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An-Noor newsletter is a production of the Islamic Society of Greater Kansas City, MO ISGKC. 8501 E 99th St. Kansas City, MO 64134 (816) 763-2267 extension 4. All rights reserved. The views and the articles presented in the ISGKC Newsletter An-Noor are the opinions of the respective authors and not of ISGKC. We welcome any comments, suggestions, or contributions to An-Noor Newsletter. Comments /Suggestions / Contributions may be sent to: An-Noor Editorial Committee: Islamic Center of Greater Kansas City - 8501 E. 99th St, Kansas City, MO, 64134 or contact by email editor@annoorkc.org.
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Contact An-Noor by e-mailing the Editor.
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Coming to the masjid for salah, participating in a class or halaqa, enjoying dinner and activities are activities enjoyed by many at the ISGKC. We take for granted the cost associated with set up, preparing, and managing these events. All of these activities take a large toll on the building and puts a lot of wear and tear on the facility
With the exception of the service manager, most work at the ISGKC is done by volunteers. The Executive Committee and Board of Directors consists of dedicated brothers and sisters volunteering their time for the service of the ISGKC.
The administration tries very hard to keep the operating costs of the ISGKC to the minimum, but that may not work some times. For example, almost all of our budgeted snow removal fees were used within a period of one month in December and January. What are we going to do in February and March?
Also, We are all enjoying the new Gym and school, but it costs thousands of dollars for heating and cooling. In January, we had a $4500 electrical bill. Where is this money coming from?
We all need to pay for it! It is that simple. With your support, we can maintain the great services we offer to the community. Every person who comes to the Masjid should feel an obligation to maintain Allah's house. This includes the gym, the school, and the parking lot. It is ALL part of the MASJID.
How can you help? Simple. Are you willing to pay $1 a day to Allah's house? It is not too much. Just one dollar a day is all it takes to keep the masjid going. $1 a day to help the community. Will you be willing to help the community for $1 a day?
Of course, all of us will, inshallah. This month, the brothers and sisters will be asking you to do that by committing to be a member of the ISGKC community and pledge $1 a day to pay for this gift from Allah.
Don't think of it as a charity. Think of it as your duty to Allah to ensure His house and gift to us is always in the best shape. Think of it as an investment in this life and your next life too.
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Did You Know?
ISGKC has open internet access at the Masjid, school and community center, ISCC. This will allow any person to get on the internet and do their homework, business and surf. Of course we do have standards so there is a blocking software for illegal or improper sites. Good bye Star Bucks, hello Masjid. You can bring your drink to the Masjid too :)
The Dome on the top of the Masjid was painted by brothers Mohamad Al-Housin, Mahbood Arhaman and Ahmad Ghosheh on a windy and hot day this month. It looks much better but we will need to replace it since it is old and crumbling.
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The 4th Annual Islamic School
Culture Fair
The 4th annual cultural fair offered by IScGKC will be on Saturday May 1st 2010 from 3 pm to 6 pm at the ISCC, Gym, building in-sha-Allah. Bring your food, deserts, special clothing, and your kids and have some good times. There will be music, showes, plays and much more. To view the flyer click HERE.
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Islamic Community Center
ISCC
Is Now Available
For All Your Gathering AND
Celebration Needs
Weddings, Birth celebrations
(Aqeeqa), Dinners, Tournaments, Shows, Exhibits, Marketing and Much more.
10,000 Sq Ft open space, Modern Bathrooms, Plenty of Parking, Heated and Air Conditioned and Very reasonable rates.
Tables and chairs provided
for dinner events.
Call ISGKC at
816-763-0322 Ext. 1
For Reservation and information
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Sports at ISCC are some of the activities available for the youth and adults. Signup for Basketball and Volleyball Teams at ISGKC’s Sporting or at the office.
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News You Can Use
ISGKC has borrowed $180,000 to finish the parking lot and landscaping. Inshallah, this will be paid as soon as possible. Please contact ISGKC or visit ISGKC.org to offer your tax deductible donations. Mashallah, a brother has decided to motivate the community and started with a $20,000 donation! Please due your part and help us pay off the debt.
ISGKC is running a deficit, we are short on money. The cost of operating the ISCC building and Masjid are climbing as we have more programs and activities. WE NEED YOUR HELP and generous donations. Visit ISGKC’s web site and donate one time donation or monthly donation. Don’t under estimate your support, any amount is a blessing and any amount given for Allah’s sake will be greatly rewarder.
Checkout the newly designed ISGKC web site and the IScGKC web site. you will love it.
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ISGKC Board of Directors
· Chairman: Mohammed Abdullah
· Board Member: Abdel Majid Hayyeh
· Board Member: Ahmad Ghosheh
· Board Member: Khalid Banday
· Board Member: Dr. Mohammed Kohia
· Board Member: Russel Mohammad
Email: BOD@isgkc.org
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The Islamic School of Greater Kansas City News
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Sister Diane Ghosheh. School administrator. She is available at
816-763-0322.
admin@iscgkc.org
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School Registration for
2010-2011
We have begun our early registration for the new school year for 2010- 2011. We need to plan ahead of time for classroom sizes, teachers and the financial budget. Therefore, if you are planning on sending your child to IScGKC next year, please enroll them early to help us with our school planning. The cost for early registration is $30. If you enroll any student after April 30, 2010, it will be considered a late registration and the fee will be $60. So save some money now and enroll early! If you know of any students who currently do not attending IScGKC and might be interested in attending here next year, please pass the word on to them or have them check our school website for information, www.iscgkc.org.
Just a reminder for Preschool and Kindergarten students: The cutoff age date is August 31, 2010. Your Preschooler must be age 4 by August 31 or your Kindergartner must be age 5 by August 31, 2010 to enroll.
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Will The School Ha v e 11th Grade
Next Yea r?
We are still in the planning process for determining if we will have 11th grade. We would like to start with them this year, but we need to wait and see how many students register for the 11th grade. If we do not decide to have the 11th grade and you enroll your child at Longview College, you will still need to have your child enroll at our school in order to receive their credits and graduate from IScGKC. The cost is $40.
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Crescent Daycare
Sr. Maha Shanin, Director
Phone: 816-761-5503
Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
They will also be open during the Spring break in March.
Rates for school age children during the
breaks are $25/day. Please give advance notice
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STUDENTS OF THE 3rd QUARTER
9th Grade - Haneen Salous
8th Grade - Obada Albadawi
6th Grade - Hazem Tariq
5th Grade - Samena Talib
4th Grade - Tamoor Chohdry
3rd Grade - Saeed Younes
2nd Grade - Nabeel Shuaib
1st Grade - Haiqa Hamid
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Summer School
InshaAllah, we will be having the summer program for those students who wish to attend during the summer months. Class will include Quran, Arabic and Islamic Studies. In addition, we will be scheduling many fun field trips!
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Note From The Office
Just a reminder to all parents- as the school year is coming to an end, can you please stop by the office and make sure you do not have any outstanding bills to pay with tuition, late fees and/or lunch. Thank you!
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Order Your School Yearbook for 2009-2010 Now
February 26, 2010 is the due date for placing an order for the school yearbook, to be guaranteed a copy. After that date, you will only be able to get a book on a first-come basis. We will only be ordering 60 copies, unless we receive more orders than that by February 26. Then, when we run out, there will be no more left and they are going fast. We do have 114 families this year, so don’t wait until the last minute. Please stop by the office and place your order now. The price of the yearbook is the same as last year and is $30.
If you are a parent or community member, and you would like to place an ad in the yearbook for your business, you may do so by letting a 9th or 10th grader know or stop by the office. The price of the ad is $50, which includes a business ad in the back of the yearbook and also an ad on our www.iscgkc.org website. Well worth the money! Don’t be late!
Contact the school for your order.. Books will be delivered by May 30th 2010 in-sha-Allah.
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Quran Competition Winners
Part 1
Preschool through 4th grade. MashaAllah!
The winners were as follows:
Preschool
1st Place - Sultan Bayazid
2nd Place - Amjad Benkadra
3rd Place - Hafssa Ouazzani
Kindergarten
1st Place - Isra Mounla, Dawud Radwan,Mohamed Waleed Farid, Bayan Kayyali
2nd Place - Nurah Khan, Iman Mohammed Rucker
3rd Place - Nadeem Jouhari, Hayat Ali
1st Grade
1st Place - Marwa Aql
2nd Place - Najad Mohammad Ali
3rd Place - Zachariya Adam Schaub
2nd Grade
1st Place - Isra Bala
2nd Place - Yomna Waleed Farid
3rd Place - Mohamed Abdul Osman
3rd Grade
1st Place - Shefaa Khalil Allan
2nd Place - Selsebil Mohammed Bala
3rd Place - Ibrahim Testi Mohammed
4th Grade
1st Place - Maha Sallam, Houda Derbas
3rd Place - Adnan Bayazid, Tamoor Chohdry
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ATTENTION All Parents & Guardians!
School Parking Lot -
Safety & Rules
Please be courteous and considerate of others when driving in and parking your car in the school parking lot. We only have one entrance/exit now, so be patient with your brothers and sisters.
If you are just dropping off your child, please do not hold up the line for others.
If there are other parking places other than the one at the end of the middle row, do not park at the very end where everyone needs to turn around and leave
Many people have reported that they have almost hit a car parked here.
Please do not park your car is a place where there are no lines for parking.
Please do not let your children run and play in the parking lot after picking them up when you are still talking with someone.
When you pick up your child from the classroom, it is your responsible for safety at that point JAK!
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School New Heaters
New heaters were purchased last month for the elementary building due to the extreme cold temperatures. The existing heaters did not keep up with heating the classrooms and would continuously trip the breaker. Al-hamdolilah, Br Mohammad Naser and the School Board worked hard to raise money, purchase them and install them. Thank you to all who donated money. These units will also work as airconditioners in the spring and summer months when the temperatures rise. We have purchased many new items for our school this year , and we should remember to thank Allah for all of our blessings.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO SR. GULNAZ & THE LUNCH TEAM They have received the “Food Excellence Award” for the year 2009. This makes two years in a row for receiving this award.
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Union Station Science Fair Winners
On Friday, March 26, 2010, the 5th though 8th graders went on a science field trip to Union Station, where they viewed hundreds of science and engineering fair displays, along with their own displays. Achievement Ribbons were given to the following:
Silver
Amany Abusalim, Iman Aly (7th Grade)
Bronze
Abdulrahman Qaddour, Ameen Nuru (6th Grade), Islam Aly (7th) Ammer Ahmad, Abdullah Benyusuf (7th Grade) Huda Dalaq, Tesneem Zayyad, Daniah Hammouda (7th Grade) Haneen Salous, Heba Khalifa (9th Grade) Fatima Cheema, Barah Ahmad, Raihannah Shuaib (10th Grade) Jumah Ahmad (10th Grade)
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ISGKC Masjid Weekly Programs
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Day
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Time
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Program
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Week Days
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3:45 to 5:00 PM
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MAS Quran Institute (Imam Mohamad Ali)
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6:00 to 7:30 PM
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MAS Quran Institute (Imam Mohamad Ali)
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7:15 to 9:00 PM
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MAS Youth Girls Halaqa ages 16-19 years old
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Friday
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7:15 to 8:15 PM
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By: Dr. Mohamad Kohia
Dr. Mohamad have been taking us in a journey to learn all about the hereafter.
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Saturday
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3:30 to 5:00 PM.
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MAS Quran Institute (Imam Mohamad Ali): For students enrolled in surat Yasin.
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5:00 to 7:00 PM.
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MAS Youth Halaqa for Girls ages 13-15 years old.
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Sunday
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6:15 to 7:15 AM
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Tajweed class for brothers
By: Imam Mohamad Aly (Ijaza in 10 Qiraat from Alazhar)
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8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
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ISCC Sports Basket Ball league for brothers of all ages
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Sisters Studies On Sunday
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9:30 am - 11:00 am
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Quran memorization and Tajweed By sister Iman Morally & Sister Maisa Jouhari (catered to each individual's level)
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10:30 to 11:30 AM.
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Beginner's Arabic Class By sister Sahla Juha Bayazid
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11:00 to 11:45 AM.
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Fiqh By sister Ghaliah Al-Mortane
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11:045 am - 12:30 pm
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The Journey Allah" Series By sister Iman Morally
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12:30 pm - 1:20 pm
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Aqeedah By sister Sahla Juha Bayzaid
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Please join us for regularly organized beneficial Halaqas inshAllah. All Sisters are welcomed! Children are welcome to come and be around the masjid environment. Please e-mail us at:
isgkcsundayclasses@hotmail.com if you have any questions or concerns. Jazakum Allah khairen and hope to see everybody there inshAllah.
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11:30 to 1:15 AM
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Islamic Studies
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1:45 to 2:45 PM
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Tajweed class for Sisters
By: Imam Mohamad Aly (Ijaza in 10 Qiraat from Alazhar)
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1:45 to 2:45 PM
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MAS Youth BOYS Halaqa.
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1:45 to 2:45 PM
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MAS Youth GIRLS Halaqa
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3:30 to 5:00 PM
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MAS Quran Institute (Imam Mohamad Ali):
For students enrolled in surat An-Nabaa.
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Prayer Schedule for April 2010
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Day
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April
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Hijri
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Fajr
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Sunrise
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Dhuhr
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Asr
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Maghrib
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Isha
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Thu
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1
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16/4
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5:47
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7:02
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1:22
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4:57
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7:42
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8:57
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Fri
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2
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17/4
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5:46
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7:01
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1:22
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4:57
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7:43
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8:58
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Sat
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3
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18/4
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5:46
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7:01
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1:22
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4:57
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7:43
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8:58
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Sun
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4
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19/4
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5:42
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6:57
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1:21
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4:58
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7:45
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9:01
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Mon
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5
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20/4
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5:40
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6:56
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1:21
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4:58
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7:46
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9:02
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Tue
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6
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21/4
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5:39
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6:54
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1:21
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4:59
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7:47
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9:03
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Wed
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7
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22/4
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5:37
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6:53
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1:21
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4:59
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7:48
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9:04
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Thu
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8
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23/4
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5:35
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6:51
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1:20
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4:59
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7:49
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9:05
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Fri
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9
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24/4
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5:34
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6:50
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1:20
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5:00
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7:50
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9:06
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Sat
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10
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25/4
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5:34
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6:50
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1:20
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5:00
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7:50
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9:06
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Sun
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11
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26/4
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5:32
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6:48
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1:20
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5:00
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7:51
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9:08
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Mon
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12
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27/4
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5:28
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6:45
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1:19
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5:00
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7:53
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9:10
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Tue
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13
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28/4
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5:27
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6:44
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1:19
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5:01
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7:54
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9:11
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Wed
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14
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29/4
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5:25
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6:42
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1:19
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5:01
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7:55
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9:12
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Thu
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15
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1/5
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5:23
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6:41
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1:18
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5:01
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7:56
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9:14
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Fri
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16
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2/5
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5:22
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6:40
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1:18
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5:01
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7:57
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9:15
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Sat
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17
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3/5
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5:20
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6:38
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1:18
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5:02
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7:58
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9:16
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Sun
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18
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4/5
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5:20
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6:38
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1:18
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5:02
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7:58
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9:16
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Mon
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19
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5/5
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5:17
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6:35
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1:18
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5:02
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7:59
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9:18
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Tue
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20
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6/5
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5:15
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6:34
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1:17
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5:02
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8:00
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9:20
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Wed
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21
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7/5
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5:13
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6:33
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1:17
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5:03
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8:01
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9:21
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Thu
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22
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8/5
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5:12
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6:31
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1:17
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5:03
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8:02
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9:22
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Fri
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23
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9/5
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5:10
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6:30
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1:17
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5:03
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8:03
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9:23
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Sat
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24
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10/5
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5:08
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6:28
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1:17
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5:03
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8:04
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9:25
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Sun
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25
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11/5
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5:08
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6:28
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1:17
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5:03
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8:04
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9:25
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Mon
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26
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12/5
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5:05
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6:26
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1:16
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5:04
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8:06
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9:27
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Tue
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27
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13/5
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5:04
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6:25
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1:16
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5:04
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8:07
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9:28
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Wed
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28
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14/5
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5:02
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6:23
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1:16
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5:04
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8:08
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9:30
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Thu
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29
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15/5
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5:01
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6:22
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1:16
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5:04
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8:09
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9:31
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Fri
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30
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16/5
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4:59
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6:21
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1:16
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5:05
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8:10
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9:32
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Copyright Islamic Society of Greater Kansas City 2010
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