The Islamic Shura Council thanks its fellow Southern Californians for visiting local Mosques at the annual Open Mosque Day. We also appreciate all the participating Mosques and their volunteer teams for their extraordinary organization, opening their doors and extending their hospitality to the visitors. As we gather more information from the participating Mosques, we are encouraged by the initial reports that thousands of guests from across SoCal visited Mosques and enjoyed their visit while learning more about Islam and Muslims. 

One visitor wrote, "Led by Fr. Bradley, 15 parishioners gathered at Masjid Gibrael yesterday. Br. Riaz Khan was wonderfully welcoming as were other members of the community. Both they and we are looking forward to meeting again to discuss what more we all can do to embrace each other AND hold up this fledgling relationship for all the community to see."

 Several media outlets also promoted Open Mosque Day including the Orange County Register, Press Enterprise, Southern California Public Radio and Voice of America. We are also encouraged to learn from the Council of Islamic Organizations in Greater Chicago and the Northern California Islamic Council who want to replicate the SoCal Open Mosque Day experience in their respective communities.