Agenda

The Organization of Islamic Conference in Cooperation with the American Islamic College presents:

Conference on “Islam and Muslims in America”

Agenda

28 September, Tuesday

v 7:00 pm*Grand Opening of auditorium and dormitory of the college & Reception* with Keynote Address by Secretary General of the OIC H.E. Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu

29 September, Wednesday

v 8:30 am Registration

v 9:00 am Welcoming Speech: Dr. H. Ali Yurtsever, American Islamic College

v 9:10 am Protocol Speeches

10:00 am 1st Panel: The Role of the OIC & The Scope for its Relations with American Muslims

v Moderator: Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago

v Amb. Ufuk Gokcen, Ambassador of OIC to UN

v Amb. Rashad Hussain, Special Envoy of the White House to the OIC

v 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

v Moderator: Dr. Tariq Cheema, President of World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists

v Dr. John Esposito, Professor of International Affairs & Islamic Studies at Georgetown University

v Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid, Chair, Parliament of World Religions

v Dr. Peter Mandaville, Founding Director of the Center for Global Studies at George Mason University

1:15 pm Lunch & Zuhur Prayer

2:00 pm 3rd Panel: Islam in the American Context

v Moderator: Dr. Farid I. Muhammad, Chairman of Social Sciences at East-West University

v Magali Rheault, Senior Analyst at the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies

v Imam Prof. Misbahudden Ahmed-Rufai, Professor in Department of Social Sciences at Malcolm X College Chicago

v Dr. Marcia Hermansen, Director of Islamic World Studies at Loyola University

3:30 pm Break

3:45 pm 4th Panel: Imagining Our Future

v Moderator: Safaa Zarzour, Secretary General of ISNA

v Dr. Abdulalim Shabazz, Professor of Mathematics at Grambling State University

v Dr. S. Abd Al-Hakim Jackson, Professor of Arabic & Islamic Studies at University of Michigan

v 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

6:00 pm Dinner (by invitation only)

8:00 pm Music Concert: *SAMI YUSUF*

During the conference period, the Calligraphy and Ebru (The art of Paper Marbling) live works will be demonstrated.