Invitation to the 6th World Islamic Economic Forum
February 18, 2010 by muslimadmin · Leave a Comment
The World Islamic Economic Forum has emerged as the foremost economics and business forum in the Muslim world. The Forum is a platform where world leaders, thought shapers and business converge to discuss trade and economic issues affecting the globe and not just the Muslim community.
The 6th WIEF, to be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on 18-20 May 2010, is expected to attract an estimated 2000 participants from the global business community. It is poised to be the ultimate business meeting place for investors, fund managers, entrepreneurs, bankers and other business stakeholders. The pre-forum Women in Business Network and the Young Leaders Network will be addressed by some of the world’s most influential persons.
You are invited to join the South African delegation to the 6th WIEF. The delegation will be led by a senior government representative and will be accorded preferential status. Arrangements will be made for the delegation to meet business counterparts in Malaysia and to visit places of interest.
A 5 night package has been put together which includes flights, accommodation, airport transfers, delegates pack, a profile in the delegation brochure and assistance with individual meetings.
This could also be an opportunity to take in the sights of Malaysia by extending your stay and visiting some of the beautiful places in Malaysia. This would be a separate arrangement and an individual responsibility.
If you would like to join the South African delegation, kindly confirm with Zaid Mahomedy (contact details below) before 24 February 2010 as seats are limited to only 30 persons. A brochure containing the profiles of all delegates will be circulated at the WIEF. On confirmation of your joining the delegation, we will require your profile to insert in the brochure.
Link to the 6th WIEF Programme: http://www.wief.org.my/6th-wief-2010-kuala-lumpur/wief-2010-programme.html
JHB/PRE: Habib Umar bin Hafiz Tour – World Renowned Yemeni Scholar
February 17, 2010 by muslimadmin · Leave a Comment
21 and 22 February, 2010
Go Red – Human trafficking day [2 Dec]
November 24, 2009 by muslimadmin · Leave a Comment
Join the Red Light team in the fight against Human Trafficking, and wear red clothes on 2 Dec.
The 2nd December 2009 is officially International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, a day generally celebrated to commemorate the final demise of slavery.
The irony is that, although we celebrate the day, slavery is still writhe in the world, merely in a different guise. Of course, I am referring to human trafficking: the removal, transportation and enslavement of people that is currently the world’s 3rd most prolific crime!
The primary problem in South Africa is that we have no formal legislation controlling this crime, meaning it is impossible to charge its purpertrators.
Create awareness on Human Trafficking!
See attachment: Go Red Doc, or visit www.redlight.co.cc for more info
JHB: Fund Raiser for Palestine, Friday 20 Nov
November 18, 2009 by muslimadmin · Leave a Comment
The Al Aqsa Foundation of South Africa warmly invites you to a dinner and lecture program with our visiting guests of honour from the Orphan Care Society, Bayt Laham (West Bank, Palestine):
1) Sister Muna Najajra and,
2) Dr. Nael Abdel Rahman
The program includes a three course meal along with firsthand accounts of the experiences of orphaned children growing up within an occupation and being subjected to near daily atrocities. The Orphan Care Society is one of the many independent NGO’s that works with the Al Aqsa Foundation in order to facilitate our Orphan Sponsorship Program.
Date:
Friday 20th November 2009
Venue: Karachi Restaurant Conference Hall (47 Bree Street, Fordsburg. Opposite the Oriental Plaza)
Time: 19h00
Tickets: R150 per person
Information:
· All proceeds from the evening will go towards the orphans at the Orphan Care Society.
· Fully segregated seating for males and females.
· Secure parking available at the Oriental Plaza.
· Salaah facilities available
For tickets or information please call our offices on 011 830 2671 or email us, info@aqsa.org.za
CPT: Islam Awareness Workshops Presented by UCT MSA
August 23, 2009 by muslimadmin · Leave a Comment
[8 Aug - 17 Oct]. The UCT MSA has partnered with a number of organisations to host a series of educational workshops that are to come during this semester. These workshops will cover key aspects affecting Muslims. These include:
- The five pillars of Islam
- Janaazah and Burial
- Inheritance and Will
- General Questions and answer sessions
Aim/Rationale for the workshops: Provide/refresh Islamic knowledge for fundamental Islamic & Fiqh issues
As the future parents and leaders of the society, we have the responsibility of practicing, spreading and representing Islam. This requires a firm understanding of what the requirements of our Deen are, complimenting the academic knowledge we’re pursuing at University.
The Workshops started on 8 August 2008 and will run until 17 October 2009. Guest speakers include Mufti AK Hoosen, Moulana Suleman Moola and many more.
National: Keffiyeh Day [14 Aug]
August 6, 2009 by muslimadmin · Leave a Comment
”Wear your Keffiyah (Palestinian Scarf) in solidarity with the people of Palestine”
Host: Sakhrol Youth
For further info, see:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=124651334416&mid=e48bd6G27ffcbc6G6257a14G7
JHB/CPT/DBN: Prof. Norman Finkelstein’s visit to SA [13 - 21 Aug]
August 6, 2009 by muslimadmin · Leave a Comment
The organizations/bodies listed below will be hosting political science professor, Norman G. Finkelstein, during his visit to South Africa from the 12th to the 22nd August, 2009. Professor Finkelstein will be delivering a series of lectures in Johannesburg , Cape Town and Durban . He is an outspoken critic of Israels policies towards the Palestinians and has questioned the use of the Holocaust for devious purposes and the misuse of the term anti-Semitism. Both his parents are Holocaust survivors. In his book Beyond Chutzpah he exposes Professor Alan Dershowitzs book The Case for Israel, (which was relaunched in South Africa on Tuesday, July 21, 2009) as containing plagiarism and fraudulent research. Dershowitz conducted a vigorous campaign against Finkelstein which, amongst other things, resulted in DePaul University , Chicago , denying Professor Finkelstein tenure.
Afro-Middle East Centre, Centre for Study of Democracy, University of Johannesburg, Not in My Name, School of Social Sciences – Wits University, Centre for Civil Society – University of KwaZulu-Natal, School of Politics - University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban University of Technology - Journalism Dept, Diakonia, University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch University, University of Western Cape.
For more information and to book media interviews kindly contact: Johannesburg: Melissa Hoole 011- 7826754, 073 9060017, mjh.rsa@gmail.com, info@amec.org.za
National: Ms Sony, cell 0735709944 email ajsoni@hotmail.com
Regards, NF Co-ordination Committee
BIOGRAPHY
Norman G. Finkelstein received his doctorate in 1988 from the Department of Politics at Princeton University . For many years he taught political theory and the Israel-Palestine conflict. He is currently an independent scholar. Finkelstein is the author of five books which have been translated into more than 40 foreign editions: Beyond Chutzpah: On the misuse of anti-Semitism and the abuse of history (University of California Press, 2005; expanded paperback edition, 2008) The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the exploitation of Jewish suffering (Verso, 2000; expanded paperback edition, 2003) Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict (Verso, 1995; expanded paperback edition, 2003) A Nation on Trial: The Goldhagen thesis and historical truth (with Ruth Bettina Birn) (Henry Holt, 1998) The Rise and Fall of Palestine: A personal account of the intifada years (University of Minnesota, 1996) He has just completed a new book entitled A Farewell to Israel: The coming break-up of American Zionism, to be published in 2009
PROGRAMME
JOHANNESBURG
Thursday 13 August
Topic: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the politics of knowledge.
Venue: Wits University
Time: 14h00
Topic: Whats wrong with Zionism: A Jewish Perspective
Venue: University of Johannesburg
Time: 18h00
Friday 14 August
Topic: Israel/Palestine: Roots of the conflict, Prospects for peace [Academic seminar]
Venue: University of Johannesburg
Time: 14h00
Saturday 15 August
Topic: The Israeli lobby and the misuse of anti-Semitism [Seminar]
Venue: Amec
Time: 14h30
_________________________________________________________________
CAPE TOWN
Monday 17 August
Topic: On the Place of Civility in Academic Life
Venue: University of Cape Town
Time: Lunch Time
Evening Lecture organised by PSC
Tuesday 18 August
Topic: Israel and Palestine : Roots of Conflict, Prospects for Peace
Venue: Stellenbosch University
Time: Lunch Time
Evening Dinner for invited guests or event at Book Centre
Wednesday 19 August
Topic: The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering
Venue: University of Western Cape
Time: Lunch Time
________________________________________________________
DURBAN
Thursday 20 August
Topic: Media coverage of oppressive state regimes: The case of Israel
Venue: Durban University of Technology
Time: 12.00 pm
Topic: Resolving the Israel-Palestine Conflict: What we can learn from Gandhi
Venue: University of Kwa-Zulu Natal : Howard College Auditorium [Wolpe Lecture]
Time: 5 7 pm
Friday 21 August
Visit to Gandhi / Phoenix Settlement
Time: 08h30 12h00
Topic: Palestinians and Israelis co-existing in the Middle East
Venue: Diakonia
Time: 13h30
Please also see:
The case for Norman Finkelstein (The Guardian, UK )
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/jun/14/abattleforacademicfreedom
Video: Israel and Palestine : Roots of Conflict, Prospects for Peace. Lecture December 2008
For all his debates on YouTube click here:
Dershowitz v. Finkelstein: Whos Right and Whos Wrong?
http://www.counterpunch.org/menetrez04302007.html
A Conversation with Professor Norman Finkelstein
http://www.counterpunch.org/finkelstein1.html
Website of Norman G. Finkelstein
www.normanfinkelstein.com/
Wikipedia on Finkelstein
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Finkelstein
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Norman G. Finkelstein received his doctorate in 1988 from the Department of Politics at Princeton University . For many years he taught political theory and the Israel-Palestine conflict. He is currently an independent scholar. Finkelstein is the author of five books which have been translated into more than 40 foreign editions: Beyond Chutzpah: On the misuse of anti-Semitism and the abuse of history (University of California Press, 2005; expanded paperback edition, 2008) The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the exploitation of Jewish suffering (Verso, 2000; expanded paperback edition, 2003) Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict (Verso, 1995; expanded paperback edition, 2003) A Nation on Trial: The Goldhagen thesis and historical truth (with Ruth Bettina Birn) (Henry Holt, 1998) The Rise and Fall of Palestine: A personal account of the intifada years (University of Minnesota, 1996) He has just completed a new book entitled A Farewell to Israel: The coming break-up of American Zionism, to be published in 2009
PROGRAMME
JOHANNESBURG
Thursday 13 August
Topic: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the politics of knowledge.
Venue: Wits University
Time: 14h00
Topic: Whats wrong with Zionism: A Jewish Perspective
Venue: University of Johannesburg
Time: 18h00
Friday 14 August
Topic: Israel/Palestine: Roots of the conflict, Prospects for peace [Academic seminar]
Venue: University of Johannesburg
Time: 14h00
Saturday 15 August
Topic: The Israeli lobby and the misuse of anti-Semitism [Seminar]
Venue: Amec
Time: 14h30
_________________________________________________________________
CAPE TOWN
Monday 17 August
Topic: On the Place of Civility in Academic Life
Venue: University of Cape Town
Time: Lunch Time
Evening Lecture organised by PSC
Tuesday 18 August
Topic: Israel and Palestine : Roots of Conflict, Prospects for Peace
Venue: Stellenbosch University
Time: Lunch Time
Evening Dinner for invited guests or event at Book Centre
Wednesday 19 August
Topic: The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering
Venue: University of Western Cape
Time: Lunch Time
________________________________________________________
DURBAN
Thursday 20 August
Topic: Media coverage of oppressive state regimes: The case of Israel
Venue: Durban University of Technology
Time: 12.00 pm
Topic: Resolving the Israel-Palestine Conflict: What we can learn from Gandhi
Venue: University of Kwa-Zulu Natal : Howard College Auditorium [Wolpe Lecture]
Time: 5 7 pm
Friday 21 August
Visit to Gandhi / Phoenix Settlement
Time: 08h30 12h00
Topic: Palestinians and Israelis co-existing in the Middle East
Venue: Diakonia
Time: 13h30
Please also see:
The case for Norman Finkelstein (The Guardian, UK )
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/jun/14/abattleforacademicfreedom
Video: Israel and Palestine : Roots of Conflict, Prospects for Peace. Lecture December 2008
For all his debates on YouTube click here:
Dershowitz v. Finkelstein: Whos Right and Whos Wrong?
http://www.counterpunch.org/menetrez04302007.html
A Conversation with Professor Norman Finkelstein
http://www.counterpunch.org/finkelstein1.html
Website of Norman G. Finkelstein
www.normanfinkelstein.com/
Wikipedia on Finkelstein
JHB: Media Review Network
August 5, 2009 by muslimadmin · 1 Comment
MEDIA ALERT: URGENT PRESS CONFERENCE (5 Aug. 11am).
In an unprecedented move, South African based NGO’s will announce a groundbreaking application to the National Prosecuting Authority and Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation for prosecution in South Africa of individuals responsible for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity committed in Gaza during Operation Cast Lead. Included in the 3500-page supporting evidence are complaints that the crimes have been committed within the wider context of Israel’s continuing policies of colonialism and apartheid. Due to legal sensitivities, an embargo that had been placed on details up to this point will be lifted at the conference. Professor John Dugard SC and Professor Max du Plessis, two of South Africa’s leading international lawyers, are the lead counsel for the complainants.
VENUE: CIVICUS HOUSE, CNR GWIGWI MWEBE & QUINN STREETS, NEWTOWN [Close to Market Theatre - Take Carr St/ Newtown Off ramp]
DATE: Wednesday, 5th August 2009
TIME: 11am
Issued By:
Dr. Firoz Osman, Secretary General Media Review Network.
Nazim Adam, Secretary General, Palestine Solidarity Alliance.
JHB: Anwar Ebrahim speaks at UJ – 6 August
August 5, 2009 by muslimadmin · Leave a Comment
University of Johannesburg (Semitic Languages & Cultures) and the National Awqaf Foundation of South Africa
invites you to
Weekly Study of Islam Seminar
Anwar Ebrahim
Former Dep Prime Minister of Malaysia
Speaks on
Muslim Society and the Challenges of Freedom and Democracy
Auckland Park, Humanities Common Room, C Ring 3 on
Thursday 6th August, 2009 at 12.00
ALL WELCOME
Please arrive early and use the Main entrance on Kingsway Rd. Kindly pass this announcement to as many others as possible.
For details please contact Walied Al –Yamani at 082 8132396 and kindly pardon cross-posting.
Anwar Ibrahim is one of the leading thinker-activists in the Muslim world today. He is regarded as the foremost political activist in the causes of democracy, freedom, and human rights in Muslim society. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1993-1998 and served as Minister of Finance for Malaysia from 1991-1998. Anwar is also viewed as one of the forefathers of the Asian Renaissance and a leading proponent of greater cooperation among civilizations. He is an ardent supporter of democracy and is an authoritative voice bridging the widening gap between East and West. Jailed several times and for long periods for his political commitment activities, He is currently the leader of the Justice Party of Malaysia and internationally is the most prominent opposition leader in the country.
JHB/DBN: Al Kauthar – Roadmap to Knowledge
July 20, 2009 by muslimadmin · Leave a Comment
JHB: 25th & 26th July 2009 – 8.30am – 7.00pm both days (Lunch break 12:30PM – 2:30PM)
Durban: 1st & 2nd August 2009 – 8.30am – 7.00pm both days (Lunch break 12:30PM – 2:30PM)
Cost: R495
Instructor: by Sheikh Alaa Elsayed
Learn step by step the A-Z of gaining knowledge and everything you wanted to know about being a true student of knowledge!
What will you come out with at the end of the course?
- A binder that summarizes the most important rules of learning knowledge, with a complete plan of seeking knowledge.
- A step-by-step process of acquiring Islamic Knowledge.
- A comprehensive list of the best books in each branch of Islamic Sciences ranked from the easiest to the hardest, and the best scholars in the history of each field, so that you could start self-learning!
- Another list detailing the best audio/video material available out there that could be used for self learning on the go.
- The best publishers in the business that you could trust.
- Motivation to seek knowledge on your own without loosing patience until “the next” course comes to town.
Using this roadmap, the instructor has learned more knowledge in the past four years than the fifteen years before that! Are you going to waste another twenty years of your life discovering things by trial-and-error? Stop wasting time with random and ineffective ways of learning and ENROL NOW!
To enrol, visit: www.alkauthar.org
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- Launch of MPN Cape Town - 1 May 2009 September 9, 2010