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Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh
 
Greetings from the Islamic Society of North America!
Celebrating 50 Years !
Happy New Islamic Year
Events & E-Dialogue
Meet an ISNA Speaker
Quote from a Scholarship Recipient
Outreach
Become an ISNA Member
Job Opportunity
 
Monday, November 4, 2013 is the first day of Muharram al-Haram, 1435 A. H. Happy New Islamic Year. May Allah SWT grant peace, security, health and happiness to all. May this be the year of mutual love, respect, understanding, reconciliation and compassion. May the suffering people of the world enjoy peace, serenity and tranquility. Ameen!

Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Shah
Fiqh Council of North America

ISNA EVENTS & E-DIALOGUE:

   

  

Friday, November 22 - Sunday, November 24, 2013

Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati

8092 Plantation Drive

West Chester, Ohio 45069

 

This three-day conference will include an exciting program with renowned speakers featuring sessions on:

  • Community Development
  • Spiritual Upliftment
  • Family Matters
  • Youth Development
  • Interfaith Communication
  • Masjid Management

Speakers will include:

  • Imam Mohamed Magid Ali
  • Imam Abdul Nasir Jangda
  • Shaykh Muhammad Ninowy
  • Habeeb Quadri
  • Salma Elkadi
  • Shaykh Abdalla Idris Ali
  • Other local scholars and imams  
 
 
ISNA HOSTS MATRIMONIAL EVENT AT CENTRAL ZONE CONFERENCE 
Saturday November 23, 2013 ( 3 to 6 PM)

  Wingate Hotel, 7500 Tylers Place Blvd, West Chester, Ohio 45069

 

Please join us and extend the invitation to your friends and family.  

  

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

  

Click on the banner above to register.

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This two-day program includes sessions with renowned national and local speakers on:

  • The Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
  • Spiritual Development
  • Leadership Skills
  • Youth and Community Development
  • Family Matters
  • Interfaith and Intra-Faith Relations

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW.ISNA.NET.

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MUSLIM YOUTH OF NORTH AMERICA (MYNA)

 

 


Registration fee for all camp locations: $352.00
Registration DEADLINE is December 15, 2013 at 11:30pm CST

 

Sponsor a camper by clicking HERE 

Campers' testimonies:  

Who are the Muslim Youth of North America?

Why MYNA? :
Why MYNA?


So...what are YOU doing this Winter Break?!

For more information or to register today, visit http://www.myna.org/
Any questions? E-mail us at camp@myna.org!  

 

Older than 18? 

We are looking for counselors.  To apply, click HERE.  

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   THE 3RD ANNUAL WEST COAST ISNA EDUCATION FORUM
  • Deadline to Submit Completed Papers: November 15, 2013 
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THE 15TH ANNUAL ISNA EDUCATION FORUM

 Deadline to Submit Completed Papers: December 15, 2013

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Help Come up with the Theme for the 
51st Convention
 
Have an idea for a theme for next year's convention in Detroit, MI?  Share it with us by clicking HERE.
MEET AN ISNA SPEAKER:
Assad R Akhtar
 

Assad R. Akhtar is currently the deputy chief of staff for Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-NJ). In this capacity, he is responsible for managing the local district offices and staff for the 9th Congressional District of New Jersey. Before this assignment, Assad served as the legislative director in the Washington, DC, office where he oversaw the congressman's legislative agenda and staff. He was also tasked with coordinating the congressman's position on the House Ways & Means Committee as well as staffing his assignment on the House Homeland Security Committee. Assad started as staffer on Capitol Hill in 2003 and previously worked for Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) where he helped create the Congressional Pakistan Caucus and was the lead staffer for the House Science Committee. 

 

He has also spent a substantive amount of time working on political campaigns throughout America. He helped support both Reps. Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Andre Carson (D-IN) as they became the first and second Muslim members of Congress in 2006 and 2008, respectively. Apart from his official legislative duties, Assad is a cofounder and past president of the Congressional Muslim Staff Association (CMSA).

 

* Br. Assad was a speaker at the 50th ISNA Convention.

QUOTE FROM A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT:
Sahl Hakim
 

"My initial reaction to this was complete shock. I did not expect this at all and finding out that it was only given to 5 people made me feel honored to be a part of such a select group. I thank Allah for this blessing and InshaAllah I hope I will able to maximize the benefits of this scholarship.


 

OUTREACH:

Indianapolis International Airport Interfaith Chaplaincy (IIAIC) 
Dedicates the New Meditation Room
On Friday, November 8, 2013 the Indianapolis International Airport Interfaith Chaplaincy (IIAIC) dedicated a new Chapel / Meditation room.   IIAIC funded the re-modeling project and furnishings of the new room. Airport officials, IIAIC board members, Indianapolis area clergy, and a number of donors attended the interfaith dedication service...

Veterans' Day Remembrance
November 11, 2013-The 83rd Congress on June 1, 1954, designated November 11th as the day to honor American veterans who served in all branches of the Armed Forces. To that end, in order to preserve world peace, Muslim Americans have fought alongside their fellow Americans for decades to preserve the freedoms we all so profoundly and deeply cherish. Even today, as Muslim Americans, we continue to serve our Nation...

ISNA organizes the 1st Annual Masjid Development Forum
November 11, 2013-More than 70 national leaders and speakers came together to participate at the 1st Annual ISNA Masjid Forum in Plainfield, Indiana.  The forum was held from November 8 - 10, 2013.  At this conference the board members, mosque leaders, and Imams presented papers and discussed various topics on Masjid Development in areas of Governance, Women leadership, Youth Leadership, and more.  

EACH ONE REACH ONE

 

Remember the old maxim: Drops make an ocean. You can make the difference by becoming a member of ISNA, and continue the good by inviting your friends and family to become ISNA members as well. Let each one reach one!

 

Registering as an ISNA member is easy. 

 

 

Muslim communities and Islamic organizations in the United States can only grow stronger by individuals supporting one another. It is with your support that ISNA has been bringing hearts closer for half a century!

 

Make ISNA your partner in helping create a better tomorrow.

  

TOGETHER WE SERVE ISLAM IN AMERICA

JOB OPPORTUNITY at ISNA
 


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