If you are interested in joining our small Qur'an study, please reach out to us at haqcollective@gmail.com!

We practice recitation of a personally selected Qur'anic goal, and all skill levels are welcome!

Join us Tuesday, October 22 at 7pm EST for an evening of community-building and intentional conversations with other LGBTQ+ Muslims in the DMV. Groups in attendance will include Queer Muslims of Charm City and Inclusive Muslims of Central Virginia (IMCV).

Dinner and prayer space will be provided.

Arabs For Black Power meets Sunday, October 20 at 8:00pm EST! If you are interested in joining, the reading is Me and White Supremacy, by Layla F. Saad. 

DM Karin to get more involved and receive the Zoom link for the discussion. The first 30 minutes of the meeting will be dedicated to listening to the book on audio, so even if you don't have the book/don't like reading from pdfs, you can join!

DUNIYA DAYTIME: A7A x Gaza Thrift are collaborating to bring you one of the best vendor lineups you have ever seen!! On October 19, from 11am until 3m, 618 will be transformed into a bazaar with over 20 vendors who are tabling or raffling off their clothes, records, jewelry, tattoos, nails, haircuts, collectables, and SO MUCH MORE. All raffle ticket sales and 40-100% of vendor profits are going directly to efforts supporting families affected by the zionist state of Israhell.

DUNIYA NIGHTTIME: From 8pm until 3am A7A is bringing some of the best live acts and DJs in the DMV. This lineup will keep you glued to the dance floor all night! 100% of ticket proceeds will be donated.

Your presence at DUNIYA will make a real difference to families experiencing genocide and ethnic cleansing right now.

If you are interested in joining our small Qur'an study, please reach out to us at haqcollective@gmail.com!

We practice recitation of a personally selected Qur'anic goal, and all skill levels are welcome!

Join Muslim Counterpublics Lab for their upcoming cafe, Manifestations of the US' Carceral State: From Death Row to Guantanamo Bay & The War on Terror. This event will be taking place at 6:30pm EST on Friday, October 11th, commemorating World Day Against the Death Penalty.

Each year, October 10th marks the World Day Against the Death Penalty. While calls for prison abolition have been making waves, incarceration in the United States has continued at an alarming pace. This face makes our demands for abolition of the death penalty and the carceral state more broadly, increasingly urgent.
The panel will feature firsthand perspectives and an inside look on what it means to abolish the carceral state from those directly impacted by the system. Panelists include: Lyle May, an abolitionist journalist who is incarcerated on death row in North Carolina; Mansoor Adayfi, a writer and advocate who spent more than a decade behind bars at the US' infamous Guantanamo Bay prison; Keith Lamar, who is also incarcerated on death row, the Founder of Native Sons Literacy Project, and the author of Condemned; and Nadrat Siddiqui, an advocate for Aafia Siddiqui, whose case is among the most infamous and tragic in the War on Terror.

If you've ever thought about getting an incarcerated penpal but found it overwhelming, Prisoner Correspondence Project gets it! They are a solidarity project for queer and trans prisoners in Canada and the United States, linking folks on the inside with people a part of these same communities outside of prison. With over 3000 people waiting for penpals, it can seem impossible to pick just one.

📆 Wednesday, October 9th
⏰ 8-8:45pm EST
🌐 This workshop is open to people around the world!

On October 9th, the Prisoner Correspondence Project members will be hosting a virtual workshop to help out! In this 45-minute long workshop, we'll go through the expectations and guidelines for prospective penpals together, answering any questions you may have along the way. At the end you'll have the chance to choose a penpal on the spot!

Join Queer Crescent for an evening of gathering in community, centering, and healing justice to reflect on the weight and loss and the unyielding spirit of resistance. Through shared stories, Islamic healing practices, and collective mourning, we hold space for both our pain and our commitment to organizing towards justice. In this space, we remind ourselves that to heal is to organize, and to organize is to heal.

The program will begin with history and political context from rand, highlighting the intrinsic connection between queer liberation and Palestinian liberation.

Participants will then be guided through two 30-min healing breakout sessions, led by healing practitioners Assata, Sham-E-Ali, Keiran, and Rubyna.

Join the Queer Muslims of Charm City and Bmore Queer Hikes for a nature walk for Palestine on Wednesday, October 6, at 9am EST! The hike will take place at the Stony Run Trail Woodbridge at 4130 Linkwood Rd.

They will be fundraising money from now until October 12 to donate to the Gaza Emergency Fund mutual aid campaign developed by Palestinians for Palestinians on the ground in Gaza.

Join George Mason University's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) this Thursday, October 3rd, 7pm at Wilkins Plaza.
The community will gather to honor Imam Khalifa — a true example of steadfast faith and resilience in the face of adversity.

If you are interested in joining our small Qur'an study, please reach out to us at haqcollective@gmail.com!

We practice recitation of a personally selected Qur'anic goal, and all skill levels are welcome!

GWU's Lebanese Student Association, along with the Student Coalition for Palestine at GWU are holding a vigil to honour the hundreds of martyrs and thousands of injured loved ones abroad in the past few days of the Zionist settler-state's genocidal violence.

You are encouraged to come and be in community with others on Wednesday, October 2, at 7pm EST in the U-Yard.

The Howard Revolutionary Community is hosting a Peoples Market for Congo. Come out to the Howard University Yard to support the students for a good cause on Wednesday, October 2, from 3 to 6pm EST.

A minimum of 15% of vendor proceeds will be donated to the African Wildlife Foundation and Congo Initiative, two organizations working to conserve the Congo's rich environment and build up educational resources.

No work. No school. No banking. No buying. Make your pledge now!

Imam Khalifah Williams was murdered by state-sanctioned violence on the 24th of September, executed despite overwhelming evidence reiterating his innocence and thousands of calls to halt the execution.

The Howard community is gathering at the Uniquity Tree on the Yard on September 28th at 1pm EST for a vigil and libation to honor his memory, advocate for justice, and stand in solidarity with all victims of the death penalty.

The Collective has secured an in person and accessible location to continue our jum3a program and we are very excited! Jum3a begins at 1:30pm EST and there will be an in-person prayer, but also an option for folks to zoom in.

When signing up, please indicate which dates you are going to attend, as you will only receive information about dates you select.

As always, this space is for sharing and healing, and we encourage you to attend to be in community with other queer Muslims. We want to be mindful and hold space for any heavy feelings without judgement. Be mindful of the space you need, as well as the space you may not need.

If you are interested in joining our small Qur'an study, please reach out to us at haqcollective@gmail.com!

We practice recitation of a personally selected Qur'anic goal, and all skill levels are welcome!

The Collective has secured an in person and accessible location to continue our jum3a program and we are very excited! Jum3a begins at 1:30pm EST and there will be an in-person prayer, but also an option for folks to zoom in.

When signing up, please indicate which dates you are going to attend, as you will only receive information about dates you select.

As always, this space is for sharing and healing, and we encourage you to attend to be in community with other queer Muslims. We want to be mindful and hold space for any heavy feelings without judgement. Be mindful of the space you need, as well as the space you may not need.

As we come upon the 23rd anniversary of September 11, we want to make space for the grief that comes along with being a queer Muslim in an increasingly Islamobigoted and genocidal society, but this year want to provide options to explore such emotions artistically! (Space is also open to folks not wanting to specifically engage with grief.)

FACILITATOR: Khadija Jahmila is a local Afro-Caribbean mixed-media artist who specialises in handcut-paper and digital collage, and she was awarded the NextGen Award by VisArts Rockville, MD in 2020.

COVID SAFETY: Masks are required for this event (K/N95 or better). Masks (KN95) will be available for attendees, but we encourage you to bring your own! We will have rapid tests available on-site for individuals to utilise if they would like to be certain of their status.  

If you are wanting to join virtually, this option will be available.
A Zoom link will be shared the morning of the gathering to those who indicated they do not wish to join in person, but want to join virtually.
Please note if you are not attending in person, and are joining online, you will need to bring your own materials to follow along with the workshop, such as: scissors, magazines, stickers, small odds and ends, etc.

The Collective has secured an in person and accessible location to continue our jum3a program and we are very excited! Jum3a begins at 1:30pm EST and there will be an in-person prayer, but also an option for folks to zoom in.

When signing up, please indicate which dates you are going to attend, as you will only receive information about dates you select.

As always, this space is for sharing and healing, and we encourage you to attend to be in community with other queer Muslims. We want to be mindful and hold space for any heavy feelings without judgement. Be mindful of the space you need, as well as the space you may not need.

If you are interested in joining our small Qur'an study, please reach out to us at haqcollective@gmail.com!

We practice recitation of a personally selected Qur'anic goal, and all skill levels are welcome!

The Collective has secured an in person and accessible location to continue our jum3a program and we are very excited! Jum3a begins at 1:30pm EST and there will be an in-person prayer, but also an option for folks to zoom in.

When signing up, please indicate which dates you are going to attend, as you will only receive information about dates you select.

As always, this space is for sharing and healing, and we encourage you to attend to be in community with other queer Muslims. We want to be mindful and hold space for any heavy feelings without judgement. Be mindful of the space you need, as well as the space you may not need.

The Collective has secured an in person and accessible location to continue our jum3a program and we are very excited! Jum3a begins at 1:30pm EST and there will be an in-person prayer, but also an option for folks to zoom in.

The Black August discussions are the same days as jum3a, after prayer. When signing up, please indicate which dates you are going to attend.

As always, this space is for sharing and healing, and we encourage you to attend to be in community with other queer Muslims. We want to be mindful and hold space for any heavy feelings without judgement. Be mindful of the space you need, as well as the space you may not need.

If you are interested in joining our small Qur'an study, please reach out to us at haqcollective@gmail.com!

We practice recitation of a personally selected Qur'anic goal, and all skill levels are welcome!

Gay Bay Day (GBD) started in 2022 with a dream of recreating a mini gay beach experience close to home and the hope of providing more outdoor daytime queer events that are not substance focused. GBD is held at Sandy Point State Park unless otherwise noted.

(While GBD is not a masks-required event, if you are intending to be in close proximity with masked HAQ attendees, please be sure to bring a mask.)

The Collective has secured an in person and accessible location to continue our jum3a program and we are very excited! Jum3a begins at 1:30pm EST and there will be an in-person prayer, but also an option for folks to zoom in.

The Black August discussions are the same days as jum3a, after prayer. When signing up, please indicate which dates you are going to attend.

As always, this space is for sharing and healing, and we encourage you to attend to be in community with other queer Muslims. We want to be mindful and hold space for any heavy feelings without judgement. Be mindful of the space you need, as well as the space you may not need.

The Collective has secured an in person and accessible location to continue our jum3a program and we are very excited! Jum3a begins at 1:30pm EST and there will be an in-person prayer, but also an option for folks to zoom in.

The Black August discussions are the same days as jum3a, after prayer. When signing up, please indicate which dates you are going to attend.

As always, this space is for sharing and healing, and we encourage you to attend to be in community with other queer Muslims. We want to be mindful and hold space for any heavy feelings without judgement. Be mindful of the space you need, as well as the space you may not need.

If you are interested in joining our small Qur'an study, please reach out to us at haqcollective@gmail.com!

We practice recitation of a personally selected Qur'anic goal, and all skill levels are welcome!

The Collective has secured an in person and accessible location to continue our jum3a program and we are very excited! Jum3a begins at 1:30pm EST and there will be an in-person prayer, but also an option for folks to zoom in.

The Black August discussions are the same days as jum3a, after prayer. When signing up, please indicate which dates you are going to attend.

As always, this space is for sharing and healing, and we encourage you to attend to be in community with other queer Muslims. We want to be mindful and hold space for any heavy feelings without judgement. Be mindful of the space you need, as well as the space you may not need.

The Collective has secured an in person and accessible location to continue our jum3a program and we are very excited! Jum3a begins at 1:30pm EST and there will be an in-person prayer, but also an option for folks to zoom in.

The Black August discussions are the same days as jum3a, after prayer. When signing up, please indicate which dates you are going to attend.

As always, this space is for sharing and healing, and we encourage you to attend to be in community with other queer Muslims. We want to be mindful and hold space for any heavy feelings without judgement. Be mindful of the space you need, as well as the space you may not need.