. The entire

Bay Area is an Earthquake Zone with numerous large and small faults slicing the Earth's

crust. In this short talk, I will provide a brief overview of the Bay Area geology, known

faults, current earthquake research, probabilities, risks/dangers posed by earthquakes. I

will have tips for how to prepare for earthquakes and what to do when they hit.

 

Topic – 3: Islamic Investing and Inheritance

M. Nayeem Qureshi

Director of Philanthropy & Trust Services, Amana Mutual Fund, Saturna Capital

Abstract of the Talk: To educate our community about Islamic investing, the options for

Shariah compliant investing will be discussed. A brief overview of the very important topic

of Islamic inheritance will also be presented.