issue 8 june

Through JuneFriday Nights Thought ForumLondon’s weekly open gathering.Time: 19:30- 21:00Venue: Islamic Centre of England2 June 2013Imam KHOMEINI CONFERENCE 2013“The Impact of Imam Khomeini on thePolitics of the 21st Century”Speakers:Ayatollah MoeziDr Ahmed JalaaliDr Saeed ShehabiShaykh Jabir ChandooShaykh Ahmed HaneefSayyid Asad JafriDate: Sunday 2nd June 2013Time: 1.30pm - 7.00pmVenue: Islamic Centre of England, 140 MaidaVale, London, W9 1QB5 June 2013The idea of ‘Islamic’ Education:Origins, challenges andpossibilitiesFarid Panjwani (Institute of Education)Philosophy of Education seminar. Allwelcome.Time: 17:30 to 19:15Venue: Room 828, 20 Bedford Way,London WC1H 0ALTel: +44 (0)20 7612 6000Email: syun@ioe.ac.ukWeb: www.ioe.ac.uk/newsEvents/85813.html7 - 8 June 2013The Future of Religious Minoritiesin the Middle East, North Africa andthe Two Sudans (Conference)The organiser requires that you booka seat early and indicate whether youwant to come on either the 7 th June orthe 8th June or both (The conferenceis supported by Christian SolidarityInternational) There is no ConferenceFee.Time: 7 June 2.30 – 6.00, 8 June 9.30 – 7.00Venue: The Nissan Lecture Theatre, St.Antony’s College, University of OxfordContact: Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi Email: ahmed.al-shahi@sant.ox.ac.ukTel: 01865-284707 (International:00+44+1865+284707)8 June 2013Annual Multi-faith Pilgrimage forPeace in HertfordshireOrganiser: Westminster Interfaith AssociationThis is the 28 th annual multi-faith pilgrimagefor peace. The programmeconsists of travelling by coach to mostplaces of worship. Early registration isessential. Refreshments will be providedat most places of worship, includinglunch and tea /supper.Tickets : £12.00Time: 9:15 amVenue: Holy Rood RC Church, Watford,Hertfordshire, United KingdomContact: Telephone: 07527 758729020 7228 2795Email: jondaldin@rcdow.org.ukWeb: www.faithsforum4london.org/event/annual-multi-faith-pilgrimage-for-peace-inhertfordshire/Revival of the Sisterhood:Ramadhan Charity Dinner and EidSouk 2013Special Guests:Nazreen Nawaz (Reviving Sisterhood)Shohana Khan (Female Liberation: Awoman’s perspective)Julie Breen (Turning to Allah beforereturning to Allah)3 Course Meal, Games and Activities,Eid SoukLadies only (Boys under 10 allowed)Free crèche for children aged below 6,limited spaces, must book!Tickets: £30Time: 4:00 PM to 10:00 PMVenue: The Waterlily, 69-89 Mile End Road,London E1 4TTContact: Web: http://ramadan2013.wix.com/sisterhood15 June 2013Science, Scientism and theChallenge of IslamDelivered by: Professor Bruno Abdal-HaqqGuiderdoni [Director of Researchat the French National Centrefor Scientific Research and Director ofthe Observatory of Lyon]The courses are open to all but spacesare limited. Entry is through prior registrationonly. Prayer facilities availableand coffee/tea provided during breaksessions.Tickets: £40Time: 9am – 5pmVenue: Birkbeck College, Malet St, LondonWC1E 7HXContact: Web: http://islamiccourses.org/courses/scientism/The Urban Muslim Woman ShowThe Urban Muslim Woman Show isaimed solely at promoting strong andindependent female professionals, entrepreneurs,designers and studentswithin the Muslim community.It is a celebration of the achievementsand successes of Muslim women andaims to inspire future generations withmessages of empowerment and support.Tickets: £45.00Time: 4:30 pmVenue: Novotel London WestContact: Email: events@urbanmuslimwoman.co.ukWeb: www.urbanmuslimwoman.co.ukTel: 0844 871 8819 or 0203 384 6839Summit To EatThe Snowdon ChallengeThe Summit To Eat Snowdon Challengeis about orphans and needy childrenaround the world.The organisation raises money to helpgive over 40,000 orphans and needychildren a healthy and nutritious diet.Everyone is welcome.• Pre-event registration is essential.confirmation will be sent in goodtime.• All sponsorship money raised shouldbe handed in by Friday 28th June2013.Time: All dayVenue: Mount Snowdon, SnowdoniaNational Park, WalesContact: Web: http://events.muslimhands.org.uk/item/41833117-18 June 20132 nd Global Halal Trade & LogisticsSummitThe 2 nd Global Halal Trade & LogisticsSummit is a platform for exchange ofideas and information and is a networkingand business developmentopportunity for professionals in thehalal compliance, manufacturing, logisticsand supply chain industries internationally.Malaysia will play host tothis important event in June followedby Abu Dhabi in October 2013.Time: 8:00 amVenue: InterContinental, Kuala Lumpur,MalaysiaTel: +603 7662 6888Web: www.kwhalal.comEmail: anne.williams@kwg.com.sg21-22 June 2013Sensing the Sacred:Religion and the Senses, 1300 -1800Religion has always been characterisedas much by embodied experience asby abstract theological dispute. Fromthe sounds of the adhân (the Islamiccall to prayer), to the smell of incensein the Hindu Pûjâ (a ritual offering tothe deities), the visual emblem of thecross in the Christian tradition, andthe ascetic practices of TheravadaBuddhism, sensation is integral to arange of devotional practices.Time: 9:00am - 7:00pmVenue: Berrick Saul Building, HRC,Heslington campus, University of YorkWeb: www.york.ac.uk/crems/events/sensingthesacred/Email: sensingthesacred@york.ac.uk22 June-6 July 2013Shubbak FestivalThe Shubbak festival celebrates contemporaryculture from across theArab world.The event offers a feast of visual arts,architecture, dance, design, film, literature,music, discussion and debatesfrom today’s most innovative Arab artists.Shubbak - which means “window” inArabic - was launched by the Mayor ofLondon’s office in July 2011 and is nowa biennial event.Venue: Various venuesContact: Web: www.shubbak.co.uk25 June 2013Muslim Tribes and the War onTerror (Members Events)Participants: Ambassador AkbarAhmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of IslamicStudies, American University in Washington,DC; Non-Resident Senior Fellow,Brookings Institution.Drawing on 40 case studies of societiesacross the Muslim world, the speakerwill argue that the ‘war on terror’ hasbecome a global war on tribal Islam.He will discuss how the war is revivingold tensions and exacerbating alreadybrokenrelationships between centralgovernments and tribes on their peripheries.Time: 18:00-19:00Venue: The Royal Institute of InternationalAffairs, Chatham House, 10 St James’s Square,London SW1Y 4LEWeb: www.chathamhouse.org/events/view/19100526 June 2013Seeds of ChangeBelieved to be the largest MuslimWomen’s conference to take place inEurope.Tickets: £30.00Venue: Park Plaza, Westminster Bridge Road,LondonWeb: www.iera.org/seeds-of-change27 June 2013Doing Business in the Middle EastThe Middle East Association in partnershipwith Intuition languages; willbe running a cross cultural trainingseminar on how to build successfulbusiness relations in the Middle East.Tickets : Members £275 + VAT (£330), Nonmembers £395 + VAT (£474)Time: 10am-4.30pmVenue: MEA offices, Bury House, St James’s,London SW1Y 6AXWeb: http://the-mea.co.uk/event/doingbusiness-in-the-middle-east/66 67