Furqaan Academy Collin County
2nd Annual Fundraising Dinner
Saturday, Janury 28th, 2012 @ 5:30 PM
at The Double Tree Hotel Richardson, 1981 North Central Expressway, Richardson, TX
Special guest appearance by:
World Renowned Comedian
Mohammed “Mo” Amer
$25 per person
Babysitting is available
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1227 West McDermott Dr.,
Allen, TX 75013
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Featuring our special guests:
Shaykh Junaid Kharsani: keynote speaker
He was born in South Africa in 1975. He memorized the Holy Qur’an at age of 15. His higher studies began at the Madrasah ‘Arabiyyah Islamiyyah in Azaadville, South Africa where he immersed himself in the study of Arabic, fiqh, hadith, the Qur’an, and related sciences. Soon after graduating in 1996, he began teaching hadith and tafsir at Islahul Muslimeen a seminary in Durban. Shaykh Junayd has long been involved in the work of da’wah and has served as a social worker and leader for a number of communities. He is currently Imam at Masjid Jamat Islam in Inglewood, California. He is also the founder of the Riyadhul Uloom Institute in Torrance, CA. He regularly delivers talks across the United States.
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Mohammed “MO” Amer
Dubbed the “Arab-American Bill Cosby”, Mohammed “Mo” Amer is a bona fide headliner, an established standup comedian from Houston, Texas. In the classic storyteller tradition, Mo is the rare comic gem who started performing standup in high school while still in his mid-teens, racking up years of experience touring literally across the world, with an impressive global and national standup resume before even hitting his 30th birthday. He has performed in over two dozen countries on five continents — as the first and only Arab-American refugee comic to perform for U.S. and coalition troops overseas, as well as with “Allah Made Me Funny: The Official Muslim Comedy Tour.” Adoring fans have watched him at sold-out shows worldwide, including: Royal Albert Hall and Hammersmith-Apollo (London), Acer Arena (Sydney), Nelson Mandela Theatre (Johannesburg), Shrine Auditorium (Los Angeles), as well as at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival, the Malmo Arts Festival (Sweden), the Amman Comedy Festival (Jordan), and the World’s Funniest Island Festival (Australia).
He has been interviewed on television and radio dozens of times, including on NPR, BBC, and CNN. His work promotes art and understanding between the diverse cultures of the world, and his ethnic and family background uniquely situate him to speak from the heart about the absurd problems of religion, terror, and the politics of our age—through the lens of honest, endearing, personal stories about his family and himself. Mo’s solo show, entitled “Legally Homeless: Trials of a Refugee”, is presently in development for a feature length docu-comedy (expected premium cable broadcast in 2012). He is also co-writing a feature screenplay with award-winning filmmaker Iman Zawahry and longtime standup collaborator, Azhar Usman.