Experience Islam Week
for Cambridge University Islamic Society | 09.02.2005 10:02 | Anti-racism | Culture | Cambridge
What is Islam? What are its teachings? Cambridge Experience Islam Week 2005
gives you a chance to explore what Islam stands for - an opportunity to
hear from internationally renowned academics and lecturers, to speak to
Muslim students about their faith and to have all your questions on Islam
answered. As well as an introduction to the basic principles of Islam,
topics covered will include human rights, the ethics of warfare,
fundamentalism, the stories of Britons who have chosen Islam as a way of
life... and much more! Cambridge EIW 2005 is an unmissable opportunity to
find out what this religion is really all about.
February 5th to 11th 2005, Cambridge
http://www.isoc.co.uk/eiw
gives you a chance to explore what Islam stands for - an opportunity to
hear from internationally renowned academics and lecturers, to speak to
Muslim students about their faith and to have all your questions on Islam
answered. As well as an introduction to the basic principles of Islam,
topics covered will include human rights, the ethics of warfare,
fundamentalism, the stories of Britons who have chosen Islam as a way of
life... and much more! Cambridge EIW 2005 is an unmissable opportunity to
find out what this religion is really all about.
February 5th to 11th 2005, Cambridge
http://www.isoc.co.uk/eiw
Please note our week highlight on the evening of Thursday 10th February at
The Guildhall: "LAYLA - a cultural evening inspired by Islam." The event
will bring you music, art and food from around the world. Come and roam
through our Moroccan souk-style market area, help yourself to free henna
tattoos, personalised calligraphy bookmarks while browsing through
exhibitions and displays of exquisite Islamic Art. Stalls will open at 5pm
and the main presentations will take place from 6pm.
The week's schedule of events is below. For complete event and speaker
details, please refer to the web address above. All events are free of
charge. Should you have any queries, please email
eiw@isoc.co.uk
Regards,
Experience Islam Week Team
CU Islamic Society
SCHEDULE:
:::: SATURDAY 5th FEBRUARY::::
Title: Islam in an Hour
Time: 1pm
Speaker: Shabir Ally (expert on comparative religion)
Venue: Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College
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Title: Who is God?
Time: 5.30pm
Speaker: Shabir Ally
Venue: Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College
::: SUNDAY 6th FEBRUARY :::
Title: Bible Stories in the Qur'an
Time: 2pm
Speaker: Shabir Ally
Venue: Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Title: Qur'an - Divine Inspiration
Time: 6.30pm
Speaker: Shadee El-Masry
Venue: Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College
:::: MONDAY 7th FEBRUARY::::
Title: An Interesting Problem - an Islamic perspective on modern finance
Time: 1.05pm
Speaker: Tarek Al Diwany
Venue: Ramsden Room, St Catharine's College (lunch provided)
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Title: Fundamentalism and Religion
Time: 6.45pm
Speaker: Karen Armstrong, (world-renowned academic and theologian)
Venue: LG19, Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site
::: TUESDAY 8th FEBRUARY :::
Title: My Journey to Islam
Time: 1.05pm
Venue: Ramsden Room, St Catharine's College (lunch provided)
More and more people in the West are turning to Islam. Come and hear the
personal stories of Cambridge students who have made this choice.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Title: Islam and the World Religions
Time: 6.45pm
Speaker: Timothy Winter (lecturer at the Faculty of Divinity)
Venue: LG19, Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site
:::: WEDNESDAY 9th FEBRUARY::::
Title: Islam and the Ethics of Warfare
Time: 1.05pm
Speaker: Timothy Winter
Venue: Ramsden Room, St Catharine's College (lunch provided)
In association with Amnesty International.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Title: Average Joe, Average Mo
Time: 6.45pm
Speaker
The Guildhall: "LAYLA - a cultural evening inspired by Islam." The event
will bring you music, art and food from around the world. Come and roam
through our Moroccan souk-style market area, help yourself to free henna
tattoos, personalised calligraphy bookmarks while browsing through
exhibitions and displays of exquisite Islamic Art. Stalls will open at 5pm
and the main presentations will take place from 6pm.
The week's schedule of events is below. For complete event and speaker
details, please refer to the web address above. All events are free of
charge. Should you have any queries, please email
eiw@isoc.co.uk Regards,
Experience Islam Week Team
CU Islamic Society
SCHEDULE:
:::: SATURDAY 5th FEBRUARY::::
Title: Islam in an Hour
Time: 1pm
Speaker: Shabir Ally (expert on comparative religion)
Venue: Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Title: Who is God?
Time: 5.30pm
Speaker: Shabir Ally
Venue: Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College
::: SUNDAY 6th FEBRUARY :::
Title: Bible Stories in the Qur'an
Time: 2pm
Speaker: Shabir Ally
Venue: Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Title: Qur'an - Divine Inspiration
Time: 6.30pm
Speaker: Shadee El-Masry
Venue: Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College
:::: MONDAY 7th FEBRUARY::::
Title: An Interesting Problem - an Islamic perspective on modern finance
Time: 1.05pm
Speaker: Tarek Al Diwany
Venue: Ramsden Room, St Catharine's College (lunch provided)
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Title: Fundamentalism and Religion
Time: 6.45pm
Speaker: Karen Armstrong, (world-renowned academic and theologian)
Venue: LG19, Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site
::: TUESDAY 8th FEBRUARY :::
Title: My Journey to Islam
Time: 1.05pm
Venue: Ramsden Room, St Catharine's College (lunch provided)
More and more people in the West are turning to Islam. Come and hear the
personal stories of Cambridge students who have made this choice.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Title: Islam and the World Religions
Time: 6.45pm
Speaker: Timothy Winter (lecturer at the Faculty of Divinity)
Venue: LG19, Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site
:::: WEDNESDAY 9th FEBRUARY::::
Title: Islam and the Ethics of Warfare
Time: 1.05pm
Speaker: Timothy Winter
Venue: Ramsden Room, St Catharine's College (lunch provided)
In association with Amnesty International.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Title: Average Joe, Average Mo
Time: 6.45pm
Speaker
for Cambridge University Islamic Society
Comments
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Question to the organizers
15.03.2005 02:34
Will there be beheadings or stonings, preferably of women who have been raped?
If so, will you be posting the schedule, or should I just turn up and wait.
Average Muslim
Disgust
21.10.2005 19:28
Mohsin Badat