Peace Conference 2009

Sheikh Yassir, the imam of OCIF, was one of the speakers at Peace Conference 2009, a 10-day international conference and exhibition held in Mumbai, India from Oct 30 to Nov 8.

The conference was organized by Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) led by President Dr. Zakir Naik to focus on presenting the proper understanding of "Islam" and its message of "peace" for the entire humanity in an effective and objective way as well as allay the misconceived fear and hatred towards Islam and Muslims worlwide. The aim of the conference was to create a better awareness and understanding of Islam as a just, righteous and peaceful way of life.  The conference was open and free for people of all faith.

Other distinguished speakers included Abdur Raheem Green (UK), Yasir Qadhi (USA), Hussain Yee (Malaysia), Salem Al Amry (UAE), Dr. Jamal Badawi (Canada), Ziaullah Khan (Canada), Assim Al Hakeem (Saudi Arabia), Yusuf Estes (USA), Saeed Rageah (Canada), Dr. Bilal Philips (Canada), Dr. Jaafar Idris (Sudan), Dr. Hussain Hamed Hassan (Egypt), Dr. Zaghloul Elnaggar (Egypt), Riaz Ansary (USA), Haitham Al Haddad (UK), Suhaib Webb (USA), Dr. Ahmed Ibn Saifuddin (Saudi Arabia), Jimmy Jones (USA), Yahya Ibrahim (Canada), Abdul Bary Yahya (USA), Abu Usamah Atthahabi (USA), Ammar Amonette (USA), Asim Hafeez (UK), Iqbal Sacranie (UK), Saleh Al Munajjid (Saudi Arabia), Dr. Shuaib Sayyed (India), Ather Khan (India), Fariq Zakir Naik (India), and Dr. Zakir Naik (India) himself.

Here are some pictures from Sheikh Yassir's trip taken by Br. Kashif Ghani, who accompanied him: