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JUNE 2011 MECO Monthly Forumproudly presents PROFESSOR AMINA WADUD  Acclaimed author and activist who will deliver the sermon and lead congregational prayers SALAT AL-JUMU'AH Friday, 3rd June 2011 at 1pm Summertown Hall corner Banbury & Portland Roads, Oxford OX2 7EZ Click here for map. ALL WELCOME |
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MAY 2011 JAMEELA M BOARDMAN transsexual author and spiritualist spoke on GENDER APARTHEID A catastrophe for Islamic Spirituality | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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APRIL 2011 BBC EVENT(BURQAH BAN CELEBRATION) SHOWING THAT BURQAH/NIQAB IS PRE-ISLAMIC, NON-QUR'ANIC AND UN-MUSLIM LECTURES • PRESENTATION • FILM • POETRY• COMEDY • ETC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MARCH 2011 PAUL WILLIAMSHead, Muslim Debate Initiative spoke on An English convert's understanding of Islam and its place and role in contemporary Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NOVEMBER 2010
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MARCH 2010 
CRAIG MURRAYex-British Ambassador to Uzbekistan spoke on THE WEST, TORTURE AND THE WAR ON TERROR and signed copies of his acclaimed personal memoirs MURDER IN SAMARKAND | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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JANUARY 2010 ISLAM IN POST-911 AMERICAWomen's Responses to Extremism and Militancy Informed presentations and analytical dissection by two US Muslims 
 Nagwa Ibrahim & Yara Badday | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NOVEMBER 2008
JUNE 2008
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APRIL 2008
| University of Wales who spoke on the topical subject of POLITICAL ISLAM AND GLOBALISATION
MARCH 2008
| noted Iraqi novelist and anti-war activist spoke on FIVE YEARS OF ANGLO-AMERICAN OCCUPATION OF IRAQ The Reality vs the Rhetoric Ms Zangana also autographed copies of her highly acclaimed book CITY OF WIDOWS: AN IRAQI WOMAN'S ACCOUNT OF WAR AND RESISTANCE
FEBRUARY 2008
| (Bradford University) spoke on ISLAM, HUMAN RIGHTS AND CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Classical and Contemporary Perspectives
JANUARY 2008
| Lanzhou University and MS. SHUI JINGJUN Henan Academy of Social Sciences spoke on ISLAM IN THE FAR EAST Muslim religiousity and Women's Mosques in contemporary China
DECEMBER 2007
| Senior Specialist Registrar Northwick Park Hospital, London spoke on PROBLEMS & PROSPECTS OF CONSANGUINITY Cousin Marriages within the British Muslim Community
NOVEMBER 2007
| Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem, Palestine and author of the highly-acclaimed autobiography CAUGHT IN BETWEEN The story of an Arab Palestinian Christian Israeli spoke on CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM RELATIONS IN THE HOLY LAND The dynamics of religion under Israeli occupation
JUNE 2007
| Northwestern University, USA spoke on WOMEN AND FEMINISM IN ISLAMIC TEXTS New and contemporary interpretations
JUNE 2007
| HOUSE OF ISLAM IMAM SALAH EL-HASSAN – The Sunni traditions DR ALA’A AL-YOUSUF – The Shi’ah perspective SHAYKH AYMAN AHWAL – The Sufi way DR ABDUL KARIM SAEED – The Ahmadi view An unprecedented public debate between the major strands of Islam!
MAY 2007
| celebrated columnist and author spoke on LITERAL - VS - LIBERAL ISLAM The battle for the hearts and minds of British Muslims
APRIL 2007 - MECO SPECIAL LECTURE
| a leading Shi'ah theologian from Iran spoke on SHI'AH ISLAM AND SECULARISM Human rights, religious liberty and political democracy
APRIL 2007
| President of the Association of British Muslims delivered a critical presentation on BRITISH MUSLIMS past, present and future
MARCH 2007
| Council member of Liberty spoke on ISLAM AND HUMAN RIGHTS: A CRITICAL MODERN ANALYSIS.
FEBRUARY 2007
| Chief Superintendent, Metropolitan Police and author of the book "Not one of us", which detailed his life as a senior law enforcement officer, spoke on THE CHALLENGE OF POLICING IN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
JANUARY 2007
| Director of the Islamic Bank of Britain and the Head of Islamic Finance at Credit Suisse Boston delivered a prsentation on ISLAMIC FINANCE IN THE AGE OF GLOBILISATION
DECEMBER 2006
| delivered a prsentation on HONOUR KILLINGS: The British Muslim Response
NOVEMBER 2006
| Palestinian writer and Interfaith activist delivered a prsentation on THE FUTURE OF PALESTINE: War or Peace?
SEPTEMBER 2006
| Editor-in-Chief, Sharq Magazine, London, spoke on MUSLIMS AND THE MEDIA: The domestic and foreign perspective
AUGUST 2006
| Controversial Muslim RAP Artist, gave a presentation entitled: LET ME SPEAK - LET ME SING
16th JULY 2006
| The renowned Sufi Master and Teacher of the Shadiliya and Burhaniya Tariqa (Order) delivered an in-depth presentation on: THE WAY OF THE SUFI: MYSTICISM AND SPIRITUALITY IN ISLAM Shaykh Safwat is a graduate of the prestigious Al-Azhar University in Egypt, the author of several books and is currently the Rome-based editor of Rayat-Aliz, a leading Sufi monthly magazine. His talk will be followed by a traditional choral performance from acclaimed Sufi singers extolling the remembrance of and the praising Almighty God. This final part of the programme will be a highlight for all those who recognise and appreciate the importance of sacred music within Islamic spirituality.
2nd JULY 2006
| Muslim Institute, London THE STATE OF BRITISH ISLAM A year after the London bombings Preceding the talk, a multi-faith commemoration of remembrance for those who died in the London bombings of July 7th 2005 was held. To read more about this forum and the service, click here or, for a full precis of Dr Siddiqi's talk, click here
MAY 2006
| Linguist from Holland and Mr Awil Hussain Crown Prosecution Service, West Midlands ROOTS OF ANARCHY IN CONTEMPORARY SOMALIA Politics, Religion, Society, Gender and Drought
APRIL 2006
| Iraqi-born novelist and journalist RELIGION AND RESISTANCE IN OCCUPIED IRAQ
MARCH 2006
| Reuters Fellow, Green College, Oxford Univesity and Senior Journalist on the San Francisco Chronicle U.S. MEDIA AND ISLAM Contemporary Problems and Future Prospects.
FEBRUARY 2006
| St. Hughes' College, Oxford University VISIONS AND VALUES A SURVEY OF ISLAMIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE A one hour slide presentation followed by a discussion.
JANUARY 2006
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Visiting Scholar from the International Islamic University in Malaysia IBN 'ARABI'S SCHOLARSHIP AND TRADITIONS AND ITS RELEVANCE TODAY
DECEMBER 2005
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Newcastle University ISLAMIC LAW (SHAR'IAH) IN THE WEST Problems and Prospects
NOVEMBER 2005
| Bath Spa University ISLAM IN SOUTH ASIA Contemporary Trends and Discourses An illustrated lecture and discussion regarding this pivotal region of Islam
OCTOBER 2005
October's forum was postponed due to the earthquake that affected large parts of Pakistan. |
We hope to reschedule Dr Lodhi's talk for the near future. Dr Maleeha Lodhi Pakistani High Commissioner MUSLIMS IN THE WEST The imperative of integration
SEPTEMBER 2005
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Fareena Alam Editor of Q-News The most important Muslim magazine in the UK spoke about and led a discussion on BRITISH MUSLIMS AND THE MEDIA IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE LONDON BOMBINGS
AUGUST 2005
| LUQMAN ALI Khayaal Theatre Company spoke and led a discussion on THEATRE AND DRAMA IN MUSLIM SOCIETY: PAST AND PRESENT |
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