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The First and Second International Islamic Unity Conference were conferences organized by followers of the Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order in Los Angeles (1996) and Washington DC (1998). [ | The First and Second International Islamic Unity Conference were conferences organized by followers of the Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order in Los Angeles (1996) and Washington DC (1998). <ref>1. Dressler, Markus; Geaves, Ron & Klinkhammer, Gritt (2013) [1st pub. 2009]. Sufis in Western Society: Global Networking and Locality. Routledge Sufi Series. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-415-85090-2. </ref> Sufi and Sufi-friendly Muslim representatives, Islamic scholars and politicians were invited to the conferences. [1] The conferences exemplified the Haqqani-Naqshbandis' ambitions to establish itself as a major player within the American Muslim scene. [1] The conference was supported in part by members of royalty, Muslim political and religious leaders from across the world. <ref>Leonard, Karen Isaksen (2003). Muslims in the United States: The State of Research. Russell Sage Foundation. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-415-85090-2. International Islamic Unity Conference cyprus. </ref> | ||
==First International Unity Conference== | ==First International Unity Conference== | ||
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Attendees were treated to sessions on politics, importance of schools of thought, purification of the heart, establishing Islamic economic power, educational curriculum initiative and many other subjects, discussed from the main podium as well as in intimate workshops where speakers and attendees were able to express their views. A major event occurred on Saturday night, with the launching of the International Day of the Orphan, which is expected, given the sponsorship of California's Assembly, and endorsement by a number of international organizations, to become a globally sponsored day for recalling the plight of orphans and children in difficulty. | Attendees were treated to sessions on politics, importance of schools of thought, purification of the heart, establishing Islamic economic power, educational curriculum initiative and many other subjects, discussed from the main podium as well as in intimate workshops where speakers and attendees were able to express their views. A major event occurred on Saturday night, with the launching of the International Day of the Orphan, which is expected, given the sponsorship of California's Assembly, and endorsement by a number of international organizations, to become a globally sponsored day for recalling the plight of orphans and children in difficulty. | ||
==Second International Unity Conference== | ==Second International Unity Conference== | ||
The Second International Unity Conference was held in August of 1998 in Washington D.C. The second conference was sponsored by the newly-formed Islamic Supreme Council of America and again chaired by Shaykh Kabbani. | The Second International Unity Conference was held in August of 1998 in Washington D.C. The second conference was sponsored by the newly-formed Islamic Supreme Council of America and again chaired by Shaykh Kabbani. <ref>USA: MUSLIM REACTION TO BOMB ATTACKS IN KENYA & TANZANIA (Television production). Washington, DC: APTV. August 8, 1998. </ref> Islamic world unity was the theme of the second conference, however topics related to both domestic and political issues were also on the agenda.[3] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||