Conference Rekindles US Muslim Youth Hope
In a bid to make summer more worthy for Muslim youth, an American pioneering national youth organization will be hosting annual conference for Muslim youth in the US, hoping to introduce change in society, build a social conscious, and encourage unity as Muslims.
“The Muslim youth need to realize that it is not too late, that they should never despair in the mercy of their Lord,” the conference page on the Facebook says.
“It is a part of our job to keep the torch of Islam from dying out. Because we have this responsibility on our shoulders, we need to be more hopeful in terms of deen (religion) as well as duniya (worldly matters).”
Organized by the Young Muslims (YM) organization, the three-day conference will run from May 25 to May 27.
Themed the “The Seekers: A Quest for Hope”, the event aims at inspiring young American Muslims to reclaim hope in Allah’s forgiveness and in people surrounding them.
“We need to have hope in people and in Allah. We need to introduce change in society, build a social conscious, and encourage unity as Muslims,” the FB page adds.
“We need to be the great people we were meant to be, taking back our title, our story. We have the ability to make a difference.
“We are the generation that will take over. We are the ambassadors of this deen. We are the seekers of hope that will bring about a better tomorrow.”
Held on the Memorial Day weekend, the event takes place at the Connecticut Convention Center, the largest convention facility between New York and Boston.
The event will be parallel to the 38th Annual ICNA-MAS Convention that takes place at the same venue under the theme “Islam: The Pursuit of Happiness.”
The youth conference will be hosting featured speakers such as Nouman Ali Khan, founder and CEO of Bayyinah Institute, Sh. Omar Suleiman, member of ICNA’s Shari`ah Council and ICNA’s Institute of Learning Foundation (ILF), and Boston imam Suhaib Webb.
The event would also be attended by Ustadh Wisam Sharieff of Bayyinah Institute, Sheikh Abdul Nasir Jangda and Imam Siraj Wahhaj.
The United States is home to a Muslim minority of between six to eight million.
A US survey has also revealed that the majority of Americans know very little about Muslims and their faith.
A recent Gallup poll, however, found 43 percent of Americans Nationwide admitted to feeling at least “a little” prejudice against Muslims.
Last year, Gain Peace, a Chicago-based Muslim outreach group, launched a public and television campaign to clear long-held misconceptions about Islam.
The Islamic Circle of North America has also launched a campaign to educate Americans about Shari`ah and dispel wrong perceptions about it.
Source: On Islam
“It is a part of our job to keep the torch of Islam from dying out. Because we have this responsibility on our shoulders, we need to be more hopeful in terms of deen (religion) as well as duniya (worldly matters).”
Organized by the Young Muslims (YM) organization, the three-day conference will run from May 25 to May 27.
Themed the “The Seekers: A Quest for Hope”, the event aims at inspiring young American Muslims to reclaim hope in Allah’s forgiveness and in people surrounding them.
“We need to have hope in people and in Allah. We need to introduce change in society, build a social conscious, and encourage unity as Muslims,” the FB page adds.
“We need to be the great people we were meant to be, taking back our title, our story. We have the ability to make a difference.
“We are the generation that will take over. We are the ambassadors of this deen. We are the seekers of hope that will bring about a better tomorrow.”
Held on the Memorial Day weekend, the event takes place at the Connecticut Convention Center, the largest convention facility between New York and Boston.
The event will be parallel to the 38th Annual ICNA-MAS Convention that takes place at the same venue under the theme “Islam: The Pursuit of Happiness.”
The youth conference will be hosting featured speakers such as Nouman Ali Khan, founder and CEO of Bayyinah Institute, Sh. Omar Suleiman, member of ICNA’s Shari`ah Council and ICNA’s Institute of Learning Foundation (ILF), and Boston imam Suhaib Webb.
The event would also be attended by Ustadh Wisam Sharieff of Bayyinah Institute, Sheikh Abdul Nasir Jangda and Imam Siraj Wahhaj.
The United States is home to a Muslim minority of between six to eight million.
A US survey has also revealed that the majority of Americans know very little about Muslims and their faith.
A recent Gallup poll, however, found 43 percent of Americans Nationwide admitted to feeling at least “a little” prejudice against Muslims.
Last year, Gain Peace, a Chicago-based Muslim outreach group, launched a public and television campaign to clear long-held misconceptions about Islam.
The Islamic Circle of North America has also launched a campaign to educate Americans about Shari`ah and dispel wrong perceptions about it.
Source: On Islam
