"Post 11/9, Where Do We Go From Here?" Khutbah by Farrah N. Khan (11/18/16)

Khateebah Farrah N. Khan delivered the 23rd khutbah for The Women's Mosque of America on November 18th, 2016. In her timely and inspiring khutbah, Farrah shares with the congregation the lessons she learned in her run for Irvine city council, she encourages the congregation to keep hope alive despite the tense post-election political climate, and she ultimately rallies Muslim women everywhere to run for public office.

Bio:
Farrah N. Khan has worked extensively with many community organizations to host events, collaborate on efforts and provide support. She founded a children’s interfaith group, First Drops, in 2011. The organization provides children (ages 5-13) and their families opportunities to go on site visits to churches, synagogues, mosques and temples throughout Orange County to get a better understanding of one another. The group partners with a local Church every 4th Sunday of the month to feed the homeless population in Santa Ana.

Farrah has always enjoyed working with the community. She started by volunteering at her children’s school and several non-profits. She committed to being an active PTA member and has since served on the PTA Board at the Elementary and Middle School level. She served as PTA President for 3 terms at her sons’ elementary school, served on the PTA Board at the Middle School and is currently serving on the School Site Council at the High School. She and her husband are also Legacy Partners with the Irvine Public School Foundation.

One of Farrah’s joys has been serving on the Steering Committee for the Irvine Global Village Festival for the past 6 years. She is also a proud CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) volunteer with the Irvine Police Department, a program she highly recommends for every resident and business of Irvine.

Farrah currently serves as the Executive Director of the Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council. Farrah finds great pride in working with the faith communities not only for dialogue, but also to discuss social and economic issues affecting Irvine, Newport Beach and Costa Mesa.

Farrah was appointed as a Community Services Commissioner in 2014. During her time as Commissioner, she was the only Commissioner who took the time to get to know the city parks, open spaces, land development, amenities and employees. She was an advocate for sufficient park space. Farrah just ran for Irvine City Council in the 2016 election as a first time candidate and is proud to have placed 4th out of 11 candidates in a hard-fought race.