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Greetings from the Islamic Society of North America!
Celebrating 50 Years !
Events & E-Dialogue
Opportunities
Outreach and Interfaith

ISNA Announces Ramadan Dates

  

The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is pleased to announce that the holy fasting month of Ramadan will start in North America on Tuesday, July 9, 2013.  ISNA's Majlis Ash-Shura has resolved to follow the position of the Fiqh Council of North America, which is to use the methodology of calculations, for determining the Islamic lunar months for North America.   

 
On the basis of this method, the dates of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr for the year 1434 AH are established as follows:
 
-1st of Ramadan will be on Tuesday, July 9, 2013
-1st of Shawwal will be on Thursday, August 8, 2013
 
For further details, please click here.
 
May you, your family and community have a blessed Ramadan. 
 

ISNA EVENTS & E-DIALOGUE:

  

  

   

   
Registration continues for the South Central Zone Conference.  Click on the banner above to visit the web page to register and get updated information on the speakers and hotel availability.
Don't miss out on the chance to hear the following speakers:

  • Imam Siraj Wahhaj
  • Dr. Jamal Badawi
  • Sh. Muhammad Ninowy
  • Dr. Yusuf Ziya Kavakci
  • Sh. Yasir Birjas
  • Dr. Altaf Husain
  • Br. Azhar Azeez
  • Imam Abdul Nasir Jangda
  • other imams, youth leaders and speakers from local Dallas Fort Worth area.

      

    We have a new addition to the Dallas, Texas 

    banquet program on June 15th! 

    Guest speaker Rashad Hussain, an American attorney and U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), will be joining the evening line-up along with keynote speaker - Dr. Jamal Badawi, nasheed artist - Mohamed Tarek Hussein, and the Community Service Award ceremony. 

     

    Don't miss your chance to be part of this exciting evening: Register today!

      

     

     "Matrimonial Banquet" in Dallas on June 15, 2013

    We invite you to attend this banquet that is being held during the South Central Zone Conference. Please join us and extend the invitation to your friends and others in the community who may benefit from this event.   

    For more information, please call 317-838-8133 or email matrimonial@isna.net .

    Click on the banner above to register.

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    1st ISNA Matrimonial Conference and Banquet

     

    Speakers:  Imam Mohamed Majid, Dr Altaf Husain and local speakers
    Entertainment by Azhar Usman
    Conference features: 
    - Session on premarital matters
    - Session on healthy families
    - Q & A session
    - Bazaar
    - Childcare
    - Matrimonial banquet 
    - and more

    Click on banner above for more information and to register for this event.

     

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    East Zone Conference in Tampa, FL 

    June 29th

    The American Muslim Identity: 

    Challenges to Opportunities
    Event will be held at:

    SHERATON TAMPA EAST HOTEL 

    10221 Princess Palm Ave., Tampa, FL 33610

    To register, click HERE.

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    REGISTRATION FOR THE UPCOMING MYNA CAMP IS NOW OPEN

      

    When:  June 30th - July 5th

    Where: Jameson Camp, Indianapolis, IN

    Cost:    $345, $335 for siblings

      

    Click here to register before spots fill up!!!

      

      


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  • OPPORTUNITIES:
        


    Intern with ISNA in DC This Summer!
    (June 4, 2013) The Islamic Society of North America's (ISNA) Office for Interfaith and Community Alliances (IOICA) seeks interns starting immediately for assistance with its interreligious and public policy initiatives.  Limited stipends for local transportation are available for these positions. IOICA internships are tailored according to each intern's interests and skillset.  Interns may assist with conducting community outreach, cultivating interfaith relationships, and developing public policy positions on a variety of issues.... 

    OUTREACH AND INTERFAITH:
        
    On Friday, May 31, 2013, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) hosted A Conversation with Shaykh Rached Ghanouchi, co-founder and President of the Ennahdha (Renaissance) movement in Tunisia, which emerged in recent elections as the largest party in the National Constituent Assembly (NCA). ISNA President Imam Mohamed Magid moderated the discussion for members of the Fairfax, VA community....

       

    ISNA Joins Conference on Faith and Reconciliation in Kosovo

    From May 24 to 26, 2013, Dr. Mohamed Elsanousi, Director of Community Outreach for the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), traveled to Kosovo for an conference on "Faith and Reconciliation: What is the Future of Interfaith Dialogue?"  Dr. Elsanousi's participation exemplified ISNA's ongoing to further international interfaith relations and lend an American Muslim perspective to these dialogues....

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    ISNA Joins Muslim Educational Trust in 20th Year Celebrations
    (May 25, 2013) Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed, ISNA National Director for Interfaith & Community Alliances, was the keynote speaker at the annual fundraising dinner and cultural evening hosted by the Portland, Ore., based Muslim Educational Trust (MET) May 18, as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations. On May 20, MET partnered with Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon to hold an interfaith conversation with Dr. Syeed who spoke about the experience of the Muslim community in the U.S.... 

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