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Saturday May 17, 2025
Time Understanding Islam
Aviation A
Family & Society
Aviation B
Community Building & Activism
Room D
Ummah
Room F
Youth
Aviation C
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM N/A Reclaiming Parenting: Anchored in Timeless Guidance
Mohamed Rida Beshir & Duaa Haggag
N/A Looking Back Through 1446 Years: Contemplating Our Ummah's Highs and Lows
Ovamir Anjum & Hussein Elkazzaz*
MAC Youth Kickoff: Breakfast and Social
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM وَلَا تَهِنُوا۟ وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا۟ وَأَنتُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَوْنَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Do not lose heart nor grieve; for you will surely rise if you are ˹truly˺ believers. (3:139)

Franck Amin (Fr)
The Elderly of Our Society: An Islamic Framework
Ismael Mukhtar, Sameera Ahmed & Nadeem Siddiqi
Building Community: Reflecting on Our Past & Evolving with Purpose
MAC, HCI, Usama Khan
From South Africa to Palestine: The Roadmap to Liberation
Ebrahim Rasool & Nabil Sultan
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM:
Echoes of the Past: Lessons from the Battles of Islam

Mohamed AbuTaleb

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM:
Live Tour of Masjid AlAqsa
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Lunch Break & Duhr Prayer (Iqamah 1:30pm)
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Minority & Majority through Time: When is it Praiseworthy & When is it Blameworthy?
Khaled Hanafy & Jasser Auda (Ar)
Motherhood: Anchored in Faith through the Maternal Journey
Abdulla Idris & Duaa Haggag
Defending Muslim Charities: Confronting Structural Islamophobia and Systemic Racism
Mahmuda Khan, Wael Haddara & Ebrahim Rasool
The Subcontinent: State of its Muslims – From Muhammad Bin Qasim to Today
Mohammad Iqbal Alnadvi & Mohammad Zahid Aboughoda
Build Yourself: Character is Built, Not Born
Fuad Mohamed & Amal Albaz
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM Breaking the Shackles: Islamic Reform in the Last 100 Years. Decolonizing the Muslim Mind through the Quran
Hamed Ghazali & Yaser Haddara
تربية الأبناء – بين الاندماج، والانصهار، وتحقيق الهوية الإسلامية الصحيحة
Mohamed Rida Beshir
Turning the Tides: With the Backdrop of Global Political Shifts, What is Next for the Muslim Community?
Sami Hamdi & Khaled AlQazzaz
The Destabilization of a Nation – The Ongoing Plight of Sudan
Abdalla Idris & Ismael Mukhtar
Allyship Between Men and Women: Lessons from Aisha (RA) & the Incident of Slander
Ahmed Khalil & Taimiyyah Zubair
5:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Dinner Break, Expo & Asr Prayer (Iqamah 5:30pm)
7:00 PM - 8:50 PM
Standing Firm – Joint Program
Main Hall
Quran & Convention Opening
Building Up to the Moment of Truth: The Need for Comprehensive Tarbiyah
Hamed Ghazali
At the Crossroads: Palestine Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow
Wadah Khanfar*
Standing Up for the Ummah – Our Role as Prescribed by The Quran
Abdul Malik Mujahid
Witnessed By the World: Gaza, the Spirit that Ignited the Ummah
Mansour Shouman, Amgad El-Sherif, Aliya Khan
Interviewer: Aaida Mamuji
Community Awards
El Hajj Malik El Shabazz: From Enlightenment in Mecca to Solidarity with Gaza
Siraj Wahhaj
8:50 PM - 9:30 PM
Maghrib Prayer (Iqamah 9:00pm)

Sunday May 18, 2025
Time Understanding Islam
Aviation A
Family & Society
Room D
Ummah
Aviation B
Youth
Aviation C
Educators' Learning Community
Room F
Educators' Learning Community
Room F
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM The Sunnah of Allah: Turning the Tides from Defeat to Victory
Muhamed AbuTaleb & Tom Facchine
N/A وَلَا تَهِنُوا۟ وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا۟ وَأَنتُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَوْنَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Badr ElDin Kurrabi & Wael Hamadeh
Want to Change the World? Start with your Family + Segregated Q&A!
Sisters: Sana Afzal
Brothers: Ahmed Khalil
Bridging the Gap between Expectations & Reality:A Gradual Tarbiyyah Approach
Sameera Ahmed & Abdalla Idris
N/A
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM What has World Lost Due to the Decline of Muslims
Ovamir Anjum & Hussein Elkazzaz*
Surely my prayer, my sacrifice, my life, and my death are all for Allah" (6:162) Pursuing a God-Centered Life
Franck Amine & Ibtihal Aboussad (French)
MSA - A Faith Distinguished by Action: The Awakening of the Youth movements
Ismahan Abdullahi, Jamal El-Shayyal & Nimao Ali
Changemakers of Today: A History Lesson on Our Role as Youth
Nabil Sultan
Quran - Centered Tarbiyyah: From the Tent Schools of Gaza to our Classrooms
Hamed Ghazali & Noor Arman
N/A
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Lunch Break & Duhr Prayer (Iqamah 1:30pm)
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM بواعث الأمل ومسارات العمل
Driven by Hope, Distinguished by Action

Khaled Hanafy (Ar)
Communication with Ihsan - Elevating Our Intentions & Words
Fuad Mohamed & Sameera Ahmed
Dissecting The Genocide Playbook
Sami Hamdi & Taha Ghayyur
Youth & MSA - Fireside Chat: Aligning Your Career in Service of the Deen
Ibtihal Aboussad & Mohamed AbuTaleb
(Hosted by Amal Albaz)
Code of Honour: AI with Integrity
Mohammed Saleem & Aisha Sherazi
Aligning Students with Al-Haqq: Family & Relationships
Tina Aseffa & Maryam Attia
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM SibghatAllah: Manifesting Tawheed in Every Thread of Our life
Siraj Wahhaj & Mohammad Iqbal Alnadvi
On the Subject of Women: A Quranic Discussion
Jasser Auda & Duaa Haggag
Muslim Thinkers & Reformers of the Last Century
Ebrahim Rasool & Mohammad Zahid Aboughoda
Influencer Islam: Between Truth and Trending
Tom Facchine, Ismahan Abdullahi
Empowering our Students: Teaching Islamic History in our Schools
Abdullah Hakim Quick & Souha Adlouni
(Arabic)
Anchoring our Students with La Ilaha Illa Allah

Fadel Soliman & Hamed Ghazali
5:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Dinner Break, Expo & Asr Prayer (Iqamah 5:30pm)
Educators' Networking Dinner Banquet Hall
7:00 PM - 8:50 PM
Joint Program
Main Hall
DAY 2: Anchored by Faith
MC: Rana ElFayez Quran
Speaker 1: An Ummah that will never die: Where do each of us stand
Sami Hamdi
OGS Performance 2
Community Awards
A Night for the Ummah
Community Awards
Salam Canadian Band
Seidd Nashid
Panel: The Power of Speaking Truth to Unjust Tyrants
Ibtihal Aboussad, Ebrahim Rasool
Interviewer: Ismahan Abdullahi
8:50 PM - 9:30 PM
Maghrib Prayer (Iqamah 9:00pm)

Monday May 19, 2025
Time Understanding Islam
Aviation A
Family & Society
Aviation B
Community Building & Activism
Room D
Ummah
Room F
Youth
Aviation C
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Pioneers of the Muslim Community: Seeking Inspiration From our Elders
Abdalla Idris, Siraj Wahhaj & Abdullah Hakim Quick
Sabrun Jamil: Yaqoob AS to Sh. Khaled (Ruh Al Ruh) Nurturing Strength through Calamity
Nimao Ali & Fuad Mohamed
Activism as an Islamic Duty: Understanding Current Affairs and Participating in Policy Change
Ismahan, Yasser Haddara & Zaid ElRawn/Ahmed Imam
Sunnat AlTadawi (Mustaqbal Lihatha Aldin)
Khaled Hanafy & Franck Amin (Ar)
Declassified Anti-Zionist School Survival Guide
Shaun King, C4P
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM Developing a Dawah Mindset - lessons from Gaza
Franck Amin (Fr)
Equipping Oneself for Marriage - As personified by Muhammad SAW & Khadija RA
Taimiyyah Zubair & Mohamed Rida Beshir & Ali Al-Halawani
The Power of Discourse: The Role of Media in Manufacturing Consent
Jamal Elshayyal & Shaun King
All the Places it Hurts - Bosnia to Myanmar, Uyghurs to Kashmir
Taha Ghayyur & Bosnia Eye Witness
Tadabbur Workshop: Awaken Your Heart with the Quran
Fadel Soliman

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Lunch Break & Duhr Prayer (Iqamah 1:30 PM)
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Joint Program
Main Hall
Day 3: Distinguished by Action
Quran & Opening

MC: Aaida Mamuji
Speaker 1: The Quranic Revolution Required for the Ummah's Evolution
Fadel Soliman
Huffaz Recognition
Panel: Minority & Majority through Time: When is it Praiseworthy & When is it Blameworthy?
Ismahan Abdullahi, Shaun King, Jasser Auda
OGS Performance 3
Speaker 2: From Jahilliyah to Islam: 23 Years of Complete Transformation of Society through la illaha illa Allah
Abdullah Hakim Quick
Convention Closing & Duaa
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Asr Prayer (Iqamah 5:30 PM)