[JHB/DBN] The Real Deal
July 13, 2010 by muslimadmin · Leave a Comment
The Muslim Professionals Network ( www.muslimprofessionalsnetwork.com ), on behalf Al Kauthar ( www.alkauthar.org ), invite you to attend ‘The Real Deal’ , a weekend course (17th & 18th July in JHB, 24 & 25 July in DBN), on the Islamic perspectives around the business environment.
This course is priced at a special rate of R350 for MPN members. Please email mpn.email@gmail.com to confirm attendance, and bank details will be provided. A prelude to the study of the regulations regarding business entails the study of the following ten matters:
1. Pillars of a business transaction.
2. The goals and purposes of Shariah in business transactions.
3. Commodities and its types.
4. Trading competence.
5. Conditions of business transactions.
6. Conditions in business transactions.
7. Choice in contracts.
8. Contracts and its types.
9. Defects in contracts
10. Profit and what is permissible from it.
JHB: Celebrate Mercy: A Global Celebration of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) – Sunday 28 February 2010
February 25, 2010 by muslimadmin · Leave a Comment
Please join us on Sunday, 28 February 2010, as we link up with the global Ummah, to view over live webcast, a celebration of the character, life and message of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
The Celebrate Mercy Webcast is a historic event and the first of its kind. Renowned speakers, scholars and artists from around the world will inspire and awe a worldwide audience. Speaker List: Shaykh Hamzah Yusuf Dr Yusuf Islam Imam Zaid Shakir Habib Ali Jifri Sami Yusuf Maher Zain Dr Ingrid Mattison Dalia Mogahed Shaykh Nuh Keller Shaykh Yahya Rhodus Imam Sayed Hassan Qazwini Shaykh Abdullah Adhami ….and many many more, see www.celebratemercy.com
Don’t miss this opportunity to harness power of technology coupled with love for Prophet (PBUH) as a unifying force. Please forward to all your friends and family. Muslims in Johannesburg who wish to commemorate and celebrate the Prophet’s (PBUH) life and message will gather to watch this historic event, followed by discussion and snacks
Date: 28 February 2010 Time: 12 noon Venue: Afro-Middle East Centre, 28 Louw Geldenhuys Drive, Emmarentia, Johannesburg. Entrance Fee: R50/per person (all proceeds after expenses will go to Islamic Relief’s Orphan Fund, in honor of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who was an orphan)
Please email your confirmation of attendance to reserve your spot at this historic event to safiyyah.s@gmail.com facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fevent.php%3Feid%3D320686479449%26ref%3Dmf&h=b49cbfd46282cde92380c186340b4d0deid=320686479449&ref=mf
JHB/PRE: Habib Umar bin Hafiz Tour – World Renowned Yemeni Scholar
February 17, 2010 by muslimadmin · Leave a Comment
21 and 22 February, 2010
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
JHB: Support a borehole/construction project for an orphanage
October 20, 2009 by muslimadmin · Leave a Comment
A group of professionals have adopted a project in ORANGE FARM in Johannesburg (South Africa) which houses orphans and provides a Madrassah for local children. Funds are required in order to support their efforts of managing the project. None of the members of the team receive any remuneration or benefit whatsoever for their activities and support to the Orange Farm Project.
Projects include:
(i) Construction of new classrooms and accommodation facilities, ablution, kitchen, etc.,
(ii) Construction of borehole water project as well as
(iii) Providing food support to them on a monthly basis.
Volunteer team members supervise the finances, construction as well as monthly food aid and visit the project on a WEEKLY BASIS. Please look at the BLOG – http://orangefarmza.blogspot.com/
- Borehole project – construction by Africa Muslims Agency – cost zar40,000 – 50% pledges received – balance of zar20,000 required urgently to start construction.
- Construction Project – zar80,000 received to date and balance of zar100,000 required to complete project.
- Monthly Food Contributions – any contributions in cash/kind accepted.
A humble request is made for your financial support. Please make direct deposit using the bank account details in the blog and feel free to contact any of the Orange Farm Project Support Team members.
If you are outside South Africa and wish to contribute, please contact us and we will facilitate it for you.
Please do try to support in any way possible by contributing financially, requesting other friends and family to support, advising and guiding us and most of all, make dua for our success and that Allah SWT Allah these efforts.
Please visit http://orangefarmza.blogspot.com/ for the bank account details and further information.
For any other queries, comments or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact any of the following members.
i) Mohamed Khan
Mobile: +27 83 2786-199
email: m.khan@eskom.co.za
ii) Aneesa Cassim
Mobile: +27 83 454-2005
email: Aneesa.Cassim@standardbank.co.za
iii) Ismail Moosa (Treasurer)
Mobile: +27 83 415 9049
email: ismail.moosa@total.co.za
iv) Naseem Moola
Mobile: +27 82 496 4893
email: nmoola@afr.ko.com
v) Mohsin Seedat
Mobile: +27 82 890 0063
email: mohsin.seedat@eskom.co.za
vi) Adhila Khan
Mobile: +27 11 636-0857
email: adhila.khan@standardbank.co.za
vi) Ahmed Arbee
Mobile: +966 50-4321-608
JHB/PTA: Zakah Ambassadors Workshop
August 25, 2009 by muslimadmin · Leave a Comment
[30 Aug/6 Sep] THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ZAKAH FUND IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF YET ANOTHER INNOVATIVE PROGRAMME THAT WILL SEE INDIVIDUALS BECOMING MORE INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES.
Zakah is the first and most important tool of implementing economic justice and providing sustenance to the destitute. Understanding the roots of Zakah helps one to discover its significance, its mode of application as well as its social, spiritual and economic implications on society.
The Zakah Ambassador programme is a strategy aimed at empowering participants to gain a better understanding of the philosophy and rationale of Zakah so that they act as a catalysts for social action in the field of Zakah and community empowerment in general.
The Zakah Ambassador programme will equip participants with the knowhow and tools to help you calculate your Zakah, as well as give you the confidence to guide others. Ambassadors will be able to share and apply this knowledge with family and colleagues, thereby directly empowering the community!
ZAKAH AMBASSADOR TRAINING PROGREMMES WILL BE HELD AT
- Sunday, 30 August (Nana Memorial Hall, Crosby, JHB) @ 9:30am – 1pm
- Sunday, 6 September (Abubaker Siddique Masjid, Erasmia, PTA) @ 9:30am – 1pm
Registeration closes 48 hours before the programme – COST R50 per person (inc NOTES)
Full Name: ………………………………………………………………………. Age: …………….
Profession: ……………………………………………………………………..
Contact #: ………………………………………………………………………………………………
Kindly fax your details together with proof of registration (R50) to (011) 833-4003
Deposit your registration fees – SANZAF
Standard Bank (Code 015137 ) * Acc # 001692127 * Ref: Name
Please fax to (011) 833-4003 and call (011) 834-6046 to confirm!
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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