[24 Jan 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Exposing the Myths about Muhammed

Exposing the Myths about Muhammad
With Dr Sayed Ammar Nakshawani
Muhammad – was he the perfect man or a man of flaws? Was his religion spread by the sword? Did he seek to exterminate other religions? Was he a man of lust? Are these just medieval conceptions and media manipulation? Finally, is he really a man for our time or is Armstrong wrong?
Northern Ahlul Bayt Societies join forces once again in this thought provoking event by internationally renowned speaker and academic, Dr Sayed Ammar Nakshawani. Marking the birth anniversary of arguably the …

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[24 Jan 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) – Social Entrepreneur of Islam

UCLU, SOAS, LSOP and Imperial Ahlul-Bayt Islamic Societies Cordially invite you to
Prophet Muhammad (SAWW): Social Entrepreneur of Islam
Speaker: Mohammad Sadiq Mamdani (Founder of Muslim Youth Helpline, Ansar Youth Project, and Al-Mizan Charitable Trust)
Our speaker will be drawing on the life of the Prophet SAWW as the social entrepreneur of Islam. He will then lead an interactive workshop, looking at practical steps for implementing the teachings of the Prophet SAWW, and engineering social change.
Date: Thursday 26th January 2012
Time: 5:30pm
Venue: Room SB4, 188 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7PH
Nearest Stations: Goodge Street, …

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[24 Jan 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Exposing the Myths about Muhammed

Exposing the Myths about Muhammad
With Dr Sayed Ammar Nakshawani
Muhammad – was he the perfect man or a man of flaws? Was his religion spread by the sword? Did he seek to exterminate other religions? Was he a man of lust? Are these just medieval conceptions and media manipulation? Finally, is he really a man for our time or is Armstrong wrong?
Northern Ahlul Bayt Societies join forces once again in this thought provoking event by internationally renowned speaker and academic, Dr Sayed Ammar Nakshawani. Marking the birth anniversary of arguably the …

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[8 Jan 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Lessons from the Post-Ashura Movement

UCLU, SOAS and LSOP Ahlul-Bayt Islamic Societies cordially invite you to:
“Lessons from the Post-Ashura Movement”
As the day of Arbaeen approaches, our esteemed speakers will be reflecting on lessons that could be learnt from the events that took place after Ashura, with a special focus on the role of Imam Ali Al-Sajjad (as) in continuing the Ashura movement.
Councillor Nabil Shabir: “Political Activism and Accessing the Media”
Sayed Ali Abbas Razawi: “Living the life of Imam Ali Al-Sajjad (Pbuh)”
Date: Wednesday 11th January 2012
Time: 2pm (PLEASE ARRIVE PROMPTLY) …

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[18 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | ]
ABSoc Bahrain event on PRESS TV

This week started with a visit by Bahrain’s King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa to number ten Downing Street, where he met Prime Minister David Cameron.
Now it’s ending with a talk from one of Bahrain’s most prominent dissidents, Sheikh Ali Salman leads the opposition Al Wefaq party. He’s here at University College London to discuss his hopes for the future of the country.
The event has been covered by Press TV, and can be looked up below: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/216146.html

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[16 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | ]
Bahrain: The Struggle for Democracy

London Ahlul-Bayt Islamic Societies in Conjunction with the Muslim Student Council, cordially invite you to:

Bahrain: The Struggle for Democracy
 With Sheikh Ali Salman, Leader of Al-Wefaq, Bahrain’s largest opposition party

Date: Friday 16th December 2011
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Cruciform Building, UCL, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT
With the recent publication of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry report, providing a damning assessment of the Government’s treatment of pro-democracy protesters, we ask what next for the strategically important Gulf Island?
For the past 9 months demonstrations have rocked the country and have been met with brutal repression and …