Events

Muslim Legal Fund of America cordially invites you to its upcoming event featuring political activist, Linda Sarsour, on Saturday, February 15th, 2020, @ 6:30 PM at Masjid Omar.

• Registration is easy. Simply RSVP and get your FREE tickets here.
• Refreshments will be served.

Don’t let this stop here! Invite your family and friends to join you. It makes a bigger difference to support justice together.

See you all there, insha’Allah!

In faith and by justice,

Khalil Meek, Executive Director

Join us for an unforgettable night of incredible speakers, entertainment, dinner, and stories. MLFA has done extraordinary work over the past 19 years to advance equity and justice for American Muslim organizations and individuals by combating the injustices done in the name of national security. We are so excited to host our very first charity gala to raise legals funds for charity and continue to fight against injustice.

Our mission is to advance equality and justice and we do this by providing legal representation in targeted federal civil and criminal proceedings, individualized legal compliance advice for nonprofit organizations, and selected legal education in partnership with like-minded community organizations.

Experience our mission and organization at this unforgettable event featuring our incredible keynote speaker, Trevor Aaronson. Aaronson is an author, journalist, director of the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and author of The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI’s Manufactured War on Terrorism. Aaronson asks the question: Is the United States catching terrorists or creating them?

With our emcee Maaria Mozaffar, a civil rights attorney, mediator and legislative consultant, she knows firsthand the power of laws. Her mission is educate people on how to take control of their lives through the legal and legislative process, our America is built upon.

Noor Salman, the wife of the Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen. Salman, 31, faced two charges: aiding and abetting Mateen’s efforts to provide material support to ISIS, and obstruction of justice for allegedly misleading authorities in their investigation of the massacre. She could have been sentenced to life imprisonment if convicted on all counts – She was acquitted on all counts and will join us to share her story with you.

Khalil Meek, co-founder and Executive Director of the Muslim Legal Fund of America and entertainment by Amira Sackett. Sackett, believes her art and identity as both Muslim and American, has the power to build bridges between communities fostering mutual understanding, increased knowledge, awareness, and unity. She uses her voice to fearlessly combat negative stereotypes about Muslim women, and educate communities with little or no contact with their fellow Muslim Americans. Founder of We’re Muslim, Don’t Panic.

Doors open promptly at 6:00pm. Dinner service to begin at 6:15pm.

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Early bird tickets purchased before February 15, 2020: $85

Regular adult tickets: $100

Table for 10 guests: $950

Table for 22 guests: $2,000

**Ticket sales available online only. No ticket sales at the door

To purchase tables, please contact

Arshia Ali-Khan: arshia.ali.khan@mlfa.org