Events: September/October 2015
Through September & October
Commentary (Tafseer) of the Holy Qur’an Conducted by: Shaykh M Saeed Bahmanpour
Venue: Islamic Centre of England, 140 Maida Vale, London W9 1QB
Time: Every Friday starting at 7:45pm
25 September
Perpetrators of Hate
The Leicester Centre for Hate Studies is hosting a CPD workshop on Perpetrators of Hate. This workshop has been developed to equip professionals with the knowledge and skills they need to respond to the challenges posed by perpetrators of hate and extremism. This workshop has been produced by hate crime experts Professor Neil Chakraborti and Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy at the Leicester Centre for Hate Studies, based in the University of Leicester. This workshop is relevant to professionals working within a range of different sectors, including criminal justice, education, and health and social care.
Following the workshop all delegates will receive a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Award of Completion from the University of Leicester to certify their attendance.
Venue: Department of Criminology, University of Leicester, 154 Upper New Walk, Leicester, LE1 7QA
Time: 9.30AM -3.30 PM (including lunch)
Price: £150 per delegate, discounts available
Contact: 0116 252 5737 Email: LCHS@le.ac.uk
26 September
Interfaith Peace building Day Conference
Quaker Committee for Christian & Interfaith Relations with Quaker Peace & Social Witness present a one Day Conference. The topic for this year is Interfaith Peace building.
Quaker Committee for Christian & Interfaith Relations invites one nominated appointee from each Area Meeting to attend this conference, the focus will be particularly on work with the Jewish and Muslim communities. the challenges, and how can Quakers respond. There will be presentations and time for sharing experiences, reflection and questions.
Speakers: Two confirmed speakers are Sr Margaret Shepherd and Dilwar Hussain.
Venue: Large Meeting House at Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ
Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm
Fee: £25.00 per person
Through 30 September
2015 PhD Jameel Scholarships
Invitation for Two PhD (full-time) scholarships starting in the academic year 2015/16 from the Centre for the Study of Islam, UK. This includes Full-time Cardiff University PhD fees for 3 years, starting in the academic year 2015-16 with a stipend of approx. £16000 per year.
Full Details on how to apply: http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/islamukcentre/2015-phd-jameel-scholarships/
October
Allamah Tabatabai’s Award
The Islamic Centre of England is pleased to launch the inaugural Allamah Tabatabai’s Award (ATAward), initiated to acknowledge and award hard working students. ATAward aims to provide students with inspirational leadership, guidance and support to improve their own future prospects and their communities. Allamah Tabatab’i Award (ATAward) has been created to support young (GCSE & A-level) students who have succeeded in achieving the highest grades in their studies but are in need of guidance to take their next step into higher education.
Considering the positive impact of awarding and recognising the hard work of students, it is necessary to systematically identify, praise and nurture academically gifted students within our community. ATAward would like to establish a mechanism for students to be seen by their community, encouraging youths to advance their learning in accordance with the emphasis placed by Islam on education.
GCSE and A-level students are presented prestigious awards and prizes in an annual Awards Ceremony for their high achievements. In addition, a comprehensive Mentoring scheme is in place to provide personalised guidance to the winners striving for a successful future.
Website: www.ataward.co.uk
More info: info@ataward.co.uk
10 October
5th annual Urban Muslim Woman Show
An evening of inspiration and entertainment, bringing together a community of strong, independent and contemporary British Muslim Women from all walks of life.
The Urban Muslim Woman Show is recognised as a landmark event that is aimed solely at providing a platform to interact, celebrate and promote the expertise of female professionals, entrepreneurs, designers and students within the Muslim community.
Many women will be attending from all walks of life and the event will feature motivational speeches, new and established talent, networking opportunities, fashion shows with upcoming designers and a three course luxury dinner.
Venue: London Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, Duke Street, London, W1K 6JP
Time: 4.00 PM (Registration starts) – 10.30 PM
Fee: £49
More info: http://urbanmuslimwoman.co.uk/
16 October
Are Catholics, Jews and Muslims still outsiders in British society?
Lecture by Professor Conor Gearty and Professor Tina Beattie, hosted by The Tablet, the Woolf Institute and LSE. This event will mark the 175th anniversary of The Tablet, the International Catholic News Weekly which has become one of the few publications in Britain to be in print continuously since 1840.
Venue: The London School of Economics and Political Science
Time: 6.00 PM
More info: cc640@cam.ac.uk
Through 18 October
El Hadji Sy: Painting, Performance, Politics
In 1985, the Weltkulturen Museum commissioned artist and curator El Hadji Sy (born 1954 in Dakar, Senegal) to assemble a new group of works of contemporary art from his homeland, to initiate a long-term relationship between the two cities. Thirty years later, the museum presents a retrospective of Sy’s career as a painter and cultural activist. The exhibition combines Sy’s installations and paintings-sometimes executed with his bare feet or produced on such unusual surfaces as industrial rice sacking or synthetic kite silk-with his selection of ethnographic objects and artworks by colleagues from Senegal. It includes loans from international private collections in addition to works from the museum’s own collections.
Venue: Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29, 60594 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Fee: € 7