Become a Vendor!
Do you know that you can also make profits and at the same time, shop various interesting things at Muktamar IMSA-MISG? Indonesians and Malaysians from many parts of the US (and maybe Canada and others!) will be there, and this will benefit both the customers and the vendors because of the wide range of community! Bazaar will be opened throughout the event. Interested to be a vendor?
IMSA MISG
MUKTAMAR 2019
Hijrah: Transforming Oneself in Challenging Times
This year’s theme is "Hijrah: Transforming Oneself in Challenging Times". When the first generation of Muslims were facing difficulties in Makkah, the Prophet SAW looked to Madinah for new opportunities. During and after their migration, they transformed themselves not only geographically but also spiritually and into one cohesive body.
Visiting Muktamar Sessions
If you are interested in visiting us but not registered, please find a host who is registered with us. Your host can take you to some of the lectures. Unfortunately our food is only available for registered participants. But your host can treat you to many food and non-food options available in our bazaar.
We hope you benefit from the lectures, enjoy your visit and register next year.
Speakers
His interest in community work made him become well known to the public. Br. Abdullah Omar had talked in various media including a teen talk at IKIM.fm radio, Radio 24 BERNAMA talking about integrity, Hello On Two program by Malaysia TV2, Malaysia Hari Ini program by Malaysia TV3, and Sinar Harian newspaper.
Since 2010, Br. Abdullah Omar has attended more than 400 schools and colleges in Malaysia, reaching out nearly 100 000 students through RS events `Anda Bijak Jauhi Zina (ABJZ)`, a school/college program to promote students against adulteries. He was also the director of the event `Himpunan 1000 Jiwa 1 Hati` in Kuala Lumpur organized by RS for several years, an annual convention to gather all the ABJZ participants from all over Malaysia.
His research interests include Islamic Psychology, Acculturation, Religiosity, and Psychological Distress Among Muslim Americans.
Currently he is adjunct professor at National Louis University, College of DuPage and Concordia University Chicago.
He received many speech and media invitations in local and international seminars. Tuan Haji Nicholas also had presented an average of 200 speeches annually across the country. He was awarded the 'Anugerah Khas Maulidur Rasul Negeri Sabah' in 2009 and 'Anugerah Khas Tokoh Maal Hijrah Wilayah Persekutuan' in 2013 for his tireless effort and work in guiding the new Muslims.
Dr. Siddiqi is a trained marriage educator and has been a youth mentor and trainer for the Muslim Students' Association and the Muslim American Society. He has been extensively involved in community organizing at both the local and national levels for over 25 years and most recently served as the National Chairman of the Muslim American Society (2012-2016).
Prof Najibah serves various governmental and non-governmental agencies as committee members. She is a member of Shariah committees in Attorney General Chamber; a committee member on Practice Direction Shariah Judiciary of Malaysia; a panel member of Disciplinary Committee, Bar Council for several years; research committee with IKIM on harmonization of law; an expert panel on Shariah law and Siyasah Shariyyah Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. She has served Kulliyyah of Laws as Deputy Dean for Academic; Deputy Dean for Postgraduate and Research, and Head, Department of Islamic law.
Prof Najibah is presently working as a full time professor at Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia and a member of the Council of Professors of the University. She involves in social activities in organizing legal literacy programmes for local community under AIKOL legal aid platform or NGOs. She is one of the advisors to AIKOL Legal Aid Clinic and Chairman of Raudhatul Sakinah Berhad, a guiding and training centre for adolescents.
Well known as Ummiroses, Sr. Rosmawati has been in the media sharing about various related topics countless times such as local magazines (Wanita, Al-Islam, Anis, Keluarga, Nona), newspapers (Utusan Malaysia , Berita Harian, Sinar Harian, Kosmo), radios (Salam.FM, IKIM, Radio 24 BERNAMA, Wanita FM, Sinar FM, KoolFM) and television programs (ASTRO, TV9, RTM, TV3, Al-Hijrah). Used to be a speaker at Muktamar MISG-IMSA in 2008, she was a leader, thinker and panelist in many workshops about community services, parenting, and volunteerism, as well as awareness and prevention campaigns and events organized by private and government institutions including Malaysian universities, hospitals, The Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM), Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (JAWI), The National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN), and many others.
With her motto, `do the best all the time`, Sr. Rosmawati is tirelessly working with Raudhatus Sakinah, Hidayah Centre (a center for new Muslims and non Muslims to learn Islam), Rumah Puteri Arafiah (a shelter for adolescence females who have high-risk behaviors), and Malaysian Expressive Art Therapy (MEATA). She is an author of the book `Kutemui Jalan Pulang` (2007), an anthology of true stories of Raudhatus Sakinah students.
Her areas of interest include: risk behaviors and protective factors of Muslim adolescents and young adults; promoting culturally and religiously meaningful psychotherapy; and skills based parenting and marital interventions to strengthen families. Dr. Ahmed has published numerous journal articles, book chapters, and is the Co-editor of the book, "Counseling Muslims: Handbook of Mental Health Issues and Interventions." She speaks nationally and has been invited as a subject matter expert, to events organized by the White House, Health and Human Services (HHS), Substance Abuse Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA), and Department of Education (DOE).
Dr. Ahmed has also been a community organizer at both the grassroots and national levels for more than 25 years, primarily focusing her energies around American Muslim youth development, marriage preparation, and parenting. She currently serves on the Muslim American Society (MAS) National Board of Trustees.
Shaykh Yaser started his career in Electronic Engineering in the UAE, then in Madinah where he graduated as class Valedictorian with the highest honors from the Islamic University of Madinah’s College of Shari'ah (Fiqh and Usul) in 1996. He learned from various highly respected scholars such as Shaykh Mohammed Amin Al-Shanqiti and Shaykh Al-'Uthaymin.
In 1997, he went to work as a relief program aide to rebuild war-torn Bosnia. In 2000, he immigrated to the U.S. where he served as an Imam at The Islamic Center in El Paso, Texas and a director of English programs in Da'wah and outreach for the Orland Park Prayer Center. He is currently serving as Imam of the renowned Valley Ranch Islamic Center in Irving, Texas, rapidly establishing himself as an invaluable leader of the Texan Muslim Community.
His speciality in the subject of marriage and relations made him a highly sought marriage counsellor for the Muslim community, and with four children and much experience, his parenting classes are equally popular. With his superb all-round grasp on Islamic sciences, Shaykh Yaser is welcomed eagerly in every city he teaches whether it is his Usul, Fiqh, Financial Literacy, or Relationship classes.
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the ASEAN Muslim Federation of North America. He also serves as the Vice President of the Asian-American Coalition USA (AAC-USA) and its UN Representative and as an Advisory Board member to numerous interfaith organizations, including the Tanenbaum Center and Federation for Middle East Peace.
In interfaith organizations, Imam Ali serves as a Board member for the Partnership of Faith in NY, and co-founder of the UNCC (Universal Clergy Coalition-International). Furthermore, he is also Assistant Director and a Board member of the Muslim Foundation of America, Inc., and Chairman of the annual Muslim Day Parade in NYC.
A few days after the events of 11 September 2001, New York City chose him to represent the Muslim community to visit the scene, where he met President George W. Bush. He also recited a prayer at the memorial service for the September 11th victims at Yankee stadium in the Bronx. In 2002, Ali was appointed "Ambassador for Peace" by the International Religious Federation, and a recipient of ICLI Interfaith Award in 2008. Ali was chosen as one of the seven most influential religious leaders in New York City by New York Magazine in 2006.
He completed his undergraduate in Tafseer at International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan in 1992 and continued his master at the same university in the field of Comparative Religion in 1994. Earned Ph.D in Political Science from Southern California University in 2003. Besides Indonesian as his Native Language and Buginese language as his mother-tongue, Ali is also fluent in Arabic, English, and Urdu.
Ali has written many articles, given speeches and initiated dialogues with various religious leaders about the importance of dialogues among Muslims, Christians, Jews and other religious groups toward peace. He has made countless appearances on TV (ABC, PBS, BBC World, CNN, Fox News, National Geographic, al-Jazeera, the Hallmark Channel, TV One and more) condemn terrorism, radicalism, anti-Semitism and to promote peaceful Islam.
Ali has authored four books: Dai Muda di New York City (A Young Dai in New York City), The True Love in America; 29 Kisah Mualaf Amerika (The True Love in America: 29 stories of Muallaf in America), Menebar Damai di Bumi Barat (Spreading Peace in Western World). The former US president Bill Clinton gave a foreword to his fourth book, a memoir, entitled Sons Of Abraham: A Candid Conversation about the Issues That Divide and Unite Jews and Muslims which he co-authored with Marc Schneier, a Jewish rabbi who is also his close friend.
Returning home in 1987, she further her studies in Early Childhood Education. She taught at numerous preschools in the Klang Valley and Kerteh, Terengganu. In 1998 she was offered to lead the Raudhatus Sakinah Institution (RS), a center for shelters and rehabilitation of adolescents affected by social ill across Malaysia.
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