What’s Up!

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February  8, 2009     Black History and Love:

Amir Muhammad, America’s Islamic Heritage Museum
Dr. Sylviane A Diouf, Africa in Alabama. The Slave Ship Clotilda and the Story of the Last Africans Brought to America

 

Musa Syeed, Bronx Princess, a documentary about an African teenagers struggle to get her share of the American Dream.
Ahmed Lamptey, Africa Unity Tour
CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM, CULTURAL & ECONOMIC MISSION
To
Ghana (West Africa)
(November 14 thru 21, 2009)
March 09, Women’s History Month:
Progress Theatre an international touring ensemble of multi-disciplined performers committed to using art to encourage social consciousness, cross-community dialogue and cultural awareness.
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April 09, Fools and Finance:
Imam Johari will speak to Faith, Family and Finance
Rasheed Jihad, National  Re-Entry Professional, will take us on a transformational journey with patience and perseverance.
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May 09,  The Original Womb:

Imam Kashif, Founding editor of Muhammad Speaks, the Bilalian News, Muslim Journal, and the Congressional Black Watch.talks about the legacy of his late wife and his life’s story. His journey includes relationships with: Imam W.D. Mohammed, Imam Siraj Wahhaj, MANA and Muhammad Ali, just to name a few.

December  14, 2008

Dr. Khalifah Ramadan, National Training Director MANA

From Plan it to Planet: Establishing Model Muslim Communities

Omar Abdul-Malik, Cambridge Center for Study of Religion and Public Policy
Moral leadership
In Black and White

November 9th, 2008

Imam Siraj Wahhaj, Muslim Alliance of North America

The passing of W.D. Mohammed, a personal reflection against the backdrop of a changing time.

MANA 2008 CONFERENCE
NOVEMBER 28-30, 2008
MANA Moment (Muslim Alliance of North America)

Dr. Ali A. Mazrui about Muslim political protocol and when its best to Put-Up and Shut Up!

M.K. Asante, Jr.  The Black Candle
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October 2008

Allah Made me Funny, the Cast from the Movie and Comedy Tour

Dr. Fatimah Fanusie, W.D. Fard to W.D. Mohammed, An Islamic Thread in the Fabric of America

Douglas Blackmon, Editor and Chief, Wall Street Journal, Atlanta

Author of the book: Slavery by Another Name

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September 14, 2008

Taalim: Moral Courage, Unity and the Human Family: Reflections on the Legacy of WD Mohammed, speaker TBA

Al-Amin Muhamamd and Dr. Abdur Rahman Talk about Ramadan and Ramadan Session Lessons

They will also compete a giant each other during the Community Conscious Challenge

From W. D. Fard to W. D. Mohammed, Insights and Little known facts about an Islamic Thread in the Fabric of America

Dr. Fatimah Fanusie

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Dec 09, 07

Dr. Hakim Quick, Islamic Scholar South Africa

Okolo Rashid, Director, International Museum of Muslim Cultures

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January 24, 2008

Re-Aired Monday Feb 4th at 3 PM

6-7 PM

Parents Management: Kamira Al-Amin, wife of Imam Jamil Al-Amin formerly H Rap Brown

” The Voice of the Captive.”

Channel 23,Boston Neighborhood Network

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PRINCE AMONG SLAVES On Public Television
Aired on Monday, February 4, 2008, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET
This special tells the forgotten true story of an African prince who was enslaved in Mississippi for 40 years before finally achieving freedom and becoming one of the most famous men in America. Mos Def narrates. In HD where available.

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Feb 10, 08- black History Month

Taalim: “The Central Role of Africans in the Emergence and Evolution of Islam”

Dr. Abdel-Rahman Mohamed

Cast and Producer of Movie: Lord Help US

Join Michele Rashida Turner, Producer and Casting Director

Along with actors and singers: Nadia Turner and Marion Ramsey

Dr. Robert Bullard, Clark Atlanta University and Sheila Holt

“Environmental Racism Lives, the Civil Rights Movement of the 70’s and Beyond.”

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March 9, 08 -It’s National Women’s History Month

Dr. Ingrid Mattson, President Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
Taalim: “Women in Leadership and Challenges of the Last Days”

ISNA Agenda, Hurdles and Aspirations for 08

Lynn Robinson “Women’s Intuition and Gut Rehab”

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April 13, 08

Shareef Bin Alfred, Ex-Chaplain, Union Organizer and Kennedy School of Government

Taalim: Muhammad the Liberator

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Bottom Up! How grassroots is the catalyst for democratic change

Reggie Brooks, National Real Estate Investment Advisor and Multi-Millionaire
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Real Estate in a Challenging Economy

Where is the SAVE THE CONGO COALITION?

Akbar Muhammad, Founder of Africa & The Middle East Literacy Foundation and Youth For Africa

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June 8, 08

Looking Back at the Legacy of Michael Swack, An Interview and Special Dedication with the Founder of the School of CED at Southern New Hamsphire University

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July 13, 08

The Job of Marriage Making in Islam and In America Today

Lalomi Atwa, Islamic Introductions

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August 10, 08

Taalim: Ramadan and Katrinah reflections of Growth

Imam Rafeeq H. Nu’Man, New Orleans, LA

NATIVE DEEN and Jon Yasin

“The Benefits of Hip Hop”

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Nov. 08
Ali Alamin Mazrui
Binghampton UniversityMuslim political protocol and when its best to Put-Up and Shut-Up!

 

M.K. Asante, Jr’s, Black Candle, A film about the Afican American experience as marked  by the celebration of Kwanza
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October 12, 2008
January 11, 2009
Marital Relationships are the new Black.

Dr. Aneesah Nadir, of the Sakinah Healthy Marriage Initiative, MANA will assist us with Marriage Prep. Then  Zarinah El-Amin will talk about  her latest book the Jihad of the Soul. A book about the struggles of Muslims singles in the US.  Dr. Jimmy Jones will then take our soul search to the next level by helping us to find our fitra, by understanding the specific messaging in Arabic that guides us to a greater understanding of ourselves. He will also tell us about a practical ways to reach this understanding by offering some  training options in Egypt.  Finally, Preacher Moss, Founder of  the Comedy Tour and subsequent movie: Allah Made Me Funny, will help us laugh and reflect on what’s real and what’s not so heavy after all.

 

The organizers of this trip promise you more than just a tour.  The objective is to introduce you to the long standing tradition of interfaith coexistence of all the major religions and denominations in the country of Ghana, West Africa.

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