Events Archive
City Circle - Building the Foundations for Healthy Family Relationships
Friday, 11 May 2012 6:45pm to 8:30pm
In this first of a series of talks about relationships and building healthy individuals, families and communities , Rabia Malik will consider the role of family in the development of our notions of self and subsequent patterns of relationships that we form. Most Muslim cultures hold the family as a vital unit, but are our families really ...
Faith & Khidmah: Connecting Spirituality, Social Action and the Big Society
Thursday, 10 May 2012 9:30am to 5:30pm
Radical Middle Way and An Nisa Society present the
First National Symposium on the Muslim Voluntary Sector.
What is the future of faith based, particularly, Muslim civil society in the UK? Join us for this important symposium exploring spirituality and social action in the era of "Big Society". If you work in voluntary, ...
Intergenerational social mobility and family transmission among migrants: A three generation study of Turks in Europe
Wednesday, 9 May 2012 6:00pm to 8:00pm
There is much debate about the extent of educational and occupational mobility among families of migrant origin. On the one hand migrants tend to be selected in terms of motivation and skills and typically have high ambitions for their children. On the other hand, opportunities are often restricted in destination countries, and these may ...
Muslim Institute Fellow Rania Hafez appears on BBC's The Big Questions
Sunday, 6 May 2012 10:00am to 11:00am
Muslim Institute Fellow Rania Hafez who recently imparted some backtalk skills in the Muslim Institute April Gathering: 'Teaching Them to Argue Back - Encouraging a New Generation to Think Critically' appeared on BBC1's The Big Questions on Sunday 6th May at 10am.
Rania, who is also Director of Muslim Women in ...
Indonesia in the New Geopolitics of Southeast Asia
Wednesday, 2 May 2012 6:30pm to 8:00pm
The Indonesian foreign minister, who steered Jakarta's chairmanship of ASEAN last year, will talk about his country's policies in the evolving geopolitics of the region.
Marty Natalegawa is Indonesia's minister of foreign affairs.
Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #lseIndonesia
Date: Wednesday 2 May ...
The Public Role of Muslim Intellectuals: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Challenges
Monday, 30 Apr 2012 10:15am to 7:00pm
The field of Islamic intellectual history is often neglected as a subcategory of Middle Eastern Studies. The Arab Spring has shown how the contemporary focus is dominated by socio-political factors, while the intellectual dimension contextualizes these contemporary events within the evolving historical dialogues on religion, government and ...
Neve Shalom - Wahat al-Salam : An Oasis of Peace in a Land of Conflict
Friday, 27 Apr 2012 6:45pm to 8:30pm
In the midst of the ongoing conflict in the in the Holy Land, Neve Shalom-Wahat Salam stands as a wonderful exception and a beacon of hope. It was set up in the 1970’s by a priest who brought together twenty families representing all the three faiths, to live together in harmony. The village is now an Israeli municipality inhabited by ...
Muslim Institute April monthly gathering: Teaching Them To Argue Back - Encouraging A New Generation To Think Critically
Thursday, 26 Apr 2012 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Muslim Institute Fellow Rania Hafez imparts some backtalk skills in 'Teaching Them to Argue Back - Encouraging a New Generation to Think Critically'.
Join the discussion as Rania examines why we need to equip young people with the skills to think critically and how to engage them in the notion of plurality of thought.
Rania ...
Sunni identity and sectarian relations in post-civil war Iraq
Wednesday, 25 Apr 2012 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Sectarian relations between Sunnis and Shi'as in Iraq have undergone profound change since 2003. Perceptions of domination, empowerment and marginalization have been reversed amongst both groups with consequences for national and regional politics. In this presentation, the dynamics of sectarian relations and 'sectarianism' will ...
Is Religion Less Relevant to Modern Society?
Thursday, 19 Apr 2012 6:30pm
A public debate hosted by the Muslim Debate Initiative asking crucial questions: Is religion is relevant to society? Does society need religion? Is religion bad for society?
The speakers are Sami Zaatari of Muslim Debate Initiative and Michael Nugent, head of Atheist Ireland.
Admission is FREE and no registration is ...
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