Interview of Joan Abu Bakir by Gail Kennard 2022 09 06
Joan Abu Bakir was born Joan Mary Woodford in Benton Harbor, Michigan, where she attended public schools through high school. Her mother took her to…
Interview of Aqueela Jaffer by Gail Kennard 2022 08 01
President of the Women’s Association from 1979 to 1982. She led the establishment of the Muslim Cemetery in of Rose Hills Memorial Park Cemetery.…
Interview of Tahara Akmal by Gail Kennard 2022 02 27
Tahara Akmal is the daughter of Farooq Saeed Akmal who was on the board of the Islamic Foundation in the 1960s and Saeed Akmal who was on the board of…
Interview of Wajida Alhambra by Gail Kennard (11 December 2021 )
Wajida Alhambra was the principal for the New Horizon school in Pasadena from 1989 to 1995 then moved to become the principal of the West Side campus…
Interview of Wajida Alhambra by Gail Kennard (26 November 2021)
Wajida Alhambra was the principal for the New Horizon school in Pasadena from 1989 to 1995 then moved to become the principal of the West Side campus…
Interview of Samer Hathout by Hashem Sherif 2021 09 05
Samer Hathout is a Deputy District Attorney in Los Angeles. She was a representative of the Muslim Women's League. She is also the daughter of Dr.…
Interview of Hedab Tarifi by Hashem Sherif and Dr. Aida Osman 2021 08 30
Hedab Tarifi was the first woman to be elected Chair of the Board in 2016 and 2017. Before she worked closely with Dr. Hassan Hathout and his wife…
Interview of Mohammad Qureshi by Hashem Sherif 2021 08 18
Mohammad Qureshi was the administrator of the Islamic Center from 1984 to 2014
Interview of Jane El Farra by Gail Kennard 2021 08 06
Jane El Farra was the wife of Sabir El Farra, the Chairman of the executive council of the Islamic Foundation of Southern California in the 1970s
Sulejman Sulejmanagiç interview with Sadik Alloo, 2020 05 18
To access the audio recording https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IzrX1AI5S-Qry76tedHucl_Il2S8cQb8/view?usp=share_link
Interview of Rashid Tifrit by Sadik Alloo and Levent Akbarut on 2020 05 01
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Rashid Tifrit was the secretary of the Moslem Association of America in Los Angeles assisting its director Dr.…
Interview of Tahara Akmal by Sadik Alloo 2020 04 23
Tahara Akmal is the daughter of Farooq Saeed Akmal who was on the board of the Islamic Foundation in the 1960s and Saeed Akmal who was on the board of…
Interview of Ali and Mahsheed Galedary by Sadik Alloo on 2020 04 21
Sheikh Abdallah Galedary was the first religious leader of the Moslem Association of America in Los Angeles in the 1950s.
Interview of Mohammad Yacoob by Hashem Sherif and Sadik Alloo 2020 04 16
In 1968, Mohammad Yacoob was responsible for membership of the Islamic Foundation of Southern California. In 1969, he was the vice President of the…
Interview of Abed Awad by Sadik Alloo 2020 03 11
Abed Awad was a long-time member of the Center and on its board in the 1960s when it was called the Islamic Foundation of Southern California
Interview of Ray (Abdul Razzak) Jallow by Sadik Alloo and Professor Mary Jane O'Donnell 2020 03 07
In 1960, while working on his Ph.D. from UCLA, Ray Jallow was the President of the Moslem Association of America in Los Angeles.
Interview of Dr. Maher Hathout by Mukhtar Abdelnaby
Recollections of Dr. Maher Hathout's early activism in Egypt and the influence his mother had on him
An early masjid in Los Angeles - Interview of Khalil Momand by Mukhtar Abdelnaby
Interview of Khalil Momend by Mukhtar Abdelnaby
Providing a service: A cemetery and a mortuary - Interview of Dr. Omar Alfi and Azmeralda (Zizi) Alfi by Mukhtar Abdelnaby
Interview of Dr. Omar Alfi and Zizi Alfi by Mukhtar Abdelnaby
Islamic Center of Southern California 60th Anniversary Video (2014)
Link on vimeo https://vimeo.com/89097991 Link on Youtube https://youtu.be/-n_7_idBDY4
List of Interviews recorded on cassette tapes conducted by Professor Mary Jane O'Donnell (2003-2008)
Excel file
Interview of Zane Alsabery, Betty Alsabery (Jean Johnston) and Khalil Momand - ca 2003
Betty Alsabery (a.k.a Jean Johnston) was associated with the Moslem Association from the late 1950s and the early 1960s. Zane Alsabery is her son.…
Interview of Edina Lekovic 2008-01?
Edina Lekovic was the communication director of MPAC. Previously she was the spokesperson of the Islamic Center. At UCLA, she was the editor of the…
Interview of Dr Omar Alfi (Tape 9A ) 2007 07 01
Omar Alfi was associated with the Islamic Foundation in 1971 and became the chairman of the board for the first time in 1972. The Alfis helped…
Interview of Shabbir Mansuri, Munir Shaikh (Tapes 4 A, 4B, 16A) 2007 01
Shabbir Mansuri was concerned about the misinformation on Islam in the school texts used in California. In 1991, he founded the Council on Islamic…
Interview of Gail Kennard (Tapes 2A, 2B, 11A, 11B) 2006 12
Gail Kennard served on the board of the New Horizon School Pasadena and was the board chair from 2004 to 2010. She serves on the Islamic Center’s…
Interview of Jihad Turk (Tapes 6A, B) 2006?
Jihad Turk was the religious coordinator at Islamic Center from June 2005 until June 2012, when he left as the founding President and CEO of Bayan…
Interview of Ramsey Hakim (Tapes 5 A, B) ca. 2004 09
Ramsey Hakim was the Chair of the board in 2004
Interview of Ms. Shahida A Khan, Mr. Magdy Eletreby, Dr. Misbah Eldereiny (Tapes 15 A, B) 2003 08 07
Shahida Khan was responsible for the New Horizon – Los Angeles from 1988 to 2014. Magdy Eletreby was head of the board, associated with the New…
Interview of Dr Hassan Hathout, Salam Al Marayati, Dr Nazir Khaja (Tapes 13 A, B) 2003 07/08
Dr. Hassan Hathout was responsible for Da'wah. Salam Al Marayati, a graduate of the Youth Group, is responsible for MPAC. Nazir Khaja was a member of…
Interview of Hesham Elkobaitry (Tapes 1 A, 1B, 3A, 3B) 2003 07 25
Hesham Elkobaitry was Chair of the board in 2003
Interview of Drs. Aslam Abdallah and. Maher Hathout (Tapes 12B and 1A) 2003 07 25
Aslam Abdallah was the editor in chief of the Minaret from 1988 to 2005. Maher Hathout was the inspirational leader of the Center from 1978 till 2015
Interview of Dr Omar Alfi, Zizi Alfi (Tapes 14 A, 14B) 2003 07 24
Omar and Zizi Alfi were associated with the Islamic Foundation in 1971. Omar became the chairman of the board for the first time in 1972. The Alfis…
Interview of Dr Omar Alfi, Dr Maher Hathout (Tapes 7A, B) 2003 07 06
Omar Alfi and Maher Hathout were the two main pillars of the Islamic Center from 1978 to 2015.
Interview of Dr Omar Alfi (Tape 8) 2003 07 06
Omar Alfi was associated with the Islamic Foundation in 1971 and became the chairman of the board for the first time in 1972. The Alfis helped…
History of the Islamic Center (video and transcript) (September 1988)
Click of the following link to access the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGhZSpRQ-Bw