International Islamic Unity Conference [1]
Portia Shah
PROGRAM FOR 2ND INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNITY CONFERENCE
[FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1998]
REGENCY MAIN BALLROOM
Friday August 7, 1998
Opening Session and Press Conference
Moderator: Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani,
Chairman Islamic Supreme Council of America,
Chairman 2nd International Islamic Unity Conference
9:00 AM Recitation of Qur'an: For the first time in the West,
Quadravox Recitation Group, Indonesia
9:15 AM Traditional Chanting: For the first time in the West,
Namira Ladies Group, Indonesia
9:30 AM Welcoming Address: Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani,
Chairman Islamic Supreme Council of America,
Chairman 2nd International Islamic Unity Conference
9:40 AM CHIEF GUEST OF HONOR HE ASLAN MASKHADOV,
PRESIDENT OF CHECHNYA
9:50 AM "21st Century is the Century for Islam"
Shaykh as-Sayyid Muhammad Nazim Adil,
Grand Mufti, Cyprus; Global Da'ee and Spiritual Leader
10:00 AM "The Role of African Americans and Islam in the West"
Honorable Imam W. Deen Mohammed,
Muslim American Spokesman,
Ministry of W.D. Mohammed, USA
10:10 AM Opening Remarks: "Islam in the West"
Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr,
Professor of Islamic Studies,
George Washington University, USA
10:20 AM "The Kosova Problem in a Nutshell"
Dr. Rexhep Boja, Grand Mufti of Kosova
10:30 AM Translation: Shaykh Zymer Salihi,
President Albanian Islamic Society and
Representative of Kosova Grand Mufti, United Kingdom
10:35 AM "Malaysia: Exemplar for Developing Muslim Nations"
Tan Sri Othman Yeop Abdullah,
Executive Chairman Multimedia Super Corridor,
Multimedia Development Corp., Malaysia
10:45 AM "Rebuilding Bosnia" Dr. Mustafa Ceric,
Reis-ul-Ulema, Bosnia-Herzegovina
10:55 AM "Muslims in Russia" Nadirshakh Kachilaev,
Chairman Moslems of Russia Union, Russian Federation
11:05 AM Translation
11:10 AM "Islam in the 21st Century"
Dr. Nasir Fareed Wasil, Grand Mufti of Egypt
11:20 AM HE Dr. Tutty Alawiyah,
Chief Minister for the Role of Women, Indonesia
11:30 AM "Islamic Strength" Riaz Hussain Khokhar,
Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, Washington D.C.
11:40 AM "Malaysia as a Model for Other Countries"
Dato' Dali Hashim,
Ambassador of Malaysia to the United States, Washington D.C.
11:50 AM "Islam in Africa" Shaykh Hassan Ali Cisse,
Grand Imam, Senegal
12:00 PM "Love for the Prophet (S) and his Blessed Family"
Imam al-Sayed Mortadha Qazwini,
President As-Sadiq Foundation, California, USA
12:10 PM "Malaysia as a Strong Islamic Nation"
Y.B. Dato' Hishammuddin Hussein,
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries, Malaysia
12:20 PM "Islam in the Middle East"
Shaykh Yousuf ar-Rifaie
Former Minister of Education and Vice-President Islamic
World Organization, Kuwait
12:30 PM Break: Juma' Prayers (Empire Room)
2nd Session: Islamic Focus in the 21st Century - World Peace
Moderator: Dr. Ahmad Sakr,
Director Islamic Education Center of Diamond Bar, USA
2:50 PM Recitation of Qur'an: Shaykh Ahmad Muhammad Aamir,
Chairman TV and Radio Reciters, Egypt
3:00 PM Y.B. Dato' Hishammuddin Hussein,
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries, Malaysia
3:20 PM "Islam in the West as Seen by the East"
Dr. Nasir Fareed Wasil, Grand Mufti of Egypt
3:40 PM "Peace is the Solution"
HE Sibghatullah Al-Mujaddedi, Ex-President of Afghanistan
4:00 PM "The Importance of Peace"
Dr. Mustafa Ceric, Reis-ul-Ulema, Bosnia-Herzegovina
4:20 PM "Muslim Needs in Russia for Peace"
Nafigulia Ashirov, Deputy of Supreme Mufti of Russia,
Higher Coordination Center of Russian Muslim Clergy,
Russian Federation
4:40 PM Translation
4:50 PM "Role of Technology in Expediting Islamic Peace in the
21st Century"
Dr. Abdur Rasheed Abdul Aziz Salem,
Under-Secretary Ministry of Religious Affairs, Egypt
5:10 PM Break
3rd Session: Education and Islamic Ideals
Moderator: Dr. Muddathir Abdel-Rahim,
Professor International Institute of Islamic
Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), Malaysia;
Ex-Ambassador of Sudan to the U.N., Sweden and Norway
5:20 PM Traditional Chanting: Malaysian Haqqani Royal Ensemble,
led by HRH Prince Raja Ashman, Perak, Malaysia
5:30 PM Chief Guest of Honor HE Aslan Maskhadov,
President of Chechnya
6:00 PM "Importance of Education for a Better Life"
HE Dr. Tutty Alawiyah, Chief Minister for the Role of Women,
Indonesia
6:25 PM "Islamic Psychotherapy: The Road to Eternal Peaceful Existence"
Dr. Malik Babiker Badri, Professor International Institute of
Islamic Thought and Civilization, Malaysia;
Founder of the Psychology Faculty University of Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia; UNSCO Member
6:45 PM Break
4th Session: The Balkan Crisis
Moderator: Dr. Nedzib Sacirbey,
Ambassador of Bosnia to the United States, Washington D.C.
6:50 PM Recitation of Qasidas: Shaykh Senad Agic,
Mufti, Bosniak Community in America, USA
7:00 PM "The Crisis in Kosova" Dr. Rexhep Boja,
Grand Mufti of Kosova
7:20 PM Translation: Shaykh Zymer Salihi
7:30 PM "The Macedonia Problem"
Sulejman Rexhepi, Grand Mufti of Macedonia
7:50 PM Translation
8:00 PM "Muslim Suffering in Albania"
Hafez Sabri Koci, Grand Mufti, Albania
8:20 PM Translation
8:30 PM Break
5th Session: Spiritual Dimension of Man
Moderator: Dr. Paul Abdul Ghani Hardy,
Dept. of Oriental & African Studies
London University, England
8:45 PM Quranic Recitation: Quadrovox Recitation Group, Indonesia
8:55 PM Dr. Arief Rahman,
Member of Parliament,
President of Muslim Youth Movement, Indonesia
9:20 PM Shaykh as-Sayyid Muhammad Nazim Adil,
Grand Mufti, Cyprus; Global Da'ee and Spiritual Leader
9:45 PM Dr. Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri,
Founder and Leader Minhaj ul-Qur'an International Movement,
Pakistan
10:00 PM Dr. Haji Salleh Yaapar,
Dean School of Humanities, Sians University, Malaysia
10:35 PM Recitation of Naat: Qari Fadhl ar-Resul, USA
10:45 PM Dr. Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah,
Chancellor Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
11:10 PM Dr. Sulayman Nyang,
Professor of African Studies,
Department of African Studies, Howard University, USA
11:35 PM Shaykh Yousuf ar-Rifaie,
Former Minister of Education and Vice-President
Islamic World Organization, Kuwait
12:00 AM End of Program Friday August 7, 1998
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