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Putrajaya & Madinah: Keeping Rasulullah’s Amanah with Yahya Rhodus – 11 September

August 30, 2013

Whether it is in governance or elsewhere, Muslims who lead anywhere carry the identity of Islam. An identity that has been transmitted to them, from those before them, leading all the way to the source – Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Just as the scholars inherited him in knowledge, Muslims in charge of responsible public roles are trustees of the principles and standards set by the Messenger of Allah (PBUH).’

This event will take place on Wednesday 11 September 2013. The location will be at UTM, Jalan Semarak, KL, admission is free but you have to RSVP by clicking here (http://peacemeal.my/sept2013rsvp) as seats are limited.

Shaykh Yahya Rhodus is in Malaysia for the annual symposium for the scholarship of Imam Al-Haddad (1634-1720) organized by Amanah Hawi Al-Khairat.

He began his study of Islam with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and then at Dar al-Mustafa in Tarim, Hadhramout in theology, legal theory and Arabic poetry under the likes of Habib ‘Umar binHafiz and Habib ‘Ali al-Jifri. He has a B.A. in Near Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley and a M.A. in Islamic Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley Keys to the Revival: An Analytical Study of the Architecture of Al Ghazali’s Ihya’ ‘Ulum Al-Din Center for Islamic Studies, With Honors.

This year he begins his PhD at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, with Shaykh Abdal-Hakim Murad @ Professor TJ Winter as his Supervisor.

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Learning from Non-Muslims: A History Lesson with Afroz Ali – 13 September

August 29, 2013

Imam Afroz Ali is in Malaysia for the annual symposium for the scholarship of Imam Al-Haddad (1634-1720) organized by Amanah Hawi Al-Khairat.

He serves as the Managing Director and teacher at Seekers Guidance online, as well as at the yearly Rihla by Deen Intensive Foundation. Click here for his full biography.

Did you know the current Arabic numerical system (١٢٣٤٥) is actually derived from Indian mathematician? The positional decimal numeral system developed between the 1st and 4th centuries by Indian mathematicians. The system was adopted by Persian Muslim mathematician and Arab mathematicians. Muslims have continued to learn from non-Muslim throughout history and join us for this session to understand this historical educational exchange.

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In collaboration with UTM CASIS – Centre for Advanced Studies on Islam, Science & Civilisation, this event will take place at Dewan Jumaah, UTM Jalan Semarak Campus, near Menara Celcom on Jalan Tun Razak. Click here for map.

Link to FB Event page here. No admission fee, but do RSVP, click here http://www.peacemeal.my/sept2013rsvp/.

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Muslims and the Challenge of Co-existence with Dr. Fuad Nahdi – 19 August

August 16, 2013

Some communities excel in this area while some struggle. What do we understand by co-existing? Is it a situation for convergence or conversion? How have Muslims dealt with this in the past and how are we dealing with it today?

Come to Mukha Cafe in TTDI on Monday 19 August, 8pm.

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Fuad Nahdi is the Executive Director of the Radical Middle Way UK. He is a prominent journalist, social commentator and activist who is passionate about sharing the Islamic message of love, mercy and co-existence. He was awarded the Sternberg Three Faith Gold Medallion for contribution towards Inter-faith last year. He is the founding member of the Archbishop’s Christian-Muslim Forum, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Member of Chatham House.

For the last five years he has been included in the prestigious directory produced by the Royal Institute of Strategic Studies in Jordan of the world’s top 500 Influential Muslims. Fuad went to the University of Nairobi, the Islamic University in Khartoum, the City University and School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of University of London.

Click here to RSVP. Admission is free and discussions are lively. Open to all members of public. Come. ☺

Some videos of Dr. Nahdi…

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Islam & Secularism Series 27 May, 10 June, 24 June + October 2013

March 31, 2013

This event is part of an on-going series, happening every alternate Monday night. It is a conversation based on the ideas and thoughts from the world renowned book by Prof Al-Attas, Islam & Secularism. Scroll down to see the list of chapters, with the estimated dates. At this point (29 May), we have just gone into the second chapter. Although according to original schedule we’re a little behind, the extra time has allowed more questions and discussions to dig more into the book and what is being said.

Click here to enlarge the image/poster. Click here for the 10 June event page, and click here for the 24 June FB event page. There’s also an FB Group where attendees can ask questions about the session, click here to join. To find out more about Prof. Al-Attas, thus understanding why we have chosen his book for this, click here or for an extensive one, click here.

*Dates for Season One of this series of conversations are 29 April, 13 & 27 May, 10 & 24 June. We will then take a break and commence again in October. For alerts and invites, please SMS us at Peace Meal. 019 334 5466.

Venue: CASIS – Dewan Jumaah, UTM KL, Jalan Semarak. We stop at 10pm sharp, so do try to come by 8pm sharp. 🙂

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FREE SHUTTLE & CARPOOL

There will be a free shuttle from Damai LRT from 7.30-7.45pm. Keep a lookout for our volunteer cars at the waiting area.

We distribute the cards above during our events. The volunteers will coordinate a crowd-sourced car-pool for those with no transport to go home. Those who do have transport, hope you’ll be nice and helpful by offering the empty spaces of your vehicles, if you’re going to the same or near destination of those in need. 🙂

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Economy, Poverty & Consumer Market: Islam’s Proposition for Solutions – 4 April

March 27, 2013

We’re organizing this with Afroz Ali on Thursday 4 April, at 7.45pm. This session will be at Pusat Rakyat LB in Bangsar, click here for directions and map. FB event page, click here. No registration, and you’re invited. Come!

Afroz is the Founder of the Al-Ghazzali Centre of Human Development & Islamic Sciences, Sydney Australia as well as the Managing Director and teacher at Seekers Guidance. Click here to know more about him.

This event is part of Radical Middle Way’s Learning from Minorities Tour 2013, with Imam Afroz Ali, Shaykh Farraz Rabbani and Shaykh Yahya Rhodus.

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Poetry with Percussions and Tea, an evening with Yahya Rhodus – 3 April

March 23, 2013

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Rhodus is in Kuala Lumpur as part of the Learning from Minorities tour by Radical Middle Way (Asia), from 3-6 April 2013 along with Shaykh Farraz Rabbani and Imam Afroz Ali.

Click here to enlarge image. Click here for FB event page. Address for Mukha Cafe is, 15, Lorong Rahim Kajai 13, TTDI, Kuala Lumpur. This event is open to all. Muslims can do their Maghrib at the venue prior.

*Event done! Click here for pics.

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Permaculture Design Certificate Course

December 21, 2012

Coming to KL, founding director of The Permaculture Research Institute of Turkey, Mustafa Fatih Bakir will be conducting this course Jan-Feb 2013. Listen to BFM podcast here on the topic by the organizers, Murujan. Permaculture and How It Can Save The World

Thought we’d share something with you here. One of the pioneers of permaculture, Geoff Lawton and his wife Nadia, is doing some work in one of the most religious and scholarly places of Islam, the town of Tarim, in the Hadhramout, Yemen.

Their work there is in fact endorsed and supported by Habib Omar binHafidz. Often ranked the top 40 most influential Muslim in the world, he is the founder and director of the renown school, Dar al-Mustafa with their vast network worldwide. Anyway, click here to find out more about the work the Lawtons are doing there.