About us
Meet other local progressive Muslims and get together in an open, compassionate and non-judgmental environment. We welcome new Muslims, old Muslims, LGBTQ Muslims, and Muslims in mixed-faith relationships. Our goal is to build a community in Los Angeles based on the core Islamic values of compassion, equality, social justice, and human rights. A place where you can be yourself AND Muslim!
This progressive Muslim community was founded on January 6, 2006 and is the Los Angeles chapter of the national and the oldest progressive Muslim organization, Muslims for Progressive Values, a 501 (c) (3), founded in July 2007. For more details about MPV please visit www.mpvusa.org.
Meetups are scheduled very regularly as announced. Activities include socializing, discussion, spiritual conversation, youth open mics, zikr, hiking, social activism/volunteer work, celebrating holidays, and experiencing art, film, and music.
We gather regularly mostly for discussion and spiritual reflection. All who come with an open mind and loving heart are welcome--including non-Muslim friends, significant others, etc. Topics are announced in advance so that those interested can prepare for a meaningful and informed discussion.
In setting up our prayer space, we strive to create a caring environment in which no one is segregated or excluded. Attendees are invited in turn to lead prayer, regardless of gender. This means that the prayer may be led by a man or a woman, the sermon (khutbah) may be delivered by a man or a woman. The group of congregants is mixed, standing and seated together, like we do in Mecca, which we call "Mecca-style". Of course, individual men and women can choose to stand/sit to one side or the other if they prefer. We also end our prayer segments with spiritual songs.
For information on MPV and the principles that inform and guide us, please visit About Us.
We are happy to announce that we have an officiant available. Officiant is open to marrying mixed faith couples as well as same-sex couples.
Please contact Ani at info@mpvusa.org for information on Islamic interfaith wedding services.
Upcoming events
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Webinar: Anti-Racism in Islam
Location not specified yetMPV's Progressive Islam Curriculum Workshop - Anti-Racism in Islam
Muslims for Progressive Values is excited to bring to our community the Progressive Islam Curriculum Live Workshop with Kendra Cordova, educator, MPV Board Member, and the brilliant mind behind our Youtube Series, MPV with Kendra.
The 14th workshop in this online series will cover Lessons 1, 2, and 3 of Unit 8 of the Progressive Islam Curriculum, "Anti-Racism and Islam", applying hermeneutics to understand the presence of anti-racism in the Qur’an and Hadith. We begin by defining key terms around race, racism, and anti-racism before examining the texts of both the Qur’an and Hadith to understand how race was described in the early days of Islam. Together, we'll review a number of Quranic verses and Hadith, which demonstrate how diversity is a sign of God’s divine intentions and the significance of taqwa, or piety, as the ultimate equalizer and the sole distinguisher between humans on earth.
MPV's Progressive Islam Curriculum Live Workshop - Anti-Racism in Islam
Date: Saturday, June 27, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM PT | 9:00 PM CT | 10:00 PM ET
Registration Fee: $15 donation to Muslims for Progressive Values' Public Education Fund to compensate our educator with the benefit of an interactive question and answer session. If you would like to attend but cannot afford the $15 donation to MPV, please reach out to us at info@mpvusa.org before registering so we can confirm if we have a sponsorship available to you.
*To register, please click here.
Pay your registration fee here* by 7 PM PT on June 25, 2026.*24 hours before the first live workshop begins, you'll receive an email from Kendra with the Zoom link to join the live workshop.
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