ISNA MATTERS
ISNA ELECTS 2016-18 MAJLIS ASH-SHURA
ISNA President Azhar Azeez, ISNA Vice President USA Dr. Altaf Husain and ISNA Vice President Canada Pervez Nasim were reelected for a two-year term, 2016-18. Azeez, who currently serves as the Senior National Director of Islamic Relief USA, has been a member of the ISNA Executive Council since 2002; he served as ISNA Vice President twice (2010-2014) and was first elected ISNA President in 2014. Dr. Husain, who was elected ISNA Vice President in 2014, formerly served as a board member and chair of the Leadership Development Committee. He served as a two-term national president of the Muslim Students Association (MSA-National) and an executive committee member of the Muslim Alliance in North America. Nasim, a founding member and Chair of the Board of the Islamic Co-operative
Housing Corporation Ltd., was elected ISNA Vice President Canada in 2014. Dr. Asra Ali, a practicing dentist and a clinical faculty member/assistant professor at Midwestern University, was a recipient of the Muslim Women’s Alliance 2016 Inspiring Women Award. She is a member of ISNA’s 5 Year Strategic Planning Committee, ISNA Narrative Committee and ISNA Sustainers Circle. She is currently serving as the Co-Chair of the ISNA Annual Convention Steering Committee. Dr. Julie Belz is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, English, and World Language and Cultures in the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts, and the Director of the Graduate Certificate Program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). She was a Community Representative on the ISNA Majlis-Ash-Shura from 2013-15.
Sehrish Siddiqui, who counsels on corporate finance, compliance and governance, has served as an organizer for MSA National and MYNA Annual Conferences. Zeyn Patel, a member of ISNA Founders Committee and ISNA Masjid Development Committee, is also co-organizer of ISNA Young Professional Banquet at the Annual ISNA Convention and ISNA Entrepreneurial Competition. He is a board member of Risala Foundation in Houston. Dr. Iqbal Unus has served as ISNA director of administration, assistant secretary general and secretary general from 1977 to 1990. He has had a wide-ranging volunteer service experience in the Muslim American community for 44 years. In 2011 he was recognized with a lifetime service award from the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and in 2012 by ISNA.
ISNA MANAGES & AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP ISNA is entrusted with four scholarship programs. Dr. Abdulmunim A. Shakir Scholarship Given his strong belief in the value education, Dr. Shakir arranged for a scholarship fund to be established to support freshmen students. Subsequently, ISNA awards $1000 each to 22 qualified students in any field of study. The winners are Lamees Abdallah, Latifa Aboeid, Abdul-Ghalib Agboola, Sumayah Algaradi, Basil Baccouche, Mohammad Hossein Rajabi Bakhshandeh, Syed Hussain, Ruba Iqbal, Hala Kassar, Afeefah Khan, Ammar Khan, Zain Khera, Menatalla Mohamed, Abubaker Muneer, Moin Nadeem, Mina Al Shikhly, Naima Sikandar, Ramla Sufi, Hamza Yacoob, and Soundousse Zouani. Aziz Jamaluddin Scholarship The Jamaluddin family, with their commitment to communicating the true meaning of Islam in all types of media, arranged for a scholarship fund to be established to support ten students with an award of $4000 each throughout their education in the fields of journalism and political science.
8
The winners are Yasmeen Azam, Salman Habib, Faisal Hamid, Danya Hussain, Ahmad Keshk, Roshni Khan, Eman Mozaffar, Asma Noray, Sahar Omer, and Shonnan Usman. Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Loan Scholarship The five IDB Scholarships, each worth $15000 per year for four years, are offered mainly for medicine and engineering, but the also include following areas of study: pharmacy, nursing, nutrition, veterinary science, dentistry, medical technology, agriculture, food technology, forestry, fishery and computer science. (If engineering is chosen, the branch of engineering preferred must be mentioned as well.) Students need to provide proof of admission in the above areas in order to be eligible. Amana Mutual Funds Scholarship Amana Mutual Funds, which follows a value-oriented approach consistent with Islamic finance principles, offers a $2500 scholarship in finance, economics or mathematics, provided through ISNA. The winner is Ayman Hussein.
ISNA hosted 40 students of various faith backgrounds August 5 at the ISNA Office for Interfaith and Community Alliances (IOICA) in Washington D.C. The event provided youth an opportunity to understand and meet their Muslim neighbors. Dr. Sayyid Syeed, IOICA Director, discussed Muslim American contributions, particularly to the American government system.
ISLAMIC HORIZONS NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016