Kansas City Calendar & News -October 18, 2026.

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Kansas City Calendar & News
Editor: Zulfiqar Malik, Overland Park, Kansas, USA.
 
October 18, 2026 issue.
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Now until Oct 31. 7th Annual Girl Scouts Give Back Drive. Drop off baby diapers & wipes at the collection bin at ICJC main lobby.

Oct 19-Nov 2. Advance Voting in Johnson County, KS. https://www.jocoelection.org/voting-election-info/advance-voting

Oct 19. Monday. 20th Annual Dialogue and Friendship Dinner. 6:00-8:30 pm. UMKC Student Union. https://dialoguekansascity.org/

Oct 21. Wednesday. Story Time: SproutsClub. 5:30-6:30 pm. ICJC https://icjc.org/sprouts-club/

Oct 23. Friday. Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital Fundraiser. 6 pm. Marriott Hotel, OP KS. Ticket https://ikca-usa.org/chapter/kansas-city/

Oct 24. Saturday. Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. 8:30 am-3:00 pm. https://linktr.ee/icjc

Oct 24. Saturday. Hedaya School & Islamic Center Community Dinner. 5:30-8:00 pm. Speakers: Dr. Huda Zeitouni. Asmaa Albadawi, Sh. Abdelhameed Elhadad, Feras El-Ghussein. Camelot Ballroom, 6635 W 151st St, OP KS 66223. https://hedayakansas.org/

Oct 26. Monday. Grandparents for Gun Safety. 13th Annual Forum. Avila University. Ticket https://grandparentsforgunsafety.org/13thforum/

Oct 27. Tuesday. Apply AI: A Practical Seminar For Business. 8:30 am-5:00pm. https://www.khanectthedots.com/events

Oct 30. Friday. Domestic Abuse Awareness. 6:30-9:30 pm. Speakers: Imam Mohamed Herbert and Humaira Mirza JD. ICJC. 
https://linktr.ee/icjc

Nov 1. Sunday. Daylight Saving Time Ends. Set clocks 1 hour back.

Nov 3. Tuesday. General Elections. Kansas & Missouri.

Nov 7. Saturday. Women's Fiqh Class. After Dhuhr. ICJC Women's musalla. https://icjc.org/woman-committe/

Nov 7. Saturday. Turkish Food Festival. 1-5 pm. 4215 Shawnee Dr, KCK. Pre Order https://kcraindrop.square.site/

Nov 8. Sunday. Interfaith Thanksgiving Dinner 4-6 pm. Old Stone Church, 1012 W Lexington Ave, Independence, MO. Tickets https://www.eventbrite.com/e/interfaith-thanksgiving-dinner-tickets-1998358463960

Nov 11. Veterans Day.

Nov 17. Tuesday. Shared Faith Values Forum. 6-8 pm. 5401 Troost Ave, KCMO. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shared-faith-values-providing-strength-in-challenging-times-forum-tickets-2001713732659

Nov 21. Saturday. Blood Drive. 10 am-2 pm. Multipurpose Room, ISGKC https://www.isgkc.org/ 

Nov 26. Thursday. Thanksgiving Day.

Dec 3. Thursday. Designing Smarter With Canva. 8:30 am-5:00pm. https://www.khanectthedots.com/events

Dec 21. Monday. Winter Solstice.

Jan 30. PAMA's Annual Benefit Dinner. 5-10 pm. Sheraton Overland Park. https://pamausa.org/events/kansas-city-evening-of-hope-and-impact/

Feb. 8. Monday. First day of Ramadan.

Mar. 9. Tuesday. Eid-al-Fitr.
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Congratulations to Babir Sultan, a Kansas City native and entrepreneur, has now written, produced and directed the film "The Rooster & The Boy", in Punjabi language with English subtitle, set to be released in 2027. https://theroosterandtheboy.com/
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Editor: Zulfiqar Malik, founder and editor of the Muslim News Digest, leads a readership of over 1,870 subscribers nationwide. He serves as a Councillor with the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council (About Us), is a member of the Advisory Board for the World Religions Initiative at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and sits on the Board of Directors for the Friends of Johnson County Museum.

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