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Muslims misguided enough to abandon Islam are free to do so
12 May 2008

Mohammed Amin: Those who argue that entry into Islam is a one-way street are wrong theologically. Islam pioneered freedom of religion; that is something to be proud of, instead of denying it... continued...


Proposed moratorium on the death penalty in Pakistan
10 May 2008

Mirza Amjad Hussain: My brother, Mirza Tahir Hussain, was released after spending 18 years on death row. It gives me immense pleasure to see this reprieve being extended to all condemned prisoners in Pakistan... continued...


I'm the wrong kind of Muslim for the TV
28 Apr 2008

Huma Qureshi: If anyone has been missing their near-weekly dose of jilbabs and jihadis, fret not - the good old BBC is bringing Muslims back again. Woohoo! ... continued...


To lionise former extremists feeds anti-Muslim prejudice
24 Apr 2008

Ziauddin Sardar: The embrace of former extremists is a slap in the face for Muslims who have worked tirelessly to build a British Muslim identity and foster inclusion by constructive community activity... continued...


The third way
18 Apr 2008

Asim Siddiqui: The launch of two liberal Muslim groups is indicative of a corrective mechanism taking place amongst British Muslims... continued...


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Open Circle for Open Minds
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Subject: TOWARDS A MUSLIM SOCIAL CONTRACT IN EUROPE
Speaker: Shaikh Dr. Mustafa Ceric, Grand Mufti of Bosnia-Hercegovina
Venue: Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG (nearest tube: Russell Square, Piccadilly Line)
Date: 6.30 - 8.00pm, Thursday 15th May 2008
With the Name of God, All-Merciful, Most Merciful

The City Circle invites you to the Second Annual Zaki Badawi Memorial Lecture.

In Western thought, the idea of a "social contract" between individuals and the state has been a subject of intense discussion for millenia. Major thinkers have included Plato, Aquinas, Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. In Islamic thought, the "Covenant of Madinah" is the first expression of what may be described as a social contract, as stated by Muhammad Asad (Leopold Weiss). Later thinkers on the subject include the Aristotelian Ibn Sina, al-Farabi and Ibn Khaldun.

Islam reached Europe within the first century of the former's history, with the conquest of Andalusia. Centuries of Islamic rule in Spain, Sicily and throughout the Ottoman Empire mean that Europe and the world of Islam have had continuous mutual interaction.

At a time when European identity, Muslim identity and integration of Muslim communities in Europe are pressing issues, this lecture will aim to illuminate and inspire.

FREE ENTRANCE - ALL WELCOME.

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