Emerald Hills Institute

Do nuclear weapons bring peace to the world?
2023-05-06 20:00 - 21:30 (America/Denver) | Emerald Hills Instititute, 6715 S 1300 E Suite 100, Cottonwood Heights, UT, 84121, United States

Educators Iftar Dinner 2023
2023-03-31 19:30 - 21:00 | Holladay City Hall 4580 South 2300 East Holladay, UT, 4580 South 2300 East, Holladay, UT, 84177, United States
We honored educators at our Educators Iftar Dinner.
We got to hear from Muslim students from elementary to college age about their Ramadan experiences in public schools, and educators had chance to ask their questions.
Very informative evening, indeed!

Women's Interfaith Gatherings for Passover, Ramadan and Easter
2023-03-30 19:45 - 22:00 | Columbus Adult Learning Center, 1860 S 300 E, Salt Lake City

Interfaith Ramadan Dinner at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
2023-03-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 279 S 300 W, Salt Lake City, UT, 84101, United States
Dear friends,
We are happy to announce an upcoming Interfaith Ramadan Dinner on March 25.
We hope you can join us. Feel free to invite your family and friends.
RSVP is required at the link below.
Registration will remain open until all spots are reserved. FCFS
RSVP here:
https://forms.gle/uZPcunKw3SnfTM7V7

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Ladies` Book Club
2023-02-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Emerald Hills Instititute, 6715 S 1300 E Suite 100, Cottonwood Heights, UT, 84121, United States

Turkish Breakfast Fundraiser
2023-02-05 09:00 - 12:00 | Emerald Hills Instititute, 6715 S 1300 E Suite 100, Cottonwood Heights, UT, 84121, United States
Please RSVP at https://forms.gle/WYfLYGGZvi4yWqQ97

Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive
2022-08-01 - 2022-08-02 | Utah
We are pleased to join @uwsl Stuff the Bus school supply drive again. Thanks so much to all donors and opportunity to help

Educators Iftar Dinner
2022-04-22 08:30 - 22:00 | Holladay City Hall 4580 South 2300 East Holladay, UT, 4580 South 2300 East, Holladay, UT, 84177, United States
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Interfaith Community Ramadan Iftar Dinner
2022-04-20 08:30 - 22:00 | Utah Islamic Center, 984 9000 South W, West Jordan, UT, 84088, United States
Dear friends,
Please join us for Interfaith Iftar on Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 at the Utah Islamic Center at 7:30pm. Please, fill out the following form to RSVP.
Online Form

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Community Ramadan Iftar In collaboration with Utah Department of Public Safety
2022-04-15 08:30 - 22:00 | Taylorsville, 4315 S 2700 W, Taylorsville, UT, 84129, United States

Enjoy an Iftar meal with a Muslim family!
2022-04-02 - 2022-05-03 | Utah
Emerald Hills Institute wants to match and join families together for Iftar dinners during this Ramadan. A centuries-old tradition is where Muslims invite their friends, neighbors, and colleagues to an Iftar meal.
The goal is to share a good time, delicious food, and pleasant conversations around the table to form imperishable and rewarding relationships. We designed this program for everyone who is interested in meeting new individuals and establishing new friendships with people of different backgrounds. Some of the initial benefits will be to see the richness in various traditions & cultures establish ongoing yet satisfying relationships We encourage you to participate in this program by filling out the below form to initiate the family matching process.
Ramadan
Ramadan is a holy month of fasting, reflection, gratitude, and prayer for Muslims. Muslims around the globe respectfully welcome this blessed guest every year as Ramadan is when Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) received the initial revelations of the Holy Quran.
Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam. During Ramadan, Muslims do not eat or drink from dawn to sunset, and they invite friends and relatives daily to share an Iftar meal to break their daily fasting.
Eid-al-Fitr is regarded as a time to celebrate, with Muslims gathering their friends and family to show gratitude toward God following the previous month of reflection and appreciation. The holiday serves as an excellent reminder for Muslims to be grateful for what they have and to share with those who may be less fortunate.
Note: Breaking fast is by the sunset!
Click for online form

Human Library Experience: Dietary Code in Different Faith Traditions
2022-03-01 | Utah

Interfaith Vigil for Ukraine
2022-02-27 | Utah
Please join Interfaith vigil tomorrow @ Our Savior Lutheran Church in partnership with Emerald Hills Institute and with support of Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable tomorrow 7 pm. (2/26)
Please feel free to reach out to us if you like to offer a prayer as well.
2500 E 3900 S
Holladay

Quran Virtual Study Group
2022-02-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Utah
Please register to be able attend and receive zoom link!
https://forms.gle/nR9LpuaLg43PbSek6

Annual World Interfaith Harmony Week Meeting
2022-02-03 18:00 - 19:00 | Utah
You are invited to Annual World Interfaith Harmony Week Meeting & SLIR Awards Presentation: Zoom RSVP at info@interfaithroundtable.net to receive zoom link.

Holiday Dinner
2021-12-29 17:00 - 18:00 | Utah
EHI invites you to attend an evening of #service on Wednesday, December 29th at 5:00pm. We will be serving a Holiday Dinner at the Center for Women and Children. Share the gift of a festive meal this yuletide season!
To attend, please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/MMTK1DKRufUsA6

Colors of Utah: Kazakhstan
2021-12-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Utah
Join us today for our Colors of Utah series featuring Kazakhstan culture. We will met at 1pm at the Holladay Library!

Paklava Sale
2021-11-30 08:00 - 17:00 | Utah
#GivingTuesday Paklava Sale with Naz Foodies! Grab some fresh paklava and hummus or pre-order for your special event. Naz will be
@UtahAnimals until 4. Proceeds will help us continue to provide interfaith and intercultural programming in the Salt Lake Valley. #fundraiser #baksale

Know Your Rights: Stopped by Police, with Dr. Jason Twede
2021-11-04 20:00 - 21:00 | Utah
We are pleased to present a virtual lecture, Know Your Rights: Stopped by Police, with Dr. Jason Twede.
Join us tomorrow night at 7:00 pm (MST) over Zoom to learn about civil rights when questioned by law enforcement.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86203626355

Day of Community Service
2021-10-29 09:00 - 18:00 | Utah
This Friday, join Emerald Hills Institute and TreeUtah for a day of community service!
We will be planting trees at the SLC Cemetary from 9am to 4pm.
Please register in advance.

National Faith & Blue
2021-10-09 04:00 - 07:00 | 4501 S 2700 W West Valley, Utah, 4502 S 2700 W, West Valley, UT, 84119, United States
At the heart of this initiative is the reinforcement of connections between law enforcement professionals and the communities they serve through the reach of houses of worship. There is no resource that can match the depth of the faith community in facilitating a productive engagement with law enforcement, which is needed now more than ever.

Islamic Spirituality- Don't forget to register the lecture series
2021-09-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Utah
Islamic Spirituality Lecture Series Dr. Zuleyha Keskin will be with us. Register in advance for these Virtual Lecture Series:

Stuff The Bus
2021-08-31 01:00 - 2021-09-01 00:59 | Utah
Dear friends,
Today we are kicking off our School Supply Drive for United Way of Salt Lake’s annual Stuff the Bus event! Stuff the Bus provides more than 13,000 students with the school supplies they need to be ready to learn. However, this isn’t possible without the support of the community to provide the school supplies. If you like to donate school supply items listed below please connect us at info@emeraldhillsinstitute.org to manage to pick up for you.
If you like to donate money, we can make purchases for you. Please send you donation here
https://www.paypal.com/donate/…
School Supply List: (* indicates the highest need)
Crayons (boxes of 16 or 24)*
Markers (packs of 8, 10, or 12)*
Spiral notebooks (wide or college ruled)*
Pocket folders*
Pencils
Pens
Glue sticks
Highlighters
Erasers
Our goal is supplying 200 students for their needs. Donate supplies and help us get there!
Thank you for helping Stuff the Bus!

Nowruz Celebration
2021-03-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Utah
What is Nowruz and why do we celebrate it?
The word Nowruz (Novruz, Navruz, Nooruz, Nevruz, Nauryz), means new day; its spelling and pronunciation may vary by country.
Nowruz marks the first day of spring and is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox, which usually occurs on 21 March. It is celebrated as the beginning of the new year by more than 300 million people all around the world and has been celebrated for over 3,000 years in the Balkans, the Black Sea Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East and other regions.
Inscribed in 2009 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity as a cultural tradition observed by numerous peoples, Nowruz is an ancestral festivity marking the first day of spring and the renewal of nature. It promotes values of peace and solidarity between generations and within families as well as reconciliation and neighbourliness, thus contributing to cultural diversity and friendship among peoples and different communities.
Nowruz plays a significant role in strengthening the ties among peoples based on mutual respect and the ideals of peace and good neighbourliness. Its traditions and rituals reflect the cultural and ancient customs of the civilizations of the East and West, which influenced those civilizations through the interchange of human values.
Celebrating Nowruz means the affirmation of life in harmony with nature, awareness of the inseparable link between constructive labour and natural cycles of renewal and a solicitous and respectful attitude towards natural sources of life.
Background
International Nowruz Day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly, in its resolution A/RES/64/253 of 2010, at the initiative of several countries that share this holiday. Under the agenda item of “culture of peace”, the member states of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan prepared and introduced a draft resolution (A/64/L.30) entitled “International Day of Nowruz” to the ongoing 64th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations for its consideration and adoption.
In the 71st plenary meeting on 23 February 2010, The General Assembly welcomed the inclusion of Nowruz in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on 30 September 2009.
It also recognized 21 March as the International Day of Nowruz, and invited interested Member States, the United Nations, in particular its relevant specialized agencies, funds and programmes, and mainly the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and interested international and regional organizations, as well as non-governmental organizations, to participate in events organized by States where Nowruz is celebrated.
Source: https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-nowruz-day

Anti-Asian Hate Crime in U.S. Rises During Pandemic Year
2021-03-17 01:00 - 2021-03-18 00:59 | Utah
by
Katharina Buchholz,
Mar 17, 2021
Reports about attacks on Asians and Asian-Americans have been abound in recent months, ranging from members of the groups being spat or coughed on to Asian-Americans being battered or even killed.
A survey of police reports by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University confirmed that racially motivated crimes against those of Asian descent in the U.S. have risen in the pandemic year of 2020. While hate crimes against Asians still make up a smaller fraction of all hate crimes reported in America’s 15 largest cities, their number rose from 49 in 2019 to 122 in 2020.
It is not yet clear if yesterday’s assault on day spas in the Atlanta area was racially motivated. The shooting for which a suspect is in custody has left six of Asian descent and two people identified as white dead.
The California State analysis also shows that New York City emerged as a hot spot for anti-Asian hate crime last year, when registered cases rose to 28 from just 3 in 2019. New York was the global center of the first wave coronavirus outbreak and experienced the most anti-Asian hate crimes of any major U.S. city in 2020 by far.

Separate reports released by the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center confirm that attacks on Asians were highest in the early days of the pandemic, but also show that they have been rising again lately. While the center recorded a monthly average of more than 900 anti-Asian incidents between mid-March and mid-May 2020, that number stood at around 300 between mid-May and July and at around 140 between August and December. In January and February 2021, the center once more recorded 250 reports per month.
Stop AAPI Hate said yesterday that verbal harassment was the most common incident recorded by themat 68 percent of all cases, followed by deliberate shunning (20 percent of cases) and physical attacks (11 percent of cases).

Sufi Night- Reunion with the Divine, Seb-i Aruz
2020-12-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Utah
https://youtu.be/0-udFNYEapY
HAMZA BILGIC- SALAH AND QURAN RECITATION
ZAMAN STANIZAI with KEYNOTE
SALAAM ENSEMBLE SUFI HYMNS
YUVAL RON with MASNAWI STORIES

Saturday School
2020-09-29 01:00 - 2020-09-30 00:59 | Utah
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://forms.gle/D4SEbCy7jkMjUJEP8

Welcoming Salt Lake Week 2020
2020-09-12 01:00 - 2020-09-13 00:59 | Utah
Welcoming Salt Lake Week 2020
Welcoming Salt Lake is an annual celebration bringing together people and local events that celebrate the contributions of immigrants and refugees and highlight the role communities play in ensuring everyone feels welcome. All of Welcoming Salt Lake 2020 events will be held virtually. #WelcomingSaltLake #WelcomingWeek @WelcomingSaltLake

Welcoming Salt Lake Week Events

New American Artists: Poetry, Visual Art, Dance, and Sculpture
September 12-20 New American artists in Utah celebrate their immigrant and refugee backgrounds via poetry, visual art, dance, and sculpture. Sponsored by Utah Arts and Museums, Utah Humanities, and Salt Lake County Mayor’s Office for New Americans. Follow along on the UH Book Festival Facebook page and the UH Book Festival Instagram page.
Emerald Hills Institute Virtual Photo Exhibit: What I Brought in My Luggage
September 12-20 People’s lives in Turkey changed dramatically after the failed coup attempt on July 15th, 2016. The objects displayed in this exhibition are the relics of these lost lives, representing the yearning for a homeland that is abruptly and arbitrarily denied to them simply because of their association with a social group. View Virtual Photo Exhibit
Community Stories Interviews: Finding Home in the Salt Lake Valley
September 12-20 Learn the stories of two different refugee families and how they are finding home in the Salt Lake valley. Read Stories
The Infiltrators Screening
September 12 – October 16 A documentary film telling the story of how undocumented teenage immigrants intentionally let themselves be caught and put into one of America’s for-profit detention centers, with a bold plan to get other detainees (and themselves) out. Follow the link and use the Promo Code: LHC2020. View Film
Voices of Refugee Youth: Speeches from the Utah Refugee Education & Training Center
September 12-20 Learn about different experiences refugee youth have had as they came to the United States and adjusted to their new life by listening to their stories that were prepared in conjunction with an 8 week public speaking class through the Utah Department of Workforce Services/Division of Refugee Services. View Speeches “Human Rights” by Sifa Mwangaza “How Difficult it is to Move to America as a Refugee” by Pramisha Sapkota “Being a Refugee in America” by Sara Ramazani “My Journey to Parsons School of Design” by Sylviane Bahati “Starting a Business as a Refugee” by Srijana Sharma
Storytime for Toddlers
September 14-18, daily at 10:30 am Join us for Storytime featuring great stories to help children learn about welcoming and including all people. Storytime will be streamed at 10:30 am via Facebook Live. Bilingual English/Spanish Storytime, September 14 at 10:30 am Join us for a bilingual storytime in Spanish & English featuring folktales from South America! Great for families with young children. ¡Únase a nosotros para una hora de cuentos bilingüe en español e inglés con leyendas de Sudamérica! Ideal para familia con niños pequeños. Join Storytime for Toddlers via Facebook Live
Unforgetting
September 14, 7-9 pm Utah State University is excited to host Roberto Lovato, author of Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs, and Revolution in the Americas. Join us for a reading and Q&A via Zoom facilitated by Dr. Eric Morales. Register Here
Tales & Tunes
September 15-20 Enjoy multicultural stories and music by Annie and Dan Eastmond (Harvest Home), that express the value of welcoming all and working together to create home. View Tales & Tunes
Hostile Terrain
September 15, 7-9 pm Participatory art project via Zoom. The exhibition is composed of ~3,200 handwritten toe tags that represent migrants who have died trying to cross the Sonoran Desert of Arizona between the mid-1990s and 2019. Register Here
Tea Demonstration with Mika from the Honey TeaHive
September 16-20 Mika Lee from Honey TeaHive shares how tea has played a role in her home. She discusses briefly about the history of tea, types of tea, and how to brew the perfect cup in your own home. The demonstration will be posted to the Salt Lake County Library Facebook page on September 16 at 7:30 am and will be available on that page thereafter. View Demonstration
Spice Kitchen Cooking Class
September 18, 6-8 pm Join Ashikat Kitchen for a fun live cooking class where you will learn to make a traditional Iraqi dish called Tepsi. Register Here

Virtual Book Launch--The Humanities of Muhammed: A Christian View
2020-08-28 01:00 - 2020-08-29 00:59 | Utah
Emerald Hills Institute cordially invites you to an online talk on the book launch of:
The Humanity of Muhammad: A Christian View by Dr. Craig Considine.
Imam Yasir Butt will introduce Dr. Craig Considine.
What makes an American Catholic of Irish and Italian descent one of the leading global voices in admiration of Prophet Muhammad? In this overview of Muhammad’s life and legacy, prominent scholar Craig Considine provides a sociological analysis of Muhammad’s teachings and example. Considine shows how the Prophet embraced religious pluralism, envisioned a civic nation, stood for anti-racism, advocated for seeking knowledge, initiated women’s rights, and followed the Golden Rule. Considine sheds light on the side of Prophet Muhammad that is often forgotten in mainstream depictions and media narratives. The Humanity of Muhammad is Considine’s contribution to the growing body of literature on one of history’s most important human beings.
You can order the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Humanity-Muhammad-Christian-View/dp/1682065294
Dr. Craig Considine is a scholar, professor, global speaker, media contributor, & public intellectual based at the Department of Sociology at Rice University. He is the author of many books & articles. Dr. Considine’s opinions have been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, BBC, CBS News, Fox News, MSNBC, Newsweek, & Foreign Policy. He has been invited to speak at some of the leading international organizations & universities in the world. Dr. Considine is visible on social media. He holds a PhD from Trinity College (University of Dublin), MSc from Royal Holloway (University of London), & BA from American University in Washington, DC. Dr. Considine is a U.S. Catholic of Irish and Italian descent.
To access the program please use the Zoom link below to register, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Facebook Live @ www.facebook.com/emeraldhillsinstitute/live

Happy Eid! 200 Pound Meat Donations For Refugee Families
2020-07-31 01:00 - 2020-08-01 00:59 | Utah
Happy Eid! We would like to thank Randy Edwards Williams and Halima Ali from Cache Refugee and Immigrant Connection for their timely collaboration. Muslims carry on the tradition by making animal sacrifices to share with family&friends and to feed poor. This is how the festive season of the Eid al-Adha is celebrated! #refugeesarewelcome
