“What Kind of Islam Do We Want in America?” Conference

Speakers List Includes

• Dr. Ebrahim Moosa
• Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina
• Dr. Sheherazade Jafari
• Dr. Safi Kaskas
• Dr. Mike Ghouse
• Ms. Linda Ilham Barto
• Dr. Sam Hamod
• Mr.  Sami Jamil Jadallah

Program/Schedule

8:00-8:50 Light Breakfast- Registration

Conference Opens at 9:00 AM

9:00-9:10 Welcoming Remarks, Dean Kevin Avruch –School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

9:10-9:20 Welcoming Statement, Sami Jamil Jadallah- Founder/Executive Director, New Arab Foundation- Arab Peace Corps

9:20:9:30 Introduction of the Program, Sami Jamil Jadallah

9:30-9:35 Introduction of Dr. Ebrahim Moosa, “Moral Sources in Contemporary Islam”

9:35-9:55 Dr. Ebrahim Moosa

9:55-: 10:00 Introduction of Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina, “Sectarianism in North America; A Disastrous Prescription for the Unity of the Community in the West”

10:00-10:20 Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina

10: 20-10:25 Introduction of Dr. Sheherazade Jafari, “Gender Justice in Islam- Building Bridges-Knowledge Sharing and Advocacy Between American Muslims and Muslims in Other Countries”

10:25- 10:45 Dr. Sheherazade Jafari

10:45-10:50 Introduction of Dr. Safi Kaskas, “Islam Far from Fanaticism- Islam as Was Practiced by the Prophet”

10:50-11:10 Dr. Safi Kaskas

11:10-11:25 Break

11:25- 12:30 Speaker’s Forum- Round Table Discussion

12-30- 1:30 Lunch

1:30- 1:35 Introduction of Dr. Mike Ghouse, “Pluralism and Islam-Synergy”

1:35- 1:55 Dr. Mike Ghouse

1:55- 2:00 Introduction of Ms. Linda Ilham Barto, “A Dream for Islam in America”

2:00-2:20 Ms. Linda Ilham Barto

2:20-2:25 Introduction of Dr. Sam Hamod, “Independence for Our Mosques”

2:25- 2:45 Dr. Sam Hamod

2:45-2:50 Sami Jamil Jadallah, “Islam- The Revolutionary Faith”

2:50-3:05 Break

3:05- 4:30 Speaker’s Forum- Round Table Discussion

4:30-5:00 Conference Wrap Up- Conclusion and Guests Feed Back