All community members are invited to our Annual Converts’ Conference!
The Mecca Center’s 4th Annual Converts’ Conference
hosted by the Convert Engagement Committee at the Mecca Center
Beginning Our Legacy: Shining the Light Forward
April 25-27, 2025
Together, we will examine a variety of scholarly and community perspectives on the nature of legacy in the life of Muslims
Friday, April 25 (Prayer Hall):
Community Night
- 6:00-7:30pm – AHMED ARAFAT: Building Lasting Legacy: Being True to Who You Are
Saturday, April 26 (Banquet Hall)
- 1:30-2:00 pm – Opening: Registration, Welcome, and Community Engagement Activity
SEGMENT 1: Legacy Foundations | 2:00-3:45pm
- BROTHER EDDIE REDZOVIC: Planting the First Seeds: Small and Consistent Actions as Legacy Foundations
- Q&A
- Practical Workshop: Active Reflection
SEGMENT 2: Types of Legacies in Islam | 4:00-5:30pm
- JOE BRADFORD: Material Legacy: Investing in your Dunya (endowments, Islamic Finance, etc.)
- SISTER ANGELICA LINDSEY-ALI: Spiritual Legacies: Investing and your Akhira
- Q&A
- Practical Workshop.
5:42 pm: Asr Prayer
SEGMENT 3: Securing and Maintaining Our Legacy | 6:15-7:45pm
- UBAYDULLAH EVANS: Discipline and Patience within the Struggle
- Panel discussion
- Conference closing
7:45pm: Maghrib Prayer
8:15-9:30pm: Conference Community Dinner
9:30pm: Isha Prayer
Sunday, April 27 (Banquet Hall)
ConverTsation: Conference Takeaways | 5:00-7:45pm
- Tahir Wyatt: Building Community Bridges in a Prophetic Way.
- CHAPLAIN PATRICIA ANTON and DR. FERYAL SALEM: Building Community Bridges as a Form of Legacy
- Imam Christopher AbdulKareem Pavlíček: Inspiration for Building Bridges among Communities: My Story of Embracing Islam.
- Community Story Sharing