Women's Mawlid Celebration: Honoring the Prophet Muhammad (saw)

For Girls & Women Ages 12+: Join our panel of distinguished speakers and guests for a gathering of hearts in remembrance of our Beloved Prophet (peace and blessings upon him): Shaykha lesha Prime, Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi, Ustadha Shamira Ahmad, Anse Nihad Hammoudeh, Ustadha Mona Elzankaly & Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaad. Saturday, Sept. 11, 2026 | 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. PST | MCC Prayer Hall & Conference Room | Women & girls only, ages 12+ | In-person only (no live stream/recording) | Free, RSVP Required | Register at https://mcceastbay.org/celebrate No children under 12. No babysitting is provided. Event Schedule: – 5 p.m. – Opening remarks by Dr. Rania Awaad (Prayer Hall) – 5:10 p.m. – Quran recitation with Anse Nihad Hemmoudeh (Prayer Hall) – 5:20 p.m. to 5:40 p.m. – Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi (Prayer Hall) – 5:45 p.m. – Asr prayer and tea break (Prayer Hall & Banquet Hall) – 6 p.m. to 6:20 p.m. – Anse Nihad Hemmoudeh (Prayer Hall) – 6:20 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. – Ustadha Shamira Ahmad (Prayer Hall) – 6:40 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Shaykha lesha Prime (Prayer Hall) – 7:30 p.m. Maghrib (Prayer Hall) – 7:45 to 8:30 p.m. – Mawlid program moves into the Conference Room (not in the Prayer Hall) Sponsored by The Rahmah Foundation & MCC East Bay. – More talks in partnership with The Rahmah Foundation: https://mcceastbay.org/rahmah-foundation – More Dr. Rania: https://mcceastbay.org/rania – More Ustadha lesha Prime: https://mcceastbay.org/prime – More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai – More sessions for Muslimahs: https://mcceastbay.org/women Questions? [email protected] About our speakers: Ieasha Prime is the Director of Women’s Programming at Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Virginia and the DC Muslim Women’s Conference founder. She converted to Islam more than 20 years ago after being a Youth Ambassador to Morocco and Senegal. There, she developed a thirst for knowledge that led her to sit at the feet of some of the top Islamic Scholars of our time. After participating in several circles of knowledge in the US, Ieasha pursued religious studies abroad. She studied Arabic and Quran at the Fajr Institute in Cairo, Egypt. Later, she moved to Hadramaut, Yemen, and enrolled in Dar al Zahra, an Islamic University for Women. There she studied Aqeedah, Quran, Hadith, Arabic, Jurisprudence (Fiqh), Islamic law, Purification of the Heart, and other religious-related learning. She has received several scholarly licenses (ijaza). The work she is most committed to and enjoys has been developing Islamic programming, Islamic Studies curriculum, and Rites of Passage programs for youth and adults. The majority of her life has been spent as an educator and activist. She is most passionate about combining Islamic studies, cultural art, activism, and service to train leaders to rise above whatever challenges stand in their way and that of the community they serve. In addition to her full-time work, she is the co-founder and Executive Director of Barakah INC, an organization committed to training Muslim women in traditional Islamic sciences with a focus on modern application. Sister Ieasha is well known for participating in the National Women’s March and for teaching courses on traditional knowledge, the challenges of race and gender in the Muslim community, and Spirituality. Ieasha Prime is a proud wife and mother of three children. Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaad, M.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She is the Director of the Muslim Mental Health Lab and Wellness Program and the Director of the Diversity Clinic. She pursued her psychiatric residency training at Stanford and completed a postdoctoral clinical research fellowship with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Her research and clinical work are focused on the mental health needs of Muslims. Her courses at Stanford range from teaching a pioneering study on Islamic Psychology, instructing medical students and residents on implicit bias, and integrating culture and religion into medical care to teaching undergraduate and graduate students the psychology of xenophobia. Her most recent academic publications include an edited volume on "Islamophobia and Psychiatry" (Springer, 2019), Islamic Psychology (Routledge, 2020), and an upcoming text on Muslim Mental Health. She has also produced a toolkit, fact sheet, and CME course and is now editing a clinical textbook on Muslim mental health for the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Awaad is particularly passionate about uncovering the historical roots of mental health care in the Islamic intellectual heritage. Through her outreach work at Stanfo...