An End to Aggression on Yemen April 21, 2015 For the past month, the Saudi-led coalition military campaign against Yemen has caused significant devastation and indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians. Yemen is considered the poorest country among the Arab nations. For a number of decades, Yemen has been an arena…
On Sunday, April 26, 2015, IECOC will be holding a marriage workshop with presentations by Imam Sayed Moustafa al-Qazwini and marriage counselors Dr. Sara Said and Maryam Rasouli. The workshop will be held from 12:30 pm to 5:30 pm. For more information, and to register for this workshop, please see…
On April 21, 2015, faith leaders representing various religious traditions from across Los Angeles came together in solidarity to promote religious pluralism and peace and to shun religious discrimination and violence. Invited by the City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission, Imam Sayed Moustafa al-Qazwini (President of the Shia Muslim…
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajioon. To God we belong, and to God we will return. It is with great sadness that we have received news of the passing away of Dr. Sayed Mohammad Bahroluloom at the age of 88 on April 7, 2015 in the city of Najaf, Iraq.…
On Saturday, April 11, 2015, the Muslim Women’s Network will be distributing free roses attached to Prophetic narrations at the Beverly Hills Mall, Irvine Spectrum, and Downtown Disney. The objective of this project is to help counter Islamophobia and clear up various misconceptions about Islam to the general public. Muslim…
On Saturday, April 11th, the IECOC will be celebrating the birth of Lady Fatima al-Zahra (as). The program will begin at 7:30 PM with prayers, followed by youth speakers, children’s performances, and keynote speaker Edina Lekovic, concluding with dinner. All are welcome to participate in this joyous event!
On Saturday, March 21st, the IECOC and the Shia Muslim Council of Southern California participated in an event commemorating the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California. A panel was held with the partitipation of Sayed Mahdi al-Qazwini and the senior founding members, whose…
We have received word that the IECOC Umrah and Ziyarah group has successfully completed the rites of Umrah in Mecca and Ziyarah in the city of Madina. During this time, the group visited anumber of significant sites in and around the two cities, such as the graves of the Prophet…
What do a Shia mosque in Yemen, a church in Pakistan and a museum in Tunisia have in common? Sadly this past couple of weeks, all three have suffered the evil carnage perpetrated by terrorists who have lost their right to be called humans. The Shia Muslim Council of Southern…
The IECOC announces that from Thursday through Saturday, nightly programs will be held in honor of the Martyrdom of Lady Fatima Al-Zahra (as). The programs are as follows: Thursday, March 5th: Following the weekly Thursday night program schedule, prayers will be held at 7:00 PM, followed by a lecture and…