In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate ~  

The Women's Mosque of America

Salaam everyone, 

Our next jumma'a will inshAllah be on Friday, August 28th, 2015 from 1-2pm in downtown Los Angeles. Our khutbah will be delivered by Gail Kennardon the wives of the Prophet (p). 

Please note that our Friday Jumma'a prayer services are open exclusively for women and children only (including boys 12 & under):

DATE: Friday, August 28th, 2015

TIME: 1 to 2pm

PLACE: The Pico Union Project, 1153 Valencia St., Los Angeles, CA 90015 in Downtown Los Angeles

Please RSVP here. 

PARKING: There are three parking options: 1) For those who arrive early, there will be plenty of free street parking available on Valencia Street and on 12th Street, as well as the surrounding residential streets in the area 2) There is free parking in the Pico-Union parking lot 3) There is $5-parking in the lots in the surrounding area.

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Introducing our Next Khateebah

Gail Kennard

Gail Kennard was raised in Los Angeles and learned about Islam as a high school student when she read the autobiography of Malcolm X. She accepted Islam while in graduate school at UC Berkeley, and she has been active in the Muslim communities of San Francisco, San Diego, Atlanta, and Los Angeles.  

For the past 20 years, Gail has been president of the architectural business founded by her late father, Robert Kennard, in Los Angeles. The firm designs public buildings, transit and utility infrastructure projects. The company, Kennard Design Group, is the oldest African-American-owned architectural practice in the western United States.

Gail earned an undergraduate degree in Communications from Stanford University, a master’s degree in Journalism from UC Berkeley -- and for the past 60+ years, she has been struggling to earn her post-graduate degree in this life under the guidance of Allah, subhanna wa ta’allah.

About The Women's Mosque of America 

The Women's Mosque of America seeks to uplift the Muslim community by empowering women and girls through more direct access to Islamic scholarship and leadership opportunities. The Women's Mosque of America provides a safe space for women to feel welcome, respected, and actively engaged within the Muslim Ummah. It complements existing mosques, offering opportunities for women to grow, learn, and gain inspiration to spread throughout their respective communities. 

The Women's Mosque of America provides women-led Friday jumma'a services for women and children (including boys 12 and under) once a month in Southern California. In addition, the Women's Mosque of America provides women-led programming, events, and classes open to both men and women that aims to increase community access to female Muslim scholars and female perspectives on Islamic knowledge and spirituality.