ISNA Matters
ISNA Elects Shura and Board Members
Imam Magid
Azhar Azeez
Mohamed Bekkari
ISNA President Imam Mohamed Magid, Vice President - USA Azhar Azeez, and Vice President - Canada, Mohamed Bekkari have been re-elected for a second term, said Dr. Mohamad Rajabally, chair of the ISNA Election Committee, as resulted were tabulated
after counting at ISNA headquarters in Plainfield, Ind. on Aug. 25. The results were officially announced during the General Assembly Business Meeting session at the ISNA annual convention in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 31.
The Election Committee had set the 2012 general election process in April 2012 with the call for nominations. The ballot also elected the Majlis asShura for 2012-13: Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, Dr. S. Imtiaz Ahmad, Asad Ba-Yunus, Dr. Altaf Husain, and Rizwan Jaka.
Glimpse into Muslim American History ISNA Office for Interfaith and Community Alliances National Director Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed addressed
approximately 1,500 people attendees at the Chautauqua Institution on Aug. 9, offering them a glimpse into the history
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of Muslim Americans, how their collective identity has shaped, and how this fits into the pluralistic democratic society in America. The lecture was part of the program on “Creating Cultures of Honor and Integrity” held during the Aug. 5–11 segment of interfaith lectures. Chautauqua, located in the southwestern part of New York state, was originally founded in 1874 by two Methodists as the Chautauqua Lake Sunday School Assembly. It served as an educational experiment in out-of-school, “vacation learning,” and due to its success, broadened almost immediately beyond courses for Sunday school teachers to include academic subjects, music, art and physical education. The institution now receives approximately 170,000 visitors over the course of nine weeks, providing them with a sampling of fine and performing arts, lectures, interfaith worship and programs, and recreational activities. As part of their mission, “religious faith is perceived, interpreted and experienced as central to the understanding and expression of our social and cultural values.”
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Islamic Horizons November/December 2012