Abrar Meetings

Open Discussions in association with the Gulf Cultural Club  Imam Hussain’s revolt, faith and reform  Tuesday, 18th August 2020   *Tara O’Grady (human rights activist) **Dr Alireza Bhojani (academic, author)  ***Dr Laith Kubba (academic, political commentator)    The first ten ...

Open Discussions in association with Gulf Cultural Club Tuesday, 2nd June 2020 India; Largest democracy tainted by extremist excesses * Lord Ahmed of Rotherham (Member of the House of Lords) Annexation of Kashmir by India ** Phillip Bennion (former Member of ...

Open Discussions in association with Gulf Cultural Club Ramadan experience during lockdown: Self-realisation through worship in seclusion [Speakers via Webex] Wednesday, 6th May 2020   * Shaykh Arif Abdulhussain (religious scholar) **Soraya Boyd (Humanist activist) ***Dr Aly El Kabbany (coronavirus survivor, writer and political ...

Open Discussions in association with  Gulf Cultural Club Open Society and Islam A paradigm shift: towards strengthening humanity and faith Tuesday 10th March 2020 Speaker: Ali Azam Discussant: Syed Mohsin Abbas Chairman: Shabbir Razvi   Muslims in the West are being perceived as ...

Open Discussions in association with the Gulf Cultural Club Tuesday, 17th December 2019 What makes a good Christian?   * Rev. Dr. Reynaldo Leão Neto (Methodist superintendent minister) ** Sayed Hashem Moosavi (Director, Islamic Centre of England) ***Dr Theodora Hawksley ...

Open Discussions/ Gulf Cultural Club   Prophet Mohammad: Leadership, spirituality and human reform   *Samina Akram (Islamic Finance specialist) ** Karen Dabrowska (journalist, political analyst and author) ***Mariam Bakir (lawyer and social activist)   Mohammad was born in a community ...

Open Discussions/ Gulf Cultural Club   Faith community and public hardship Austerity, Brexit and fallout of conflict   *Syed Mohsin Abbas (Broadcaster, journalist and political analyst) ** Dr Aly El Kabbany (writer and political analyst) ***Julian Bond (Grants ...

Open Discussions/ Gulf Cultural Club   The Karbala epic: Personal reflections  With *Father Frank Gelli (Priest, author) **Mariam Al Rufay’ei (PhD researcher)   In the year 680 AD Prophet Mohammad’s grandson, Hussain, declared his rejection of the Umayyad ...

Open Discussions in association with Gulf Cultural Club Tuesday, 20th August 2019 Speakers: *Mohammad Umar (author, novelist) ** Stephen Sizer (priest, researcher) *** Raza Kazim (Islamic Human Rights Commission) Nigeria is one of the largest African countries but has been ...

Open Discussions in association with Gulf Cultural Club Tuesday, 23rd July 2019   Speakers *Dr Kate Godfrey-Faussett (Social activist ) ** Robin Marsh (Secretary-General for the Universal Peace Federation) *** Dr Fuad Nahdi (Executive Director of the Radical ...