Family In Islam Conference

More than 750 people participated at AAMO conference in Bay Area

(FREMONT, CA, 2/17/08) - Over 750 people turned out on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008 for the special conference on "Family In Islam" organized by the Afghan American Muslim Outreach (AAMO). The keynote address was delivered by our well known scholar, Dr. Abdul Sattar Sirat. He reflected on the wives of our beloved Prophet Mohammad (saw), the mothers of the believers. Other speakers included Ustad Abdul Shokur Mahjoor, Imam Zaid Shakir, Imam Sadullah Khan, Dr. Hamdullah Sayedi, Dr. Arshad Ershad, Ustad Fazl Ghani Mogaddedi, and Qari Safiulllah Samady, Dr. Fakhrnisa Faizani Yousefzai, Sr. Amina Jandali, Sr. Ronal Popal, Br. Munir Qtaish, Br. Masoud Nassimi, Br. Hedayat Hamid, Sr. Simin Omar, Sr. Marwa Latif. The conference started at 2:00 p.m. with the recitation of Glorious Quran, translation and a welcome from AAMO Vice President, Sr. Sajeda Sultani, and Fremont Mayor, Mr. Bob Wasserman and ended at 10:00 p.m. with the attached resolution read by Ustad Fazl Ghani Mogaddedi. Family is the corner stone of an Islamic society. Islam bases the atmosphere in the family on sacrifice, love, loyalty, and obedience. Islamic family system brings the rights of the husband, wife, children, and relatives into a fine equilibrium. In this conference most of the aforementioned subjects, and the challenges that we and our youth are facing were addressed in both languages, Dari and English in order to cater to the youth as well. The DVD of this educational conference will be available soon. Please check our website, www.aamo-net.org Jazakullahu Khairun Masoud Nassimi, President AAMO

Conference Info

What: 'Family In Islam' conference, sponsored by AAMO. The conference will be split between English and Farsi sessions. The Family in Islam Article Where: Flamingo Palace - 4100 Peralta Boulevard - Fremont, CA 94536 Tel: (510) 792-9999 - Fax: (510) 713-9300 When: Sunday, February 17, 2008 from 2pm-10pm Who: Farsi Sessions English Sessions Dr. Abdul Sattar Sirat Ustad Abdul Shakoor Mahjoor Simin Omar (Sadaye Haq) Masoud Nassimi Dr. Fakhrnisa Yousofzai Rona Popal Hedayat Hamid Imam Zaid Shakir Sheikh Sadullah Khan Sr. Amina Jandali Br. Munir Qtaish Marwa Latif (Dariche Farda) Conference Chairman: Dr. Arshad Ershad Conference co-Chairmen: Qari Safiullah Samady, Ustad Fazl Ghani Mojaddedi, & Dr. Hamdullah Sayedi Conference Agenda: Farsi - English

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