This session from the 2007 MSA National Continental Conference held at the 44th ISNA Annual Convention in Chicago, IL takes a look at Columbus Day in a light unlike that which you learned about in elementary school. Join Shaykh Yasir Qadhi, Sherman Jackson, Imam Zaid Shakir, Shaykh Mokhtar Maghraoui, and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf as they share their perspectives on Islam in America in light of the expedition of Christopher Columbus, Black suffering in America, racism in American pastime games and sports, and more.

From a proposed Islamic center in New York City, to a proposed Quran burning in Florida, Muslims in the West have again come under siege. On the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf delivers a sermon filled with hope, balance and guidance to navigate the troubled waters. Brought to you by, www.zaytunacollege.org

CNN interviews, Hamza Yusuf, the chairman of Zaytuna Institute, a new school hoping to become nation's first accredited Muslim college.

Some of America's leading Muslim figures speak on the use of violence as a means to impact change, and its contrary nature to Islam's teachings.

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf seemed to be what thousands of audience members had been waiting for when he took the main stage of the 47th annual Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) convention Saturday night.

Yusuf was met with cheers that a celebrity might expect. To many American Muslims he is a star, an eloquent speaker and knowledgeable scholar who gets them.

Raised in California, Yusuf embraced Islam at 17 and started a life of traditional scholarship, traveling around the world and studying under some of the most revered spiritual teachers in the Islamic world.

On Saturday, he spoke of the intense power of religion in the world today and of how such power can be dangerous if it is misunderstood and if there is not a platform to promote sound scholarship and proper education within it.

Emphasizing the importance of stifling radical extremists, he reminded the audience of how much the Prophet Mohammed loved human beings, animals and the environment, proclaiming, “Our religion is a beautiful religion and it is being made ugly by the acts of fools.”

May 29-31, 2010
Reviving the Islamic Spirit" convention is an attempt by the youth to help overcome new challenges of communication and integration. The convention aims to promote stronger ties within the North American Society through reviving the Islamic tradition of education, tolerance and introspection, and across cultural lines through points of commonality and respect.

As interested students race to beat the fast approaching enrolment deadline, Muslims are turning their sights to the Zaytuna College in California to see if America's first ever Muslim college will live up to the high expectations.

Last December, Zaytuna College opened its doors to the Southern California community by hosting a hugely successful public event. Now, we are back with another, even more exciting event that again features our founding scholars: Imam Zaid Shakir, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, and Dr. Hatem Bazian.

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