Inaugural event · Online · Saturday 10 October 2026

Dr James E. Jones — Opening AddressDr James E. JonesInterim President, Chief Academic Officer, American Islamic College

Azhar Azeez — Building ISMII Together: Community and PartnershipAzhar AzeezChief Executive Officer, Islamic Society of North America

Shaykh Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi — Indian Islamic Intellectual History: Its Place in the Global StoryShaykh Dr Mohammad Akram NadwiDean, Cambridge Islamic College

Ali Javed — ISMII from Idea to InstitutionAli JavedDirector of Operations, ISMII

Dr Nizamuddin Ahmad Siddiqui — Being Muslim in India: Identity, Belonging, and ContinuityDr Nizamuddin Ahmad SiddiquiHead of Curriculum & Instruction, ISMII

Mirza Wardah Beg — Mirza Wardah BegModerator

The Inaugural Event

Introducing ISMII, the Institute for the Study of Muslims and Islam in India.

An institute of

American Islamic College

In partnership with

The Islamic Seminary of America

Saturday

10 October 2026

Time

12:00 PM CDT
10:30 PM ISTChicago · New Delhi

Venue

OnlineOnline · free and open to all

US West Coast

10:00 AM PDT

Toronto

1:00 PM EDT

London

6:00 PM BST

Brussels

7:00 PM CEST

Cairo

8:00 PM EEST

Singapore

1:00 AM SGT, 11 Oct

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