It's time for our Third Annual Celebration of Life!
Join Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV) for an elegant affair in Los Angeles, California. In a colorful program of personal tributes, poetry readings, and live music, we will laud the tireless efforts of artists and activists from the Muslim world who have fought against human rights abuses, and sought to affirm the equal worth of all human beings. By celebrating and honoring these heroic defenders of #FreedomOfExpression and #FreedomOfConsc...
It's time for our Third Annual Celebration of Life!
Join Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV) for an elegant affair in Los Angeles, California. In a colorful program of personal tributes, poetry readings, and live music, we will laud the tireless efforts of artists and activists from the Muslim world who have fought against human rights abuses, and sought to affirm the equal worth of all human beings. By celebrating and honoring these heroic defenders of #FreedomOfExpression and #FreedomOfConscience, MPV affirms that we can inspire others to do the same and continue to redefine the narrative of what it means to be Muslim.
*Appetizers and soft drinks will be served with General Admissions. Cocktails available for purchase. Dress code is business casual.
EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY.
Celebrity presenters to be announced!
This year we will be honoring:
Nadia Anjuman - Afghani women's rights and education activist killed by her husband for her advocacy
Xulhaz Mannan - Bangladeshi LGBTQ activist, hacked to death for open sexuality
Elhab Arab - Iranian model arrested for showing her hair in an Instagram photo, forced to renounce profession then left Iran for Dubai.
Sheikh Hamza Congera - MPV Partner and #ImamsforShe champion, murdered for his women's and girls' rights advocacy.
Numan Afifi - Co-director of MPV Partner in Malaysia, Komuniti Muslim Universal (KMU), threatened, ostracized, evicted, fired from his job, his family and parents threatened and demonized for his liberal views and advocacy for human rights for all.