Chaplains as

Caregivers, Mediators and Teachers

5th Annual Muslim Chaplains Conference

July 2 – 3, 2009

Renaissance Hotel
Washington DC

The Annual Conference of Muslim Chaplains provides Muslim Chaplains the opportunity to share notes, evaluate concerns and challenges, and plan for the future. The conference is open to Muslim Chaplains working with hospitals, universities, the Armed Forces, and federal and state prisons from around the country.

Conference Program

First Day’s Sessions

Thursday, July 2, 2009

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Opening Remarks & Ice Breaker

Speaker: Dr. Louay Safi

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Session I: Ice Breaker

Speaker: Mumina Kowalksi

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Break

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Session II: Is CPE right for you?

Speaker: Dr. Teresa Snorton

1:30 PM– 3:00PM

Prayer and Break

3:00 PM– 4:00PM

Session III: Chaplaincy Recruitment

Speakers: U.S. Army Major General Chaplain Douglas Carver, US Navy Chief of Chaplains Rear Admiral Chaplain Burt, BOP Chief of Chaplains Joseph Pryor

4:00 PM– 5:30 PM

Speaker: Dr. Ingrid Mattson

Keynote Speaker–Professor Khalid Blankinship

Topic: “History of Islam and Chaplaincy”

Second Day’s Sessions

Friday, July 3, 2009

9:00 AM– 10:30 AM

Session IV: Ministry in Institutional Settings

Speaker: Abu Ishaq Abdul Hafiz

10:30 AM– 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM– 12:30 PM

Breakout session: BOP Session

Speaker: Husain Shaikh

Breakout session: Chaplaincy and Spirituality

Speaker: Rabia Harris

12:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Lunch Break and Friday Prayer

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Session V: Muslim Chaplain Association

Speakers: Abu Ishaq Abdul Hafiz & Rabia Harris

End of Conference