Ahmed Rehab to Speak at "Islam and Muslims in America" Conference, hosted by the American Islamic College - September 28-30 2010
WHAT: "Islam and Muslims in America", a conference hosted by American Islamic College (AIC)
WHEN: September 28-30 2010
WHERE Auditorium - American Islamic College 640 W Irving Park Rd. Chicago, IL 60613
PROGRAM DETAILS:
28 September, Tuesday
7:00 pm*Grand opening of the Dormitory and the Auditorium of the College* with Keynote Address by Secretary General of the OIC H.E. Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
29 September, Wednesday
8:30 am Registration 9:00 am Welcoming Speech: Dr. H. Ali Yurtsever, American Islamic College 9:10 am Protocol Speeches
10:00 am 1st Panel: The Role of the OIC & The Scope for its Relations with American Muslims -- Moderator: Mr. Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago Amb. Ufuk Gokcen, Ambassador of OIC to UN Amb. Rashad Hussain, Special Envoy of the White House to the OIC Amb. Sada Cumber, First Special Envoy of the White House to the OIC 11:30 am Break
11:45 am 2nd Panel: American Foreign Policy & The Muslim World -- Moderator: Dr. Tariq Cheema, President of World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists Dr. John Esposito, Professor of International Affairs & Islamic Studies at Georgetown University Hon. Keith Ellison, Congressman of Minnesota (invited) Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities for U.S. Department of State (invited) 1:15 pm Lunch & Zuhur Prayer
2:00 pm 3rd Panel: Islam in the American Context -- Moderator: Dr. Farid I. Muhammad, Chairman of Social Sciences at East-West University Ms. Magali Rheault, Senior Analyst at the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies Imam Prof. Misbahudden Ahmed-Rufai, Professor in Department of Social Sciences at Malcolm X College Chicago Marcia Hermansen, Director of Islamic World Studies at Loyola University 3:30 pm Break
3:45 pm 4th Panel: Imagining Our Future -- Moderator: Safaa Zarzour, Secretary General of ISNA Dr. Abdulalim Shabazz, Professor of Mathematics at Grambling State University Dr. S. Abd Al-Hakim Jackson, Professor of Arabic & Islamic Studies at University of Michigan Dr. Aminah McCloud, Director of Islamic World Studies at DePaul University 5:15 pm Closing Remarks: Kareem Irfan, Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago 7:00 pm Dinner (by invitation only)
8:00 pm Music Concert: *SAMI YUSUF*
30 September, Thursday
8:00 am Breakfast 9:00 am Muslim Leaders’ Meeting 1st Session: Constituting “American Muslim Liaison Council” to the OIC 10:30 am BREAK 11:00 am Muslim Leaders’ Meeting 2nd Session 12:30 pm Lunch, Zuhur Prayer 1:30 pm CLOSING