Muslim Americans: Inspiring, Overcoming, Serving
11th MAS Minnesota Convention
October 8, 2016 - Muharram 7, 1438
SESSION # 1: Saturday 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Topic: Inspiring, Overcoming & Serving
Speaker(s): Kamal El Mekki, Waleed Shadi
Description: Muslim Americans have a vital role to play here at home. How can we, as a Muslim community, inspire others, overcome our fears and challenges and serve others?
SESSION # 2: Saturday 10:55 AM - 11:45 AM
Topic:
The Reality of The Ummah & Need for Solidarity
Speaker(s): Lobna Mulla, Yasir Birjas
Description: Our Muslim Ummah is troubled by many difficulties. Indivisibility and solidarity become necessary in order to alleviate the suffering of our Muslim brothers and sisters all over the world. How do we come together and unite as one community?
SESSION # 3: Saturday 11:50 AM - 12:45 PM
Topic:
Comprehensive and Personal Balance
Speaker(s): Imad Bayoun, Eman Haymour
Description: We can understand Islam by looking at it as a complete and comprehensive way of life, guiding how we function in society, the economy and the political realm. Through this understanding, Islam, the last divine message from God, is relevant to all human beings and in all times. How do we take the message of Islam and apply it to solve our problems in the 21st century?
Dhuhr & Lunch Break.
Prayer @ 1:45 pm
Athan Competition
&
Media Competition Round 1@ 2:00 pm
SESSION # 4: Saturday 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Topic:
Changing The Present, Dreaming The Future
Speaker(s): Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Congressman Tom Emmer, Mayor Betsy Hodges, Asad Zaman
Description: Muslims are a vital part of the American community. How can Muslims get engaged? How can Muslims and the broader community partner to establish a platform to advocate for social justice and the common good?
Spoken Word at 3:30 pm
Asr Prayer @ 4:08 pm
SESSION # 5: Saturday 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM
Topic: He Was A " Walking Quran"- Combating Islamophobia Through Our Character
Speaker(s): Kamal El Mekki, Imad Bayoun
Description: Islamophobia is not a myth. It exists! How do we, as a Muslim community, counter Islamophobia and transform it to a dawah opportunity?
SESSION # 6: Saturday 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Topic:
Proud To Be A Muslim
Speaker(s): Yusuf Estes, Asad Zaman
Description: Many of us make the conscious decision to make Islam a way of life.
How can we identify with Islam and take pride in our religion while living a healthy American life?
Spoken Word @ 6:30
Maghrib Prayer @ 6:45 pm
Dinner Break
Isha Prayer @ 8:02 pm
SESSION # 7: Saturday 8:15 PM - 8:45 PM
Topic:
Inspired By The Quran
Speaker(s): Yasir Birjas, Walid Shadi
Description: Allah says in the Quran "Indeed, there has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book, by which Allah guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out of darkness into light, by His permission, and guides them to a straight path" (V: 15-16). Islam, as a religion, brings immense changes to the way of life and the customs and beliefs of its followers. By this standard, Islam, along with the code of life the Qur'an provides is second to none. How can we, as Muslims follow the Quran as a complete code of life?
Quran Competition & Media Competition Prize for MSA
SESSION # 8: Saturday 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Topic:
Entertainment Session: #1Ummah
Speaker(s): Preacher Moss, "Allah Made Me Funny" & Friday Night Live (FNL Team)
Description: This entertaining session will feature Preacher Moss, "Allah Made Me Funny" and will feature live performances by the critically acclaimed Friday Night Live team. Fun. Entertaining. Halal. Edgy. Classy. Relevant.
