Wednesday, April 12th, 2023
Chand Raat Celebrations – Wednesday, April 19th, 2023.
Fatima Husain and Unique Indian Boutique invites the community to celebrate Chand Raat with carnival/mela showcasing exotic jewelry, alluring clothing collection, gourmet food, desi music and henna booth on Wednesday, April 19th from 4 PM to 10 PM. The event will be held at Allure Garden Center 1134 S. Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas. There’s NO COST to attend and enjoy the festivities. For further information, please call Fatima at 702-353-1435. Chand Raat is a celebration with family and friends on the eve of Eid ul-Fitr “Festival of Breaking Fast”. It is the night that culminatesRead More
EKAL Annual Fundraiser Raised over $100,000
In a quest to provide education in thousands of underserved villages across India, EKAL has come a long way to set up schools in Indian villages and has educated millions of poverty-stricken children. With chapters across the United States, EKAL national has raised millions of dollars to fund education across rural India. EKAL Las Vegas chapter, under the unassuming leadership of Ms. Girija Vijay, is no different. The annual sold-out fundraiser on Friday, April 7th, was a great success, with the largest crowd in attendance. As guests entered the libraryRead More
Global Charity Foundation’s 1st Annual Golf Tournament – Friday, April 21st, 2023
Global Charity Foundation (GCF), a non-profit led by President Reeta Thukral, announced its 1st Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, April 21, 2023, at the Revere Golf Club in Henderson. President Reeta Thukral has raised the copious amount from generous donors to achieve the GCF mission of educating at-risk youth in Las Vegas, tutoring at-risk and less privileged students from Kindergarten to 8th grade, and treating childhood cancer in rural areas in New Delhi, India. As per their website, GCF provides educational assistance for at-risk and less privileged children through their Nevada StudentRead More
My reflections on Muslim Salutation “Salaam Aaikum” – Guest Author Sulekh Jain, Ph.D.
A few weeks ago, Dr. Zohaib Ahmad who teaches Jainism at Islamia University in Bahawalpur in Pakistan invited me to meet and teach his class of 22 students. As is the custom, I said Jai Jinendra (a Jain Salutation) and then Salaam Aaikum (a Muslim salutation) to all. After the class, I spent quite a bit of my own personal time to understand and reflect on this beautiful Muslim salutation and in doing so, many questions and thoughts popped up in my mind. These are: What is the literal meaning ofRead More
Vaisakhi Akhand Path at Gurdwara Guru Nanak Prakash
Gurudwara Guru Nanak Prakash invites the community to celebrate Vaisakhi with Shri Akhand Path Sahib from Friday, April 14th through Sunday, April 16th, 2023. Rajinder Kaur Grewal and her family have graciously sponsored the 3-day program with langar sewa.