Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi, (book list)

 Rizvi, Sayyid Muhammad: The Life of Muhammad the Prophet 

 Rizvi, Sayyid Muhammad: Marriage and Morals in Islam 

 Rizvi, Sayyid Muhammad: The Ritual Ablutions for Women (Taharatu 'N-Nisa') 

 Rizvi, Sayyid Muhammad: The Ritual and Spiritual Purity 

 Rizvi, Sayyid Muhammad: Shi'ism: Imamate and Wilayat 

Brother Hassanain Rajabali Br. Hassanain Rajabali is the Principal of the Tawheed Institute of New York. Br.Hassanain came to settle in the USA in 1975, emigrating from Tanzania, East Africa. He is a popular speaker locally, and has traveled worldwide to lecture on Islam. He is also a frequent lecturer on Islam at various universities in the USA and abroad. He has a masters degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Colorado, and presently, he owns and runs an Internet company called Netsite Corporation which specializes in E-Commerce and E-Business.

Some specialties of Br. Hassanain Rajabali is the two debates which occurred in the year 2004 & 2003, on the topic "Does God Not Exist". These two successful debates can be found on internet.

Robert is a member of the University Club of Washington DC and the National Capital Lyme Disease Association, U.M.A.A. and the Muslim Congress, attending their annual conferences as well as having attended ISNA, MAS, and ICNA conferences.  Residing in Potomac, MD, Robert (Ali) coaches youth lacrosse and plays for the Capital Masters Lacrosse Club. A convert to Islam, he has a passion for studying, learning, and teaches a class at the Muslim Community School on business entrepreneurialism for high school students.

http://www.crescentfinancial.net 

Spiritually, he made Shahadah 12 years ago and chose to follow the school of Ahlul Bayt (as)  roughly 9 years ago after being introduced to Shiasm through Brother Hasnain Rajabali. HIs intention is to present the link between Mental Health and Islam and to share his experience as a Revert and as a professional who treats Muslims from all communities within the Ummah. Please refer to four articles written by Br. Ulrich Viex

• My Shahadah, What Senator Obama's Candidacy Means to Me, and Identifying One's Islamic Identity

• Certainty of Death and the Reflections of a Physician

• The Horrors of Addiction

• Michael Moore's 'Sicko' reviewed by a professor of psychiatry at Harvard University

• Eating Disorders Prevalent Among Muslim Girls

• On Humanism in Medicine
  Recognizing the Patient as a Fellow Human in Pain

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  "ADHD"

1) promote greater understanding of Islamic teachings, culture, and heritage in the context of a North American society while striving to develop peaceful elations amongst human beings through dialogue and engagement; and...

2) to nurture a cadre of servant leaders who exemplify excellence and are driven towards exporting this excellence by contributing towards the betterment of their community, society and humanity.

Born in London, Ontario and currently residing in Toronto, Muhammad completed his Hon. B.A in Philosophy ('04) with an interest in metaphysics, epistemology, political and Islamic philosophy. He later completed his Masters degree in Information Studies ('06) with an interest in knowledge management, community informatics, and the role of information in decision making. Currently he works as a project consultant in the IT industry.

Upon her return to Canada in the year 2000, she translated and compiled some books, namely "A Mother's Prayer,"  "Forty Ahadith on the Holy Quran,"  "Tasbih of Sayyeda Fatima Zahra(AS)," "Morals of the Masumeen - an activity book for children" and some others.   At the moment she does some editing for other Islamic Literature, but she tries to devote most of her time to her family and 5 year old daughter.

Sr. Roshni Hafeez, Born and Raised in a strict Christian family, Roshni Reverted to Islam when she was only 15 years old, and over the subsequent 11 years, has played an important role in a comprehensive range of Islamic and dawa activities, most recently, joining the board of Directors of RMA. A trained journalist, Roshni has worked for the BBC and a range of international broadcasters, as a producer, presenter and researcher. More recently though, Roshni has left the world of journalism and works mainly within a range of non-governmental projects, spanning equality and diversity training, policy development, environmental justice and leads on a range of projects tackling sectarianism for the Scottish government. Roshni is also the Scotland representative of Transatlantic 2020, (A British Council initiative designed to build and strengthen relations between the US and Europe post 9/11 and 7/7), and she is also vice chair of the Shia Council for Scotland.

As a visually impaired person, Roshni is especially passionate about improving access to Islamic knowledge for disabled Muslims. This year (2008) at the International Revert Conference, she will lead a unique workshop challenging perceptions of disability and empowering participants to take action in their local masjids and communities, she is also leading on a new interfaith project based in Scotland which will bring faith leaders together to tackle discrimination and poverty through spirituality.

Sister Shahin Pardhan

Sr. Shahin Pardhan was born in Brampton Ontario and moved to London Ontario 5 years ago.  She has both her Bachelor’s of Business Administration (BBA) and her MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University.  In Toronto, Shahin worked as an Assistant Brand Manager at a packaged goods firm for two years.  When she first moved to London she worked as a Research Coordinator for a nonprofit organization.  For the past 3½ years she has worked as a Senior Marketing Analyst at a leading financial institution in London.   

Shahin is regularly asked to speak about various topics such as diversity, volunteering and Islam at London functions.  She is the Interfaith Coordinator for the Al-Mehdi Islamic Centre and was the Chair of the United Muslim Women of Canada for two years.  She recently stepped down from her position as a board member for Regional Mental Health Care London’s volunteer association when she had her twin sons who are now almost 8 months old.  Shahin is also on the diversity committee at her place of work and organized a multicultural day celebration to bring awareness of the benefits of diversity in Canada.

Sister Maryam Shabani

Doctor Maryam Shabani embraced Islam in 1984 after conducting exhaustive research with the intention of proving Islam a false religion. Since that time, she has dedicated her self to the study of Qur’an and Ahadith. She has done extensive study involving the work of scholars from all schools of thought. She holds a Phd. in Metaphysical Theology and a Masters in Comparative Religion. She is an Islamic activist and Diyah ,speaking at masajids, universities, and community centers throughout the United States.