What & Where Through January Commentary (Tafseer) of the Holy Qur'an
examination of the most diverse artworks produced under their patronage.
Conducted by: Shaykh M S Bahmanpour Venue: Islamic Centre of England, 140 Maida Vale, London W9 1QBMore Time: Every Friday starting at 7.30 PM Tel: 0207 604 5500
Venue: The Arab British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London, EC4A 3DE Duration: 6 weeks, Wednesdays, 6.00 PM 8.00 PM More info/ course outline: http:// www.arabbritishcentre.org.uk/event/islamic -art-mediterranean-course-roberta-marin/
Open House Dialogue
2 February
‘Bringing the community together, breaking barriers’. Various topics discussed on an open platform.
What makes a 'Faith School' open, welcoming and diverse in a pluralist Britain?
Venue: Islamic Centre of England, 140 Maida Vale, London W9 1QB Time: Every Tuesday at 7PM Contact: 0207 604 5500 More info: https://www.facebook.com /OpenHouseDialogue/
The Woolf Institute will hold a multispeaker event at the House of Lords, asking: "What makes a 'Faith School' open, welcoming and diverse in a pluralist Britain?"Speakers will include Lady Butler Sloss and Professor Lord Harries, with further speakers TBC.
Tafsir of Surah Ahzab Commentary (Tafseer) of Chapter 33 of the Holy Qur’an By Sheikh Mohammed Al-Hilli Dynamic and progressive analysis exploring a wide range of topics within the blessed chapter, including: -The battle of the trench, -Hijab, -Salawat, -The verse of Purification (ayat Tatheer), -The marriage of the Prophet Venue: Boor trust building, 4 Dalston Gardens, Stanmore HA7 1BU Time: Every Wednesday at 7.15PM More Info: info@noortrust.org
Connected Histories: Muslims in the First World War This new exhibition explores the untold stories of the more than 400,000 Muslim soldiers in the First World War and features personal stories and loans from relatives of those who served. The exhibition has been funded by the Heritag Lotteryun Venue: Maida,16 Eanam, Blackburn BB1 5BY UKmpleted with a detailed
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Venue: House of Lords, Houses of Parliament, Parliament Square, Westminster, London SW1A 0PW Time: 2.00 PM - 5.30 PM Further details: cc640@cam.c.uk
4 & 25 February Walking In Their Shoes 2017 Now in its fourth year, the annual Helping Households Under Great Stress (HHUGS) Winter Walk is back to provide relief for some of the UK’s most vulnerable families this Winter. Calling all brave souls and generous hearts: wrap up warm, defy the wintry chill and don your best walking shoes to take on our 5-mile challenge. Bradford: 4 February at 10.00 AM Bolton Abbey, Skipton, BD23 6AL Registration Deadline: 1 February London: 25 February at 10.30 AM Richmond Park, Queens Road, Richmond upon Thames, KT2 5JN Registration Deadline: 19 February Fee: £12 Adult/13+/£7 Junior (3-12 yrs)/ Under 3’s free Sponsorship target: £150 More info: http://hhugs.org.uk/hhugsannual-winter-walk-2017
6 February IMES Seminar Series: Mosaics from the late Byzantine to early Islamic period Organiser: School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Speaker: Dr Richard McClary (Edinburgh) Venue: 16-22 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LD Time: 5.15 PM
Monks, Magi and Mosques: Religion Along the Silk Road Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali is the President of the Oxford Centre for Training, Research, Advocacy and Dialogue (OXTRAD). He was Bishop of Rochester from 1994- 2009. He was the Bishop of Raiwind in Pakistan, where he has both a Christian and a Muslim family background. He has studied, researched and taught at a number of colleges and universities, in Karachi, Oxford and Cambridge. He is the author of several books. His latest book is Faith, Freedom and the Future; Challenges for the 21st Century (2016). Venue: SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre Time: 6:00 PM Organiser: Brunei Gallery, SOAS in conjunction with the London Middle East Institute Contact email: gallery@soas.ac.uk Contact Tel: 020 7898 4046
9 & 16 February The Library of Ashurbanipal, King of the World A 45 minutes gallery talk at the British Museum. Suitable for all levels of knowledge. 9th February talk by Jonathan Taylor Museum staff Venue: Room 34, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG 16th February talk by Roberta Marin, the independent speaker Venue: Room 55, British Museum, Great