Ticket Price Information:
Early Registration: (Now to May 1) (Conference & Concert Combo tickets)
Adults: $20
Child: $10 (Family pays max $55)
Students: $10
Scouts: Free

Regular Rate (May 2- May10): (Conference & Concert Combo tickets)
Adults: $30
Students: $20
Child: $10 (Family pays max $75)

Entertainment & Concert Only:
Early Registration: (Now to May 1)
Adults: $10
Child: $5 (Family pays max $30)
Students: $5
Scouts: Free

Regular Rate (May 2- May10):
Adults: $20
Students: $15
Child: $10 (Family pays max $60)

STUDENT ONLY rate:
Early Registration: (Now to May 1)
Conference & Concert Combo tickets: $10
Concert Only: $5

Regular Rate (May 2- May10):
Conference & Concert Combo tickets: $20
Concert Only: $15

What am I paying for?
Excellent topics covered: relating to your every day life dilemmas
Dynamic and motivating speakers
Excellent educational children program: NO BABY SITTING!
Excellent performance by a top notch Muslim band: Native Deen
Booths and Vendors from around Cincinnati
Meet & Socialize with your Cincinnati Muslim Community

Is ticket price high?
Ticket price is barely enough to cover the costs of the conference and concert:

1. Travel and lodging accommodations for the speakers and Native Deen
2. Equipment rental for conference and concert sound equipment
3. Facility and hall rental
4. Expenses to cover marketing for event: posters, post cards, flyers...
5. Supplies for educational children program. Remember! This is not baby sitting!
6. Miscellaneous expenses: chairs, cleaners.....

Directions to Conference & Concert Location:  (Click Here)

Description of Conferenece:
What is the meaning of Revival and Reform, its importance, and its relevance on the American scene? What is the role of the Muslim American locally and nationally? How do we implement this role? Muslim Americans are in dire need for an inclusive, collective movement of Revival and Reform based on integration and collaboration with a spirit of respect and appreciation. By citing examples from the practices of the prophets and their follower reformists; by studying the roots of forgotten Islamic values essential to any revival and reform efforts, we can build a model Muslim community. “Raising the Bar: Building a Model Muslim Community” is a one day conference aimed at reviving and challenging our community, locally and regionally, to build a model Muslim community using the example of our beloved Messenger, peace be upon him.
This year our theme is "Brightening Our Future: Our Youth, Our Family & Our Community“. We wanted the theme to revolve around the idea of a strong family producing strong youth who work for a better country, benefiting both Muslims and non-Muslims. The workshops/lectures will focus on these 3 areas: strengthening families, strengthening Youth, and teaching Muslims how to work for the betterment of our great country through civic engagement. We hope this year’s conference will benefit each attendee. See you on May 10th!

Message of Conference:
A very strong and clear massage of hope for a brighter future of Muslims in the US as well as the whole Globe, and that this future rest in the hands of the Muslim American based on developing themselves as individuals, families, communities as well as their contribution to the Society at large, never the less, caring for the week and needy across the globe.


Who are the Speakers?
Mahdi Bray , Freedom Foundation Director
Nancy Khalil, MAS Youth Boston, Director
Omar Atia, MAS Youth Vice President
and more...

Topics covered:

"Our Youth:  A Bright Future or a Lost Generation"

Youth is about renewal, fresh ideas challenging old traditions and yearning for the untried. Youth find change inebriating, not intimidating. Youth is also impetuous, unpredictable: with the promise of a better future comes a veiled threat to tear down the past. ... Youth breaks all the rules. Youth is colorful, irreverent, entertaining, sometimes shocking, almost always rebellious. Youth is on the vanguard of fashion, music, literature and popular culture. Youth is, in a word, energy waiting to be harnessed. Youth can also be seen as carriers of a new worldview, a new ideology.

These and other views concerning youth are examined closely: how youth see the future and their future roles. Conforming to the Society's mission and ensuring a bright future for Islam in America, MAS considers Islamic work among all segments of Muslim youth a top priority. Youth work proved and continues to prove to be one of the most challenging yet effective areas of Islamic work. MAS believes that Self Development (Tarbiya) is a core process to build the Muslim society and this process must take place in the youth age, a very critical period of life. Youth are the ones who are going to lead the Muslim community in the future and MAS believes that it is its duty to prepare them for that critical and important role.

"Love America, Live Islam"
This session will discuss important Islamic concepts that parents should instill in their children to make sure they know the purpose of their existence, they are proud of their identity as Muslims, and in the same time they are contributing positively to their North American society.  Emphasis will be placed on important qualities that parents should try to help their children to have to ensure they grow up as confident and proud Muslims. The lecturer will use the example of Yusuf PBUH and how he dealt  with the society while preserving his identity.

"Hand in hand, we build our society"
Speakers will compare and contrast between being an American and being a Muslim. Are these contradictory or complementary Identities? They will also compare Muslims between assimilation and isolation and also discuss the possibility of Integration with preserving the Islamic identity. What are the rights and responsibilities of being a righteous American Muslim citizen? They will introduce the concept of civic engagement in American institutions under the Islamic command of "Forbidding the Evil and Enjoining the Good". They will provide practical ideas and practices that will help you get civically engaged with your representative institutions in your local communities. They will also show the great effect of Muslims contributions in these institutions, national and local, on improving the overall distorted image of Islam and Muslims in the US.

"Step Up To The Plate in 2008"
This session will discuss the upcoming election and the American Muslim Agenda as Faithful Citizenship. It is A Call to Political and Civic Responsibility.

"Brightening Our Future: Our Youth, Our Families & Our Community"
Speakers will elaborate on the right methodology to become active and community engaged; inspired by the prophet's own activism. What is the meaning of Revival and Reform, its importance, and its relevance on the American scene? What is the role of the American Muslim locally and nationally? How do we implement this role? Muslim Americans are in dire need for an inclusive, collective movement of Revival and Reform based on integration and collaboration with a spirit of respect and appreciation. By citing examples from the practices of the prophets and their follower reformists; by studying the roots of forgotten Islamic values essential to any revival and reform efforts, we can build a model Muslim community.
Are you ready for the challenge?

Commentaries:
MAS Scouts, Quran Institute, Educational workshops, MAS Youth in Colleges and Universities, MAS Service Corps, MAS Youth Give Community Service

Children program during the Conference:
Forget typical boring Baby sitting! Our conference children program is themed: "Entertainment with Education". Our children program features many hands-on activities for children of all ages. The program is education-based and full of activities:  Gymboree learning program, Young Chef's Academy, talk with Native Deen and more. Click here to see the children program

Scouts' performances:
Encourage and Support your community's children. Scouts will perform 2 nasheeds (songs).

Food & Vendors:
Local restaurants and bakeries.
Sandwiches, Finger food, meat, cheese, and spinach pies, Falafel and more.

Booths:
Artist Calligraphy
Bookstore, T-shirts, CD sale...

Native Deen Concert Info:
Starting time: 7pm
MAS Youth of Cincinnati presents: NATIVE DEEN: LIVE IN CINCINNATI!
World renowned Hip-Hop Artists
Who is Native Deen?
Watch Native Deen: Intentions , Stand Alone , Small Deeds
Listen to Native Deen : Deen you know , Small Deeds
CBS interview link and info