Kansas City Calendar and News. October 5, 2025. Janaza on Sunday 2 pm at ISGKC.

Kansas City Calendar and News. October 5, 2025. Editor: Zulfiqar Malik. At the bottom left of the page click on ‘View entire message’, if it is clipped.

Oct 5. Sunday. Janaza Prayer for Br. Mohamad Mustafa Alkhateeb, father of Haitham and Iyad Alkhateeb. After Dhuhr 2 pm at ISGKC. https://www.isgkc.org/

Now-Oct 31. Diaper Drive. Sizes Newborn, 2T, 4T, 5T. All donations go to ICNA Pantry. Drop off in ICJC Lobby. https://icjc.org/

Oct 7. Tuesday. OP Arboretum & Botanical Gardens. Free admission. 9 am-5 pm. https://www.opkansas.org/recreation-fun/arboretum-botanical-gardens/

Oct 10-11. ICJC Fall Bazaar. 2-7 pm. https://icjc.org/bazaar/

Oct 10. Friday. Town Hall Meeting, with Dr. Faris Farassati, candidate for mayor of OP. 4:30-6:00 pm. Central Resource Library, 9875 W 87th St, OP KS.

Oct 11. Saturday. Hedaya Annual Community Dinner. 5:30-8:00 pm. Speakers: Sheikh Kifah Mustapha and Sr. Dalia Mogahed. OP Convention Ctr, 6000 College Blvd, OP KS. Tickets hedayakansas.org/tickets

Oct 13. Monday. Faith & Firearms. 6 pm. Rockhurst University. Ticket. https://grandparentsforgunsafety.org/

Oct 18. Saturday. National Open Mosque Day. https://uscmo.org/open-mosque-day/

Oct 18. Saturday. Hasan-Gilani Scholarship Award Ceremony. 3:00 pm at Maryam Masjid, 4849 England St; Merriam KS 66203. Join to congratulate Mariam Wadood, winner of $1,500 Scholarship. https://smiec.org/

Oct 18. Saturday. Guardians of the Heart: Miftaah Circle Seminar. 5-10 pm. At ICJC. Register https://www.miftaah.org/circle/guardians

Oct 20. Monday. Middle East/North Africa Roundtable. IRC event. Details https://www.irckc.org/what-we-do/irc-events-calendar/#cid=1742&wid=2201

Oct 24. Friday. Charity Week Fundraising Dinner. 5 pm. ICJC Banquet Hall. Ticket https://icjc.org/cw/

Oct 25-26. MAS-KC Family Camp. Save the date. https://maskansascity.org/

Oct 27. Monday. Dialog Institute Friendship Dinner. 6 pm. UMKC Student Union. https://form.jotform.com/kcdialogue/friendship-dinner

Oct 31. Friday. ICJC Girl Scouts Event. 7-9 pm. Drive-Thru Movie Night. Bring your dinner & blanket. https://icjc.org/3440-2/

Nov 2. Sunday. Daylight Saving Time Ends. Set clocks 1 hour back.

Nov 7-10. MYNA & ICJC Youth Fall Retreat. Camp Wood YMCA, Elmdale, KS. 4-day bus trip will begin at ICJC. https://icjc.org/youth-camp/

Nov 11. Tuesday. Veterans Day.

Nov 13. Thursday. Global Gala. GlobalTiesKC. https://globaltieskc.org/event/

Nov 26. Wednesday. Johnson County Museum. Free admission. 9:00 am-4:30 pm. 8788 Metcalf Ave, OP KS. https://www.jcprd.com/1836/Museum

Nov 27. Thursday. Happy Thanksgiving.

Dec 26. Friday. Donate Blood: Save a life. 1-5 pm. ICJC Banquet Hall. https://icjc.org/

Jan 2026. Kindness Action Scholarship. SevenDays https://sevendays.org/get-involved/for-students/kindness-action-competition

Jan 30-31. St. Louis, MO. ISNA Day for St. Louis. https://hq.isna.net/

Feb 18. Wednesday. 1st day of Ramadan.

Mar 20. Friday. Eid al-Fitr.

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Kansas City’s medical community takes action against a persistent problem: Physician suicide. Beacon News. https://thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025/09/22/kcs-medical-community-takes-action-against-persistent-problem-physician-suicide/

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The Rosh Hashanah protest urges US Congressman Emanuel Cleaver to break with Israel over the Gaza war. KCUR. https://www.kcur.org/news/2025-09-25/rosh-hashanah-protest-urges-kansas-city-rep-emanuel-cleaver-to-break-with-israel-over-gaza-war

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Now until January 11, 2026. Exhibition at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: “Mapping the Heavens: Art, Astronomy and Exchange Between the Islamic Land and Europe.” https://nelson-atkins.org/art/exhibitions/mapping-the-heavens-art-astronomy-and-exchange-between-the-islamic-lands-and-europe/

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