Monday, July 12, 2010

Invitation to Engagement Session With Prof. Akhtarul Wasey

Assalamu'alaikum wr wb
Dear Youth Leaders,

The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) will be organizing an engagement session for youths. This programme aims to provide youth leaders with an opportunity to meet and engage with an eminent Muslim scholar on contemporary issues on Islam and the Muslim world. It also seeks to critically analyse these issues and their impact on Muslims and the society at large.

It is our pleasure to invite you to a sharing session by Prof. Akhtarul Wasey

"Living in a Pluralistic Society : Principles and Applications from an Islamic Perspective For Young Muslims".

Saturday 17 July 2010

MPH, Al-Istighfar Mosque
Time: 11.30am - 2.30pm

How to Register?
Please RSVP your attendance to Ustaz Khairani via
Email:
muhd.khairani@alistiqamah.mosque.org.sg or Tel: 6281 4287 by Wednesday 14 July 2010.

Who is the Speaker?
Prof. Akhtarul Wasey is one of the invited speakers for the 'International Conference on Muslims in Multicultural Societies', happening next week between 14-16 July 2010.

Prof. Akhtarul Wasey
Head of Department of Islamic Studies, and Director
Zakir Hussain Institute of Islamic Studies
Jamia Millia Islamia, INDIA

Prof. Akhtarul Wasey is the Head of Department of Islamic Studies, and Director of the Zakir Hussain Institute of Islamic Studies at the Jamia Millia Islamia, India. Trained in Theology and Islamic Studies from BA to PhD level at the Aligarh Muslim University in India, he has served in several important institutions, including as a member of the Central Waqf Council, the Maulana Azad Education Foundation, and the Dargah Committee of Hazrat Khwaja Moinudeen Chisti in Ajmer. He is also the General Secretary of the All India Qaumi Tanzeem in New Delhi, and of the HIV-AIDS of South Asia’s Interfaith Council, Chairman of the Delhi Urdu Academy, and President of the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Accademy. He has published many books, including Education of Indian Muslims (1977),Madrasas in India: Trying to Be Relevant (2005), and Islamic Response to Contemporary Challenges (2008).


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