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ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
Dr. Mohammed Moinuddin Siddiqui was born on April 30, 1927, in Hyderabad, India. The first in his family to migrate to Pakistan during India's partition, he taught at colleges and worked with the Pakistan Air Force in Lahore for a few years before coming to the US in 1953 for training at the US Census Bureau in Washington, DC. He went on to obtain a PhD in Statistics from UNC in 1957. He accepted a job as a researcher with the National Bureau of Standards in Boulder, Colorado, the same year he married Elisabeth, his wife of nearly 65 years. In 1964, he joined the Statistics Department at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, where he conducted research and taught graduate students until his retirement in 2010. He was an American Statistical Association Fellow and received the Department of Commerce Superior Performance Award.
He excelled not only academically but also as a pioneering Muslim activist, locally and nationally. As the earliest Muslim couple in Fort Collins, he and his wife served as parents to countless Muslim students, counseling them, performing weddings, and giving talks and khutbahs. In the 1980s, they sponsored several Cambodian families and founded various projects to support them. In the 1970s, he helped establish the first masjid in Fort Collins, moving to various venues until the completion of the Ottoman-style building in 2013.
He also helped to found and lead national American Muslim institutions, including the North American Islamic Trust and the Association of Muslim Scientists and Engineers. He authored and edited various works of Islamic literature, beginning in 1967 with the Islamic Correspondence Course, a mail-in mini-course for Muslim converts. In 1969, he became the first editor of the journal Muslim Scientist. He also translated several Islamic books from Arabic into English and authored a few books, including his last work, Words of Hope, Comfort, and Reassurance from the Holy Qur’an and the Messenger of Allah.
Dr. Moinuddin Siddiqui served on ISNA's Majlis ash-Shura in the 1970s and received the annual Mahboob Khan Community Service Award in 1999.
A loving husband, father, and grandfather, he lived a life filled with the love of Allah, family, and the outdoors. He passed to his Lord on Thursday, March 26, days before his 99th birthday, and was buried after Salat al-Jumah at the Fort Collins masjid he helped to found. He is survived by his brother Waheed Siddiqee and his five children, Mateen, Ameena, Selima, Yusuf, and Hediye, and their spouses;18 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. He will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him, rahmat Allah alaihi.
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27th Annual ISNA Education Forum
This Weekend!
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ISNA Convention 2026 in Detroit, Michigan
We at the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) are delighted to announce that the 63rd Annual ISNA Convention will take place in Detroit, Michigan, over the Labor Day Weekend, September 4 - 7, 2026.
The ISNA convention is celebrated as one of the largest annual gatherings of Muslims in America, drawing thousands of participants. This convention promises to be an inspiring gathering, bringing together community members, families, leaders, scholars, youth, the business community, and other guests from across the country. With thought-provoking sessions, uplifting spiritual programs, engaging youth activities, interfaith dialogues, and a dynamic bazaar, there will be something for everyone to enjoy.
The program will feature keynote speeches, panel discussions, workshops, and special events designed to address timely issues, strengthen community bonds, and highlight opportunities for growth and service.
Detroit, with its rich history and vibrant Muslim community, will serve as the perfect host city for this national gathering of faith, knowledge, and unity.
Convention Highlights:
· Keynote sessions with distinguished speakers
· Interactive workshops and panel discussions
· Networking opportunities for professionals and students
· Special events and exhibitions
· Art Exhibit, Film Festival, Science Fair, Robotics
· Basketball Tournament
· Community recognition and award ceremonies
· Interfaith Events and Activities
· Matrimonial Events
· Chaplaincy Conference
· And much more
We invite all members, partners, and the broader community to join us in this landmark event. Your presence will help make the convention a meaningful and impactful experience.
Stay tuned for more details on registration, hotel accommodations, and program highlights.
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2026 Scholarship Applications Open
Deadline April 30, 2026
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ISNA Green Masjid Award 2026
To promote eco-friendly practices ISNA will this year offer awards of $1000, $600, $400 to the most eco-friendly (Green) Masajid/Islamic centers as part of the Green Ramadan Campaign. Nominate your masjid through the form linked below. Submission dates are from March 21- April 22, 2026.
*First-place winners - Evansville Islamic Center (2024) and East Lansing Islamic Center (2025) are not eligible for the first-place award*
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Save the Dates — MYNA Summer Camp 2026 is Coming!
MYNA Summer Camp 2026 is just around the corner! Open to youth ages 12–18, this year's camps are being held across the country. Here's where you can find us this summer:
Pacific NorCal — July 26–August 1 | Miramonte, CA
Pacific SoCal — Date TBD
South Central — July 19–25 | Graford, TX
North Central — July 26–August 1 | Oregon, IL
Mid Atlantic — July 26–August 1 | Jennerstown, PA
South Atlantic — July 20–26 | Dahlonega, GA
Midwest — July 26–August 1 | Nashville, IN
Don't miss your chance to be part of an unforgettable summer experience! For more information and to register, visit myna.org/summercamp.
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MIFTAAH X MYNA Seminary is Back – We’d Love to Have You Again!
This is your chance to jump back in and continue your journey.
Same meaningful discussions, same close-knit class feel — just 1 night a week to stay connected and keep growing!
Starts July 6th
7–9 PM EST
Live Online Classes
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Our Mothers Didn’t Call It Feminism
What Liberation Looks Like for Muslim Women
By Tracy Miller
I did not grow up hearing the word “feminism” spoken with warmth. It arrived later in classrooms, online threads, panel discussions usually carrying the implication that women like my mother had somehow missed it. Apparently, Muslim women were late, still learning the language of liberation...
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We Were Never New
Muslim Women, Latinidad, and the Sacred Work of Belonging
By Melissa Maldonado‑Salcedo
When Zohran Mamdani placed his hand on the Quran to be sworn in as Mayor of New York City in January, something unexpected settled in my chest. The copy of the Quran he used had belonged to Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, an Afro‑Puerto Rican scholar, archivist, and historian whose life’s work preserved Black diasporic memory. Schomburg safeguarded evidence of belonging against erasure; Mamdani enacted that belonging in his first moment in public power. My own work lives between those acts, translating memory, faith, and diaspora into narratives that refuse disappearance and insist that presence does not need permission...
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Stereotypes on Screen
The Impact of Portrayals of Muslims in Entertainment
By Erum Ikramullah
Mar/Apr 26
Image cred: ISPU
Research shows news media coverage of Muslims is biased and linked to increased anti-Muslim attitudes and support for anti-Muslim policies. Little is known about the impact of entertainment media coverage of Muslims on intergroup attitudes and support for anti-Muslim policies though. Muslims, a highly targeted group in the United States, are often depicted as villains (e.g., terrorists, chauvinists) in entertainment. There is a dearth of research on the consequences of such tropes on people’s attitudes toward Muslims or the influence such tropes have on people’s support for policies that affect Muslims...
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When Your Mosque is On a Screen
The Future of Faith in a Digitally-Connected World
By Umar Ibrahim Agaie
During the winter nights of Ramadan, a profound peace descends upon Muslim homes across the United States. In households from California to Connecticut, screens glow with the same purpose of connecting Muslims during the holy month. Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic, digital Ramadan has matured from a thin lifeline into a fundamental aspect of American Islamic life. For a community that is remarkably young, highly educated, and ethnically diverse, this integration is a natural evolution...
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