Call for Nominations for Board

Dear friends of the Egyptian American Society,

As we draw to the end of the year, I wanted to reflect with everyone for a moment on what it means to have an Egyptian American Society. Many of us have known eachother for many years, and our first encounters have been in events that have been hosted by our organization. We live in a city that is very diverse, but within this diversity is a large number of us who trace our heritage as Egyptians. It is so important that as a group, we exemplify what it means to be Egyptian Americans. From the music we listen to, the food we eat, the jokes we make, the company we keep...it all is about us being Egyptians, and that must continue on.

We are at a time when we are going to ask everyone to nominate individuals to be on the board. It's important for us to have a board that continues the mission of the Egyptian American Society. We are seeking individuals who will devote some time to continue on the tradition of growing our great organization. Please direct your nominations to Ayman at aeltaher@hotmail.com and keep in mind we are not asking for nominations for specific positions on the board...just board members, which will number five in total.

We continue to ask all of you to participate as much as you can, as in the end of the day, this organization is about you and what you make of it.

Thank you in advance,

Sherif Zaafran, MD
President, Egyptian American Society

Next Meetin: The Nostalgia Night

EAS Members and Friends,

Our next meeting will be sometime late November. Exact time and place will be announced soon, as we are currently discussing the options.

The theme of the meeting will be "Nostalgia Night," and it will need for everybody to bring a picture (and only one picture, please) from your old albums to talk about for a few minutes. The picture should be about the good old days in Egypt. So, be ready with your happy memories and for the great fun in the "Nostalgia Night."

Stay tuned ...

EAS Next Meeting - Update

Our September gathering will be at Dimassi's on Westheimer, from 5.00p.m. to 8.00p.m. We will have an area reserved for us. And to make things easier, everyone will pay for themselves on the way out.

The gathering this time will be mainly social, with no set program.

Please RSVP to aeltaher@consolidated.net

See you all there !!!

EAS Next Meeting

Members and Friends of EAS at Houston,

Summer holiday is already beyond us and all are back home. We know we all have missed the Egyptian friends' company and are looking forward to the Society's next meeting.

Our next meeting will be on Sept.25^th, and will be in a restaurant. More information on the restaur will follow soon. Please stay tuned.

عيد سعيد

The Egyptian American Society wishes to congratulate its muslim members for the blessed coming of the Eid. This year, the ISGH has announced that the EID will be observed on Friday, Sept. 10^th.

Obituary: Mohammed El-Khouly - Additional Information

SALAT ALJANAZAH will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug. 18, with the Zuhur Prayer (1:15PM), at Masjid Hamaza. The Masjid is located at 6233 Tres Lagunas, 77083; it is the new mosque located first street East of #6 & south of Alief- Clodine Road. After that, the burial would be at 12800 Westheimer, 77077 (Corner of Dairy Ashford) around 2:15PM.

Obituary: Mohammed El-Khouly

We have received this message from the EAS member, Mostafa Nasr:

Mohammed El-Khouly who was a member of the club has passed away yesterday. His Funeral will be tomorrow @ Dairy Ashford & Westheimer. The exact time is not known yet.

He is the father of Nashwa Omer & Nahed Strout. & the grandfather of Kariem & Ameer Omer.

Please call me if you need confirmation.

Mostafa Nasr
281-496-1605

The EAS Board would like to extend their sincere condolences to the surviving family and ask Allah to bless the soul of the deceased and reward him for his good deeds.