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CNN is putting together a set of videos on this year’s Hajj. The first one is below…D. http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed_edition&videoId=world/2009/11/21/mecca.streets.walk.talk.cnn If the video does not display above – you can go to:
Just a reminder about next week’s event – students (and others) are all welcome – but do register first – some details should be HERE, or contact Patricia Downes for details on attending. The programme for the day is: SHI’ISM,…
On Tuesday 28th April 2009, the Department of Humanities at the University of Gloucestershire will host its annual Islam conference. This year the topic is: SHI’ISM:PAST ANDPRESENT The event will be held at:TC001 – Tiered Lecture Theatre, FCH Campus, Swindon…
See for details of this week’s event at the University.Details: Islam and the Veil 14th April 2008: Tiered Lecture Theatre, Francis Close Hall. Tuesday April 29, 10.30am. Tackling the issue of Islam and the Veil, the annual conference on…
Just to let people know on Tuesday 29th April 2008, the University of Gloucestershire is hosting a conference on Islam and the Veil. Contact Patricia Downes [email protected] for details. Or click HERE for the brochure. The programme includes the following…
Turkey’s Department of Religious Affairs has commissioned a team of theologians at Ankara to revise the Islamic texts known as hadith. The hadith, which are thousands in number, are considered to be the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad and second…
Well – the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, seems to have caused more fuss than he might have anticipated. If you see the papers today – you will see why: What is not clear, really, is what he…
Here are the upcoming Gloucestershire Philosophical Society sessions- 1. 16th. January, 2008. Chris Eddy, Swindon Philosophical Society. :”Why I am not an atheist”. Chris Eddy accepts Philip Kitcher’s challenge, in ‘Living with Darwin’, to articulate a form of belief in…
“How should Islam’s sacred book be read in the 21st century? How should non-Muslims interpret its message? In a year-long project, Ziauddin Sardar will read the Qur’an from beginning to end, discussing its verses, themes, language and meaning.” Sardar is…