PROGRAMS
Upcoming Programs
E-Biking the Balkans with Surah al-Kahf
With the mountains, rivers, valleys, caves, and ancient lakes of Albania and North Macedonia as the backdrop, this first-of-its-kind program includes e-biking, hiking, and reflecting upon the stories of Surah al-Kahf among some of Europe’s last pockets of traditional culture.
Previous Programs
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The Seerah and Our Senses @ Seward Park
Seattle, Washington
We gathered in the afternoon autumn light in Seattle’s Seward Park—originally a Duwamish seasonal fishing village. Amidst Douglas Fir and Big Leaf Maples, our grounding activity considered how we can learn from the area’s original caretakers to connect with all creation around us and “re-indiginize“ ourselves to this place, regardless of where we’re “from.”…
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Fitrah Farm Stay: From Soul to Soil
Pescadero, California
Chefs, gardeners, naturalists, and poets gathered to care for our group of 45 souls and share their gifts. We dropped our phones in the lockbox for the weekend. We prayed Jumuah as the Prophet, peace be upon him, did so many times—outside, with his companions at his side…
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Sowing Seeds of Shukr @ Olive Branch Ranch
Rochester, Washington
Our gathering alone defied the expectations of what resistance has to be. Palestinian solidarity on a May Saturday afternoon looked like tending to olive trees, sharing a fresh lamb picnic, and witnessing what saving seeds from an ancestral Levantine village means a multi-generation Palestinian farming family…