In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate, with Praise and Peace on our Beloved Prophet, His Family and Companions.
For Immediate Release
ISCA Announces 3rd International Islamic Unity Conference, 2001
(Washington, DC 08/11/00) – The Islamic Supreme Council of America, along with its affiliates, the As-Sunna Foundation of America, Kamilat Women’s Organization and The Muslim Magazine, are proud to announce plans to launch the 3rd International Islamic Unity Conference, tentatively scheduled for the summer of 2001 in Washington, DC.
The first Islamic Unity Conference, held in Los Angeles in 1996, hosted over 128 speakers from around the globe for three days. The main focus of the first conference was the plight of orphans around the world.
The second conference, held in Washington, DC in August 1998, expanded on the initial success of the first. According to conference Chairman and Founder, Shaykh Hisham Kabbani, “the location of the conference was a great blessing.” Held in the elegant, centrally-located Omni Shoreham Hotel, the event attracted worldwide media attention to the Muslim community. The live transmission of the opening session via Internet attracted NBC, CBS, CNN, and CSPAN, which broadcast lengthy segments of the conference.
His Excellency Aslan Maskhadov, President of Chechnya, was the guest of honor and keynote speaker at the conference, whose sessions focused on a variety of subjects, including the plights of Kosova and Chechnya. ISCA arranged for President Maskhadov, as well as many of the other foreign dignitaries and religious leaders, to meet with key US officials and discuss the relationship between their countries and the US. However, Shaykh Kabbani states, “More important than the politics was the positive presentation of Islam by the religious leaders. By demonstrating Islam’s moderation, love and compassion, Muslim leaders have given new life to Islam in the West.”
The conference featured over 150 internationally renowned speakers including top-ranking politicians, Islamic scholars, activists and intellectuals. In addition, Kamilat Women’s Organization hosted a parallel women’s conference attended by a large assembly.
Mateen Siddiqui, conference manager, noted, “Both of these conferences introduced Islamic concepts of entertainment and celebration, something that was lacking in previous Islamic assemblies in America. Groups from Bosnia, Malaysia, and Indonesia showed us authentic traditional recitation and chanting, and Quranic tajweed by some of the world’s top reciters resonated in the audiences’ hearts. The sweetness of these productions brought tears to our eyes.”
By popular demand, the 3rd International Islamic Unity Conference will revive the warm and lively intellectual atmosphere of the first two conferences. Several new and interesting features will be announced in the near future. Meanwhile, Muslims should make this conference the highlight of the summer of 2001. With thought-provoking themes and intellectual discourse, flavored with spirituality, prayer, recitation and the remembrance of Allah, all under the guidance of some of the world’s greatest spiritual leaders, this conference promises to be an event the whole Muslim family can enjoy.
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