International Conference of Muslim Social Scientists

Without much fanfare, the Association of Muslim Social Scientists HarndardUniversity conference began on 3 January 1992 at Madinat al Hikmah,a city established by the Harndard fuundation exclusively for education, science,and culture. The conference was inaugurated by Saeeduzzaman Siddiqi, ActingGovernor of Sindh. Mushtaqur Rahman, AMSS Ex-officio President, presentedthe introductory address, and Manzoor Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, HamdardUniversity, gave the keynote address. Hakim Mohammad Said, Chancellor,Hamdard University and President, Hamdard Foundation Pakistan, presentedthe closing address. The message of Taha Jabir al ‘Alwani, President of IIIT,Herndon, VA, was read by Hakim Rasheed, a member of the Executive Boardof the AMSS. The inauguration ceremony, attended by more than four hundredguests, was followed by a lunch and salat al jum'ah.All conference arrangements were meticulous. The delegates were housedat the Scholars House, which was specially constructed for the conference. Theprogram, abstracts, and addresses of the governor and others were beautifullyprinted, and copies of the papers were distributed one day before their presentation.The registration bags also contained medicines, thread, and even rubberbands for any emergency. Each participant received a silver medallion commemoratingthe conference, a program miniature, and a magnifying glass encasedwith the name-tags. Also included with the registration material werepicture postcards of Karachi and a set of postage stamps

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