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DR. INGRID MATTSON ELECTED FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT OF THE ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF
NORTH AMERICA (ISNA)
08-25-06
ISNA
Plainfield, IN 08/23/2006 -The Islamic Society of
North America (www.isna.net), the largest religious organization representing
Muslims in North America, has elected Dr. Ingrid Mattson as its President. She
is the first woman to head the organization.
Dr. Mattson, who earlier
served as the first female ISNA Vice President, is Professor of Islamic Studies
and Director of Islamic Chaplaincy at the Macdonald Center for Islamic Studies
and Christian-Muslim Relations at Hartford Seminary in Hartford, CT. Dr.
Mattson, born in Canada, studied Philosophy at the University of Waterloo,
Ontario (B.A. '87) and earned her Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from the University
of Chicago in 1999.
Dr. Mattson has numerous publications exploring the
relationship between Islamic law and society, as well as gender and leadership
issues in Muslim communities. Her forthcoming book, The Qur’an: Its History and
Place in Muslim Societies, is being published by Blackwell Press. Dr. Mattson
lives in Connecticut with her husband and two children.
ISNA members
also elected Imam Mohammed ibn Hagmagid – popularly known as Imam Magid -- as
the organization’s Vice-President. Imam Magid is the Executive Director and Imam
of The All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS; www.adamscenter.org). He is also
Chair of Fairfax Faith Communities in Action, member of the Interfaith
Conference of Metropolitan Washington Assembly, and Board Member of the Fairfax
Youth Partnership. Imam Magid lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and five
children.
Since its establishment in 1963, the Islamic Society of North
America (ISNA) has been active in bringing people and communities together. Its
goal has consistently been one of bridge-building between the Muslim community
and the American society at large. ISNA is an association composed of Muslim
organizations and individuals who aim to provide a common platform for
presenting Islam by supporting Muslim communities, developing educational,
social and outreach programs as well as fostering good relations with not only
other religious communities but also numerous civic and service organizations.
ISNA organizes dozens of annual national and regional conferences including the
ISNA Annual Convention held over Labor Day weekend which attracts nearly 40,000
attendees.
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