{"id":163973,"date":"2026-02-04T19:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/163973\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T19:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:38:09","slug":"%f0%9f%8e%a4%f0%9f%8c%99-ill-be-speaking-in-orange-county-sacramento-and-chicago-this-weekend-and-would-love-to-see-you-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/163973\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfa4\ud83c\udf19 I’ll Be Speaking in Orange County, Sacramento, and Chicago THIS WEEKEND and would love to see you there!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY OK?<\/a><\/p>\n

Hey Family! I\u2019m doing three live events this weekend\u2014three nights in three cities\u2014and I want to see you there.<\/p>\n

I genuinely believe a lot of us are exhausted in a way we don\u2019t even have language for anymore. Exhausted from the news. Exhausted from being misunderstood. Exhausted from trying to do good while staying sane. Exhausted from living in a world where genocide can stream in 4K and people still find a way to shrug.<\/p>\n

And if I\u2019m honest, exhausted from the pressure to look like we\u2019re okay when we\u2019re not.<\/p>\n

This weekend is called Unfiltered for a reason.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an honest evening about faith, responsibility, and what it means to live with purpose in a difficult world. It\u2019s about returning to Allah while still being visible\u2014while still speaking out\u2014while still trying to live with courage and sincerity in public. It\u2019s about fighting against genocide and oppression and fighting for justice in every way we know how. <\/p>\n

Because a lot of us are trying to do both at once:
To stay rooted and still show up.
To keep our hearts soft without getting swallowed by despair.
To resist performative anything\u2014performative activism, performative faith, performative outrage\u2014while still doing the real work.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what this night is.<\/p>\n

What we\u2019re talking about (for real): the tension between activism and spirituality, the risks of turning faith into a brand, the pressure and scrutiny Muslims live with in the West, and the quiet, stubborn need to come back to sincerity when everything is screaming for attention.<\/p>\n

And I need to tell you plainly: Muslims and non-Muslims are welcome.
If you\u2019re curious, searching, supportive, skeptical-but-open, or just trying to understand your Muslim neighbors and friends better\u2014come. If you\u2019ve been hurt by religion but still feel that pull toward God\u2014come. If you\u2019re a Muslim who\u2019s been carrying too much alone\u2014come.<\/p>\n

Purchase Your Tickets Here!<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be there with Ousama Alshurafa, and I mean what I\u2019m about to say: Ousama is one of my favorite speakers in the world. He\u2019s a dear Palestinian brother, he\u2019s brilliant, and he has a rare gift\u2014he can talk about matters of faith in a way that feels like someone just turned on the lights in your heart and soul. He doesn\u2019t entertain you. He awakens you.<\/p>\n

And I don\u2019t say that lightly.<\/p>\n

Sometimes you hear a speaker and you feel inspired for an hour.
Sometimes you hear a speaker and you feel like you should repost a quote.<\/p>\n

But every once in a while, you sit with somebody whose words make you go home and change something\u2014in your prayers, in your habits, in your sincerity, in the way you carry responsibility.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s Ousama.<\/p>\n

Here are the dates:<\/p>\n

Tickets are limited, and if you want to come, don\u2019t wait until the last minute.
\ud83d\udc49 Book your tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been feeling spiritually numb\u2026 come.
If you\u2019ve been trying to \u201cstay strong\u201d but you\u2019re actually just depleted\u2026 come.
If you\u2019ve been doing the work publicly but your private heart needs attention\u2026 come.
If you want to be in a room where we can tell the truth, laugh a little, maybe cry a little, and leave with something real\u2026 come.<\/p>\n

And bring somebody with you. Seriously. Bring a friend who needs a reset. Bring a spouse. Bring a college student who\u2019s trying to figure out what faith looks like in the real world. Bring your non-Muslim neighbor who\u2019s been asking thoughtful questions but doesn\u2019t know where to start.<\/p>\n

This weekend, we\u2019re doing it without the filters.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc49 Book your tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n

Love and appreciate each of you.
Your friend and brother,
Shaun<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY OK? Hey Family! I\u2019m doing three live events this weekend\u2014three nights in three cities\u2014and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":163974,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":{"0":"post-163973","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sacramento","8":"tag-sacramento","9":"tag-sacramento-headlines","10":"tag-sacramento-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}