WHAT’S YOUR SUPER POWER FOR SOCIAL GOOD? THE 56TH ANNUAL ISNA CONVENTION AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 2 FRIDAY - MONDAY
www.isnacon.com FRIDAY 1:30 - 2:30 PM Jummah Khateeb: Dr Sayyid M. Syeed
3:00 - 4:00 PM ISNA Welcome Dr. Sayyid M Syeed, Safaa Zarzour, Nida Saleem, Naumaan Hussain, Sohail Syed
4:30 - 5:15 PM Women’s Quran Recitation Haleema Rehman
Peace Requires Encounter Pastor Bob Roberts, Mohamed Magid, Aneelah Afzali, Alex Kronemer, Samia Assed, Moderator: Daniel Tutt
MYNA Welcome Fiyyaz Jatt
5:30 PM Asr Prayer 5:45 - 7:00 PM Allah’s Attributes: The Source of Our Super Powers Linda Sarsour, Mohamed Magid, Faraz Khan, Moderator: Tara Turk-Zaafran
Unapologetically Muslim Dalia Mogahed, Medhi Hasan, Ibtihaj Muhammad Moderator: Artisia Susanto
7:45 PM Maghrib Prayer 8:00 - 10:30 PM A Conversation with Trevor Noah Hosts: Malika Bilal, Mehdi Hasan Moderator: Nida Saleem
10:30 PM Isha Prayer SATURDAY 6:15 AM Fajr Prayer
6:30 - 7:00 AM Morning Reminders Hilton - Hisham Mahmoud Marriott - Muzammil Siddiqui
7:00 - 8:00 AM Women’s Quran Recitation Hilton - Haleema Rehman Marriott - Fatima Lette
8:00 - 9:00 AM Women’s Fitness Class
10:00 - 11:15 AM Origin Stories: Early Muslims in Makkah and the New World Yasir Qadhi, Aisha Al-Adawiya, Ruldolph Ware Moderator: Hind Makki The Upswing, Coming Back from a Spiritual Downfall Mohamed Magid, Abdalla Idris, Altaf Husain, Moderator: Ameera Khan
Serving with Purpose: Housing Insecurity in America Habitat for Humanity 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Resistance: Combating Oppression, Inspiring Action Dalia Fahmy, Hatem Bazian Moderator: Jaafar Salim
Making Your Passion Your Purpose Mohamed Magid, Abdalla Idris Ali
The Art of Islamic Painting Artist: Sana Mirza Registration Cost: $35
Multi-faith Collaboration for Social Transformation Rev. Jennifer Bailey, Kevin Singer, Jenan Mohajir, Rabbi Marisa James Moderator: Usra Ghazi
Falling in Love with Allah: His 99 Attributes Hasan Shibly, Ibtihaj Muhammad Moderator: Safiah Chowdhry
The Prophetic Mosque (Part 1): A Welcoming and Inclusive Space Dr. Ihsan Bagby, Hind Mekki Moderator: Zubair Zafar
Rape and Sexual Harassment: Islamic Perspective and Rulings Yasir Qadhi, Saba Syed, Hena Zuberi, Reem Shaikh Moderator: Dr. Rania Awaad 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CONT. Muslims Count: Census 2020 Mayor Sylvester Turner (invited), Honorable Lina Hidalgo (invited), Cathy Lacy, Nabila Mansoor, Reema Kamran Moderator: Dr. Dilara Syeed
Muslim Science Professionals Role in the Community (Part 1) Hasina Haq, Abdullah Rahman, Awadh BinHazim Moderator: Soheil Anwar (Part 2) Saiyid Masroor Shah, Awadh BinHazim Moderator: Abdullah Rahman
Islam and Philanthropy: Nonprofit Founders & Funders Joohi Tahir, Zaid Khan, Muhi Khwaja
Super Friends: How to Work with Different Allies While Maintaining Your Own Identity Mujahid Fletcher, Tamika Evans, Tawakalit Dabriri, Wazir Ali Moderators: Bibi Watts, Johnathan Iheanacho
Facilitating Muslim Seniors to Better Manage their Golden Years
12:30 - 1:20 PM MYNA Poetry Slam Workshop: TwoBeeMoore
1:30 PM Dhur Prayer 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Community Service Recognition Luncheon Awardee: Sh. Abdalla Idris Ali $200/ticket or $2000/table
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM MYNA Boys Ping Pong Session
2:00 - 3:15 PM The Attitude of Gratitude Faraz Khan, Zaynab Ansari Moderator: Shayan Ghani
MYNA Basketball: 3 Pt. Girls
Islamic Inspirations: Using Islam to Create Passion Zahra Billoo, Yasir Qadhi
Calligraphy for Beginners: An Introduction to Islamic Calligraphy Monther Yousef Registration Cost: $35
Multi-faith Support for Immigrants and Refugees Naomi Steinberg, Matthew Kaemingk, Cindy Wu, Isra Chaker, Taneeza Islam, Moderator: Nina Fernando
The Return of Super(wo)man: Inspirational Stories from Muslim Americans Rashed Fakhruddin, Sandra Akkad, Wardah Khaild, Moderator: Safiah Chowdhry Falling in Love with Allah: His 99 Attributes Aisha Al-Adawiya, Zainab Alwani Moderator: Ayman Kabire
Rohingya in Crisis: How Can You Help? Wakar Uddin, Azhar Azeez, Simon Billenness, Anwar Khan Love, Coffee, Yemen: A Story of Hope, Fueled by Coffee Mokhtar Alkhanshali Moderator: Hind Mekki
Empowering, Educating, Defending: Building the Next Generation of American Muslims Nihad Awad, Hassan Shibly, Gadier Abbas, Moderator: Jinan Shbat
Unconditional Care: How Muslims are Closing the Healthcare Gap Across American and How You Can Get Involved Munazzah Bagdadi, Matt Colaciello, Dr. Monira Hamid-Kundi, Dr. Lance Laird Moderator: Ghazala Salam
Power Over Pity: From the Kaaba to Your Local Mosque Tariq Musleh, Joohi Tahir, Nadiya Shafi Mines of Silver and Gold Abdul Nasir Jangda, Hussain Kamani, Mikaeel Smith, AbdelRahman Murphy, Fatima Lette Moderator: Aatifa Shareef
Halal Investing and Wealth Creation in America Saad Zariff Moderator: Salaudeen Nasrudeen A New Era of Diverse Inclusion Dr. Craig Consindine, Jaime ”Mujahid” Fletcher, Hany Massoud, Sakinah Gutierrez, Isa Parada Moderator: Adnan Jalali
3:45 - 5:00 PM
Feeding the Soul: Mantaining a Spiritual Connection on Campus Abdul Nasir Jangda, Khalid Latif, Moderator: Sam Van Matre
Interactive Family Seerah Stories Wasat Institute
Fight for Change, Now: A Battle Against Yourself Hussain Kamani Hasan Shibly
Islamic Calligraphy: Advanced 1 Haji Noor Deen
The People’s Supper: A Model for Local, Authentic Engagement Across Differences K. Scarry
Falling In Love with Allah: His 99 Attributes Hisham Mahmoud, Zahra Billoo, Kameelah Rashad Moderator: Sandra Akkad
Muslim Masculinity: A Better Way Forward Hasan Clay, Naaila Clay, Nuriddeen Knight Moderator: Michael Sanford Learning From Research: What Survey Data Can (and Can’t) Tell Muslim Americans About the Path Forward Dalia Mogahed, Besheer Mohamed
#MyMuslimVote: How to Make Our Own Voices Heard in 2020 & Beyond Ishraq Ali, Sana Shahid, Mohammed Missouri, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed Moderator: Kifah Shah
Lamya’s Poem: The Power of Animated Film to Tell the Muslim Story Alex Kronemer, Abdalmajid Katranji, Mazen Asbahi Moderator: Tara Turk—Zaafran
Making the World a Better Place: One Individual, One Organization, & One Community at the Time Magda Saleh
Leadership & Legacy: Muslim Women in History that Impacted Global Society Dr. Zainab Alwani, Najiyah Maxfield, Zaynab Ansari
Practical Islamic Finance and Investments - Homeownership and Takaful Models for All Mohammed Jalaluddin, Monem Salam, Fatima iqbal, Moderator: Azhar Azeez
Investing in Commercial Real Estate Kevin Fritz, Siva Palchuru Moderator: Mohammad Hussain
A lMantaqim: The Original Avenger M uhammad Nur Abdallah, Dr. Ingrid Mattson Moderator: Mohammad Hussain
5 :00 PM
Asr Prayer
5:30 - 7:30 PM An Evening with Presidential Candidates Introduction: Lubabah Abdullah Confirmed Candidates: Bernie Sanders, Julian Castro Moderators: Debbie Al-montaser, Salam Al- Marayati, Wa’el Alzayat 5:30 - 6:30 PM Purposeful Service: Hunger and Homelessness in America 6:45 - 7:45 PM Teenage Superheroes: Lessons from the Trenches Risala Foundation 7:30 - 9:00 PM MSA Leadership Strategy Dinner Facilitator: Hammad Hussain 7:45 PM Maghrib Prayer 8:00 - 8:30 PM Quran Recitation Session 9:00 - 10:30 PM What’s Your Super Power for Social Good? Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed, Omar Suleiman,Yasir Qadhi, Dalia Mogahed, Ieasha Prime, Ebrahim Rasool, Host: Malika Bilal Moderator: Asra Ali 10:30 PM Isha Prayer
10:30 - 11:15 PM MYNA Build Her Up - Support, Solidarity, and Sisterhood Nausheena Hussein SUNDAY 6:15 AM Fajr Prayer 6:30 - 7:00 AM Morning Reminders Hilton - Abdul Nasir Jangda Marriott - Hussain Kamani
7:00 - 8:00 AM Women’s Quran Recitation Hilton - Haleema Rehman Marriott - Fatima Lette
8:00 - 9:00 AM Women’s Fitness Class 10:00 - 11:15 AM The Power Within Dr. Altaf Husain, Zaynab Ansari, Faraz Khan Moderator: Haleema Rehman
It Starts With You! Ieasha Prime, Dalia Fahmy, Zahra Biloo 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Your Lord Has Not Forsaken You: Addressing the Impact of Trauma on Faith Omar Suleiman, Sarah Sultan, Najwa Awad Moderator: Ali Fiaz Breaking Chains, Transforming Ourselves Faraz Khan, Khalid Latif, Hisham Mahmoud
The Art of Islamic Painting Artist: Nizar Macnojia Registration Cost: $35
Sisterhood Journeys in Faith and Friendship Nabila Mansoor, Shazma Matin Falling in Love with Allah: His 99 Attributes Yasir Qadhi, Rania Awaad Moderator: Samia Assed
Whatever It Takes Mohammed Wasim Khan Moderator: Dr. Arsalan Tajammul What’s Wrong (and Right) about Muslims in Politics Aisha al-Adawiya, Zahra Billoo, Mayor Sadaf Jaffer, Wardah Khalid Moderator: Dr. Abbas Barzegar
The Prophetic Mosque (Part 2): From Idea to Impact Moderator: Zubair Zafar
ISNA and You: General Assembly Hosted by: ISNA Leadership
Finding the Avenger Within Yourself Iqbal Latheef, Melvin LeBlanc
Becoming Wonder Woman: Strategies for Navigating in a Male-dominated Society Ieasha Prime, Bibi Khan, Aneesha Dawan, Ameena Matthews Moderator: Salimah Shaheed Islamic Home Financing: Is it Really Different? Why Does it Matter? How Does it Work? Khalid (Kal) Elsayed
Finding Al Hafiz: Strengthening Our Connection with Allah Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, Dr. Zainab Alwani Moderator: Dr. Iqbal Unus
12:00 - 2:00 PM MYNA Alumni Luncheon 1:30 PM Dhur Prayer 12:30 - 1:30 PM ACE Your College Applications - Secrets from Harvard & Yale Insiders! Amer Rehman 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Aspire to Inspire: A Discussion with Influencers Ibtihaj Muhammed, Ieasha Prime, Hatem Bazian, Mehdi Hasan
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Confident Muslim: Victory Through Sacrifice Bilqis Abdul-Qadir, Omar Suleiman, Dr. Altaf Husain
Calligraphy for Beginners Syed Fakhri Registration Cost: $35 Want to Fight the Muslim Travel Ban? There’s a Training for That Wardah Khalid, Aksa Asgher Falling in Love with Allah: His 99 Attributes Muzammil Siddiqi, Nuriddeen Knight, Siraj Wahhaj Moderator: Rabiya Azeez Equal Justice for All - The Rule of Law at Guantanamo Lieutenant Colonel Sterling Thomas, El Sayed Mostafa Moderator: Aman Abdelhamid
Let’s Talk Taboo Khalid Latif, Dr. Ketam Hamdan
The Power to Strengthen our Democracy Dalia Mogahed
The Rise of Hindu Nationalism in the United States Dr. Sana Qutubuddin, Thenmozhi Soundrajan, Dr. JaideepSingh, Dr. Sonia Joseph
Navigating the Changing Landscape of Healthcare Delivery & Practice: Interactive AMHP Networking Event for Health Professionals & Students Oluwatosin ”fatima” Ogunlana, Dr. Sherif Zafraan Moderator: Dr. Azra Behlim A Compassionate Community Abdul Nasir Jangda, Hussain kamani, Mikaeel Smith, AbdelRahman Murphy, Fatima Lette Moderator: Aatifa Shareef
Humanitarian Crisis Around Us Safaa Zarzour, Abed Ayoub, Azhar Azeez Moderator: Nusrat Deen
Losing My Religion: The Relevance of Theological Education for the Modern Religious Crisis Jihad Brown Moderator: Fouad Elgohari 2:00 - 4:00 PM The Feeling of Being Watched
2 :50 - 3:45 PM MYNA Boys Ping Pong Tournament
3 :30 - 4:30 PM MYNA Girls Basketball 3PT Shootout
3:45 - 5:00 PM “I Should’ve Gotten Over it by Now:” Surviving the Impact of Grief on Faith Sarah Sultan, Altaf Husain, Najwa Awad, Moderator: Ali Fiaz Emulating His (PBUH) Resilience: A Walking Motivation Hussain Kamani, Abdul Nasser Jangda
Islamic Calligraphy Haji Noor Deen Registration: $45
Observations and Lessons from New Zealand Hadia Zarzour
Falling in Love with Allah: His 99 Attributes Nihad Awad, Zaynab Ansari Moderator: Asma Rehman
Surviving Marriage, Divorce and the Search for Bae in Islam Imam Siraj Wahhaj, Baba Ali, Nadirah Pierre Moderator: Rufus and Jenny Triplett
How Selfies with Mayors Can Boost our Civic Health Mayor Sadaf Jaffer, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Usra Ghazi, Nadia Hassan, Moderator: Ghazala Salam
Deconstructing the Supervillan Manifesto Dr. Hatem Bazian, Dr. Dalia Fahmy, Moderator: Mehdi Hasan
What Can You Do to Help the Muslims in China Hena Zuberi, Omar Suleiman Moderator: Danish Siddiqui The Realities of Female Leadership in Muslim Spaces Dr. Ingrid Mattson, Ieasha Prime, Zahra Billoo, Ustadha Nurridden Knight, Kameelah Rashad Moderator: Malika Bilal
Muslim Women in the Literary Landscape: The Journey of American Muslims in Literature, Motivation to Write, & Writing Workshop Najiyah Maxfield, Tayyaba Syed, Ustadha Nuriddeen Knight Moderator: Afshan Malik
Mob Violence, Lynching and Impunity: Challenges to Democracy and Rule of Law in India Syed Ali
As Salam: Discovering Strength Through Peace Abdalla Idris, Dr. Ihsan Bagby, Moderator: Alim Khandekar 5:00 PM Asr Prayer 5:30 - 6:30 PM Defeating Supervillans Azeem Ibrahim, Hena Zuberi, Safaa Zarzour, Hatem Bazian, Dalia Fahmy Host: Malika Bilal
MYNA Open Mic Performance 6:45 - 7:45 PM From Influenced to Influencers: A Time to Change Omar Suleiman, Khalid Latif, Dalia Mogahed, Fiyyaz Jatt 7:45 PM Maghrib Prayer 8:00 - 10:00 PM Entertainment Nadirah Pierre Rohina Malik Siedd Brahim Fribgane Omar Offendum Harris J 9:00 - 11:00 PM Entertainment Riyaaz Qawwali Registered attendees only South Asian folk music in Urdu and Punjabi 10:00 PM Isha Prayer MONDAY 6:15 AM Fajr Prayer 6:30 - 7:00 AM Morning Reminders Hilton - Faraz Khan Marriott - Khalid Latif 10:00 - 11:30 AM Mission Possible Imam Siraj Wahaj, Ustada Nurrideen Knight, Khalid Latif, Zahra Billoo Moderator: Asra Ali 10:00 - 4:00 PM Media Training with Mehdi Hasan Mehdi Hasan $60/registered; $85/non-registered
AMHP Mental Health First Aid Certification Omar Shareef, Abeda Khanam $25
12:00 - 5:00 PM Masjid Development Workshop Zubair Zafar SPECIAL EVENTS
SATURDAY 8:00 - 9:00 AM Women’s Fitness Class - Free Acapella Dance Fitness
10:30AM - 8:30 PM ISNA Carnival - $10
10:30AM - 8:30 PM Girls Basketball Skills Camp - $10
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM ISNACares Community Service Beat the Heat Hygiene Kit Packing Outreach in the Barrio
SUNDAY 7:00 - 9:00 AM 5K Family Fun Run - $25
8:00 - 9:00 AM Women’s Fitness Class - Free Acapella Dance Fitness
10:30AM - 8:30 PM ISNA Carnival - $10
SPECIAL EVENTS SUNDAY 10:30AM - 8:30 PM Boys Basketball Skills Camp - $10
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM ISNACares Community Service Beat the Heat Hygiene Kit Packing Outreach in the Barrio
12:30 - 3:30 PM Young Professionals Luncheon - $60/registered; $85/non-registered