Timeline
Timeline for the various locations for the Moslem Association of America at Los Angeles, the Muslim Foundation of Southern California and the Islamic…
City of Los Angeles: Interfaith Study Group - Interfaith Leadership Award (2011)
This award was given to the Islamic Center in May 2011 by seven City of Los Angeles council members at an Interfaith Council Awards Dinner.
California Legislature Assembly: Certification of Recognition - Islamic Center of Southern California (2011)
This recognition was given by Bob Blumenfield, a member of the California State Assembly in 2011. Assemblyman Blumenfield was congratulating the…
Certificate of Congressional Commendation presented to the Islamic Center of Southern California (2008)
This award was given to the Islamic Center of Southern California as a recognition of their work for the South Coast Interfaith Council. This…
Certification of Recognition - The Islamic Center of Southern California (2008)
This recognition celebrates the Islamic Center to mark the end of Ramadan. The certificate notes several contributions the Center has made, including…
County of Los Angeles: Islamic Center of Southern California - 50th Anniversary (2003)
Five Supervisors of the LA County are recognizing the Islamic Center for their 50th anniversary. As they state in the award, they also want to…
California State Assembly: Certificate of Recognition Presented to the Islamic Center of Southern California (2003)
This recognition was given by Mark Thomas, a member of the California State Assembly in 2003. Assemblyman Thomas was acknowledging the 50th…
Mask Mandate/Covid-19 Sign
In compliance with the LA County Health Officer, a sign requiring visitors to wear masks is displayed throughout the Center.
Junior Youth Group Mural
The photo is a mural painted by Junior Youth Group members. It is located in the room used by the Junior Youth Group on Sundays, and it is not…
Safety Notice in the Islamic Center
The notice outlines the rules of the Islamic Center that people entering the center have to abide by. These rules were created to provide a safe…
Lecture Hall Room in the Islamic Center
The picture shows a framed photo of the Kaaba in Mecca during the Hajj, a California State Flag, a stage, and the logo of the Islamic Center. This…
Collection of Books on the Concordance of Hadiths
This picture shows a series of books on the concordance of Hadiths written in Arabic, with an introduction provided in French (Concordance et indices…
Multilingual Religious Literature included in Care Package
This package contains religious educational materials that have been sent out to recipients that speak English and Spanish. These books include a copy…
Quran (Arabic only)
This is an Arabic Qur'an included in a particular care package, likely sent to someone who is can read Arabic and/or is a practicing Muslim.
Bengali Qur'ans
This photo depicts a collection of Qur'ans in Bengali and Arabic. Since the turn of the century, the number of Islamic Center attendees from…
Islamic Prayer Schedule
This is an Islamic prayer schedule for January 2022. It gives the date using both the Gregorian calendar and Islamic calendar, and the exact times of…
Islamic Prayer Rug
An Islamic prayer rug that consists of elaborate and colorful geometric design is included in a particular care package. Prayer rugs are intended to…
Custom Care Package for Introductory Islamic Education
This package includes the Qur’an and three introductory books on Islam both in English and Spanish. Additionally, there is a prayer mat, prayer beads,…
Essential Items Included in most Care Packages
A basic care package for someone who is likely Muslim is depicted. The envelope package includes a Qur’an, a prayer mat, and beads because these three…
Tesbih or sebha- Islamic Prayer Beads
Islamic prayer beads, often called tesbih or sebha, are used by individuals to help count recitations and focus on prayer. They consist of either 33…
¿Que es el Islam? brochure
This Pamphlet details - in Spanish - nearly 5 pages of information on the core beliefs of Islam. It was distributed to Spanish-speaking communities…
Eid Greetings
This is a card that reads: “Wishing you happiness on the Eid Holiday and much more to come every day and always.” The cover of the card depicts the…
Wishing You the Blessings of Eid
This is a card that reads: “Wishing You the Blessings of Eid.” The English text is accompanied by Arabic text and an image of a mosque with a sun on…
ICSC Information Brochure
This comprehensive 7-page brochure provides a detailed overview of the history of the Islamic Center of Southern California. It delves into the…
Newspaper Title: “Dr. Maher Hathout (1936-2015)”
Dr. Maher Hathout was an Egyptian Muslim who played an active role in the Muslim community of Los Angeles through his presence as a spokesman for the…
2013 American Muslim Achievement (2 February 2013)
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Hedab Tarif and Jane El Farra with the 9/11 Quilt (8 September 2002)
The Islamic Center and MPAC created a handmade quilt with red, white, and blue squares embroidered with the names of all 3,022 victims of 9/11. The…
Magazine article on Dr. Ragaa Hathout: “Muslim Mom Who Has It All” (1997)
An overview of the successful career, family life, and religious practice of Dr. Ragaa Hathout.
Hadj Dawood Ting with Drs. Hassan Hathout and Omar Alfi (03 July 1994)
On the 30th of July 1994, Dr. Hassan Hathout and Dr. Omar Alfi along with other Chinese Muslims living in Southern California received Imam Dawood…
American Muslim Achievement Awards Brochure (12 October 1991)
The 4-page brochure introduces the inaugural winners of the American Muslim Achievement Awards and outlines the event schedule for the award ceremony…
Newspaper Title: "Islamic Center Observes 35th Anniversary" (January 1989)
Guests gathered to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Islamic Center of Southern California at the Hilton Hotel. Mustafa Siam, a significant…
Newspaper Title: "One History of the Islamic Center" (1988)
An anecdotal description of the physical growth of Islamic Center of California from 1952 when there was no organized center, to 1989 when the…
Newspaper Title: "1500 Demonstrate in Los Angeles Against Israeli Crackdown on Palestinians" (January 1988)
Protesters gathered in Los Angeles in support of Palestinians under Israeli occupation. Dr. Maher Hathout acknowledges the necessity of the Muslim and…
Dinner Invitation in Honor of Muslim Olympic Athletes (13 August 1984)
This invitation was passed out to those invited to a dinner at the Islamic Center of Southern California. The dinner sought to honor Muslim athletes…
Israel! In the Name of God, 7 July 1982
Ad in The Los Angeles Times of the 7th of July 1982 to collect contributions to the Lebanese Relief Fund that the Islamic Society of Orange County was…
The Islamic Foundation of Southern California Building, 1975
Members of the Islamic Foundation of Southern California with guests in front the building at 845 S. St. Andrew’s Place, Los Angeles, circa 1975. From…
Sunday School children with Kuwaiti Ambassador, 1975
Sunday school children with the director of the Islamic Foundation Dr. Abdel Muhsin (Muhsin) El-Biali and Kuwaiti Ambassador, Talaat Al-Ghossain,…
Photo of the Islamic Foundation of Southern California Building at St. Andrew’s Place, ca 1975
Various members and guests of the Islamic Foundation of Southern California outside the Foundation's building at 845 St. Andrew’s Place, Los Angeles…
Kuwaiti Ambassador Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah, Ziyad Awad, Dr. Sabri El Farra
May 1975 at 845 St. Andrew’s Place, From left to right: Kuwaiti Ambassador Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah, Ziyad Awad, three unidentified youths, Sabri El…
Newspaper Title: “Mosque Builders Await Final Word From City” 16 June 1973
A fully functional Islamic mosque is the first to be built in the Western United States in Hollywood Hills, California. The construction of the mosque…
1967 Fall Fundraising in Libya
A fundraising delegation to Tripoli, Libya. From left to right: the host Mohammad Al-Dakhil, Hadi Salem, Muhsin El-Biali, and Sabri El Farra.
Star News and Pictures Newspaper Scan (1962)
From left to right, Betty Alsabery, Aisha Umba, and Fatima Ismail are pictured in a newspaper ad for a fundraising dinner for the Center (then know as…
Shah of Iran and his wife with leaders of the Moslem Association of America at Los Angeles (1962)
During his 1962 visit to Los Angeles, the Shah of Iran and his wife are photographed here alongside several leaders of the Moslem Association of…
Mosque Picnic
Members of a local mosque gather for a picnic in a park, sometime in the early 1960’s. The names of those pictured remain unknown, however, it is…
Mustafa Siam, Mrs. Ray Jallow, and Siham Siam on Eid al-Fitr
Mrs. Ray Jallow, Ray Jallow’s wife, sits at a table between Mustafa Siam (left) and Siham Siam (right) on Eid al Fitr.
Eid speech by Ray Jallow (1960) at the City Terrace Mosque
Ray Jallow at the podium. From left to right, excluding Jallow: Mustafa Siam, Mohammed Alsabery, and Harris Mia.
1960 Eid Embraces
People embrace during Eid. Pictured are Ray Jallow, Mohammed Alsabery, Harris Mia, Betty Alsabery, and an unidentified person.
Members of the Board of the Muslim Association of America California, ca 1960
Members of the Board of the Muslim Association of America California at the mosque on 3223 City Terrace Drive. Front row, from left to right: Harris…
Party at Mosque on City Terrace Drive ca 1957
Party thrown at the mosque on City Terrace Drive. In 1957, at the time this photo was taken, the Islamic Center went by the “Moslem Association of…
Abdul-Hamid Akoni and Mary Blanchard, ca 1959
Board member Abdul-Hamid Akoni and actress Mary Blanchard at the City Terrace Mosque. Akoni was an anthropologist and a board member of the Moslem…
Los Angeles Times, 25 June 1952, Part II p. 2.
Mohammedan Ceremony — M. Yousry Ghitany, UCLA graduate student from Egypt, recites prayers marking end of month of Ramadan. Los Angeles Moslems…
Newspaper Title: “Moslems Plan Holy Month” (25 May 1952)
An organization called the Muslims of Los Angeles observed Ramadan together with a fasting period of 30 days. A UCLA student, M. Yousry Ghitany, was…