United States of America 5TH ANNUAL NATIONAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS SEMINAR February 25-27, 2011 Baitur Rehman Mosque, Silver Spring, Maryland AGENDA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011 1:30 PM: JUMA PRAYERS 2:15 PM: LUNCH FOR ALL NATIONAL PA TEAM MEMBERS ONLY 3:00 PM 5:45 PM: ANNUAL MEETING FOR NATIONAL PA TEAM MEMBERS ONLY *Meeting to be held in Main Conference Room 6:00 PM: MAGHRIB/ISHA SALAT 6:30 PM: DINNER FOR ALL SEMINAR ATTENDEES 8:00 PM: MEET AND GREET FOR ALL LOCAL PA SECRETARIES WITH HONORED DELEGATES FROM THE U.K., GERMANY AND CANADA PROGRAM ADJOURNED 5:30 AM: FAJR SALAT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2011 8:30 PM: REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST OPENING SESSION (Respected Ameer Jama at USA, Ahsanullah Zafr, presiding) 9:30 AM: RECITATION OF THE HOLY QUR AN Khalil Malik (PA Sec., Philadelphia) 9:40 AM: WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Amjad Mahmood Khan (Nat. Sec. Amoor-e- Kharija (Public Affairs) USA) 9:45 AM: OPENING ADDRESS Ahsanullah Zafr (Ameer Jama at USA) 15000 Good Hope Road, Silver Spring, MD 20905 phone: 301-879-0110 fax: 301-879-0115 www.ahmadiyya.us 1-800-Why-Islam
10:00 AM: HUZOOR AQDAS (ABA) S EXPECTATIONS FOR AMOOR-E-KHARIJA (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) WORK IN THE UNITED STATES Abid Khan (International Press Secretary, U.K.) 10:20 AM: ISLAM AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Maulana Naseem Mahdi (Naib Ameer and Missionary In-Charge USA) 10:35 AM: ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF AMOOR-E-KHARIJA (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) Amjad Mahmood Khan (Nat. Sec. Amoor-e-Kharija (Public Affairs) USA) 10:55 AM: BREAK SECOND SESSION (Respected Naib Ameer Jama at USA, Naseem Rehmatullah, presiding) 11:00 AM: MEDIA TEAM AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM: A COORDINATED STRATEGY Wasim Malik (Naib Ameer Jama at USA) and Amjad Mahmood Khan (Nat. Sec. Amoor-e-Kharija (Public Affairs USA) 11:15 AM: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MESSAGE MAP Muhammed Ahmad Chaudhry (Media Team Liaison and PA Sec., Silicon Valley) 12:15 PM: INTERACTIVE QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION 1:00 PM: ZOHR/ASR SALAT 1:15 PM: LUNCH THIRD SESSION (Respected International Press Secretary U.K., Abid Khan, presiding) 1:45 PM: PUBLIC AFFAIRS WORK IN JAMA ATS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION Mujeeb Ijaz (Assistant Nat. Sec. Amoor-e-Kharija (Public Affairs) USA and PA Sec., Detroit) Fareed Ahmad (National Secretary Amoor-e-Kharija, U.K.) Mohammed Dawood Majoka (National Secretary Amoor-e-Kharija, Germany) Asif Khan (National Secretary Amoor-e-Kharija, Canada) Amjad Mahmood Khan (National Secretary Amoor-e-Kharija, USA) 2:30 PM: AHMADI REFUGEE AND ASYLUM SEEKERS: AN ESSENTIAL OVERVIEW Amjad Mahmood Khan (National Sec. Amoor-e-Kharija (Public Affairs) USA) 2
3:00 PM: RESPONDING TO CRISES ABROAD BEST PRACTICES Ataul Qudus Malik (Team Member, National Amoor-e-Kharija (Public Affairs) USA and PA Sec., D.C.) 3:20 PM: PERSECUTION OF AHMADI MUSLIMS OUTSIDE OF PAKISTAN (INDONESIA, BANGLADESH, EGYPT, PALESTINE, ETC.): AN OVERVIEW Amjad Mahmood Khan (National. Sec. Amoor-e-Kharija (Public Affairs) USA) 3:40 PM: INTERACTIVE QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION FOURTH SESSION (Respected Naib Ameer Jama at USA, Zaheer Bajwa, presiding) 4:05 PM: AN INTRODUCTION TO NATIONAL OBJECTIVES Amjad Mahmood Khan (Nat. Sec. Amoor-e-Kharija (Public Affairs) USA) 4:15 PM: EFFECTIVE CONGRESSIONAL OUTREACH: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION Mujeeb Ijaz (Assistant Nat. Amoor-e-Kharija (Public Affairs) USA and PA Sec., Detroit) Nasir Rana (PA Sec., Boston) Haris Ahmad (PA Sec., Chicago West) Khalid Minhas (PA Sec., Miami) Zarar Bajwa (PA Sec., Harrisburg) 5:00 PM: EFFECTIVE STATE AND CITY OUTREACH: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION Nasir Bukhari (Gen. Sec., National Amoor-e-Kharija (Public Affairs) USA) Jariullah Khan (PA Sec., Dallas) Basharat Mirza (PA Sec., Athens) Kashif Zafar (PA Sec., Portland) Munawer Choudry (PA Sec., Houston North) 5:30 PM: EFFECTIVE INTELLECTUAL OUTREACH: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION Ataul Qudus Malik (Team Member, National Amoor-e-Kharija (Public Affairs) USA and PA Sec., D.C.) 3
Faysal Sohail (PA Sec., Oakland) Waseem Ahmad (PA Sec., Indiana) Tahir Ijaz (PA Sec., San Diego) Amir Malik (PA Sec., Houston South) 6:00 PM: MAGHRIB/ISHA SALAT 6:15 PM: DINNER 7:00 PM: SPECIAL MEETING OF ALL NATIONAL SECRETARIES AMOOR-E-KHARIJA (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) (USA, CANADA, GERMANY AND THE U.K.) AND INTERNATIONAL PRESS SECRETARY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2011 5:30 AM: FAJR SALAT 8:00 AM: BREAKFAST FIFTH SESSION (Respected Zinda Mahmood Bajwa Sahib, presiding) 9:00 AM: DEVELOPING A LOCAL PLAN THAT WORKS Nasir Bukhari (Gen. Sec., National Amoor-e-Kharija (Public Affairs) USA) 9:15 AM: BREAK-OUT SESSION FOR ALL LOCAL PA SECRETARIES (TEAMS OF 5) Developing a local action plan for federal, state, city and intellectual outreach Discussing quarterly metrics 10:00 AM: PRESENTATION OF LOCAL ACTION PLANS BY TEAM LEADERS 11:00 AM: JALSA SALANA USA (JULY 1-3, 2011): EXPECTATIONS AND PLANNING Mujeeb Ijaz (Assistant Nat. Sec. Amoor-e-Kharija (Public Affairs) USA and PA Sec., Detroit) CLOSING SESSION (Respected Naib Ameer Jama at USA, Maulana Naseem Mahdi, presiding) 11:30 AM: RECITATION OF THE HOLY QUR AN Rashid Mian Syed (PA Sec., Los Angeles East) 11:40 AM: CLOSING REPORT Amjad Mahmood Khan (Nat. Sec. Amoor-e-Kharija (Public Affairs) USA) 4
11:50 AM: CLOSING ADDRESS - Maulana Naseem Mahdi (Naib Ameer and Missionary In- Charge USA) 12:00 PM: GROUP PICTURE/LUNCH 1:00 PM: ZOHR/ASR SALAT PROGRAM ADJOURNED 5