ISLAMIC COUNCIL OF NEW ENGLAND
29th Annual Conference
Date: Saturday October 18, 2014
Location: Springfield Technical Community College
Preliminary
| 9:00 a.m.9:30 a.m. | Registration OpensWelcome and Opening Remarks |
Session 1
| 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Historical Perspectives of Diversity and Inclusiveness in Islam |
| Foundation of Islam: Based on Diversity and Unity | |
| Examples of Diversity and Unity throughout the history of Islam | |
| 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | Lunch and Dhuhr Prayer |
| 1:30 p.m.- 2:00 p.m | ICNE Business Meeting |
Session 2
| 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | Islamic Schools of Thought: Institutions of Common Mission |
| Contribution of Fiqh to: Understanding and Practices | |
| Difference of Opinion for: Intellectual Growth and Inclusiveness | |
| 4:00 p.m-4:30 p.m. | Break and Asr Prayer |
Session 3
| 4:30 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. | Ethnic and Cultural Diversity |
| 6:10 p.m. | Break and Maghrib Prayer |
| 6:30 p.m. | Key Note Lecture and Speaker to round up the major theme: Respecting Diversity and Holding Fast to Unity |
| 7:00 p.m. | Dinner and Light Entertainment |
Program Comm. Dr. M. Saleem Bajwa, Dr. M. Riaz Khan, Professor Kamal Ali, Principal Nadeem Sikandar