Black Muslim Food Week runs through Sunday

The Bay Area’s largest halal food organization has united with 10 restaurants and food vendors to increase awareness of such businesses amid a challenging economic time.

Black Muslim Food Week, through Monday, will offer three days of culinary deals from Oakland to San Francisco to San Jose bookended by two days of fasting and community discussion.

“Combining Black History Month, great food and supporting organizations doing good works in our communities, Black Muslim Food Week will be a way to harness the positive impact of our collective foodie community,” said coordinators Abbas Mohamed, founder of the sponsoring Bay Area Halal Foodies, and Jabir Faqir, of Ansar Partners.

The event began with a fasting and learning day, with the Muslim Power Building Project hosting a livestream discussion on “What It Means to Build Community: A Conversation on Anti-Racism, Organizing and Food.” And Mohamed said it will culminate Monday in a day of community fasting and fundraising for the East

Oakland Collective, an organization working to feed, shelter and empower shelter Oakland’s seniors, the unhoused, those with compromised immunity and

other residents.

For the Friday-Sunday deals, participating Black Muslim-owned restaurants are Grandeur, Dis Dat Gumbo, The Damel, The

Good Life and Haqq-Chocolate Desserts, all in Oakland; Urban Spices of Emeryville; Jubba Somali and Ra’oof’s Bean Pies, both in San Jose; My Good Pie of

San Francisco; and Papa’s Bean Pies, serving the Bay Area.

Diners should mention the Black Muslim Food Week when ordering. The full schedule of daily offers is posted on the BAHF Facebook page.

Three restaurants — Grandeur, The Damel and Jubba — are operating with regular hours. The Good Life Market at 5859 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, will offer extended hours with a full menu today and Saturday 3-7 p.m. and desserts and drinks Sunday noon-3 p.m.