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Dr Shabbir Akhtar Legacy Conference
Dr Shabbir Akhtar Legacy Conference
14th September 2024
1.45pm till 5pm
The Dr Shabbir Akhtar Legacy conference will be held in Oxford on Saturday 14th September 2024 God-willing. It will take place at The Lecture Theatre, Oxford University, Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PW. The timings will be from 1.45pm till 5pm.
Renowned speakers such as Paul Williams, Dr Nader Hashemi (virtually), Dr Fella Lahmar, Subboor Ahmad, Dr Atif Imtiaz, and Muhammad Jalal as well as many others will share their thoughts. Key themes from Dr Shabbir’s work will be discussed such as the future of interfaith dialogue, the ongoing debate between Islam and Secularism, and Da’wah in the 21st Century. There will be an opportunity for audience participation.
The event is free of charge, though registration is essential. To register please go to https://bit.ly/3Au1HAU or scan the QR code on the event poster. Refreshments will be provided, and should you require any assistance in relation to access/mobility please liaise with the Museum events department on 01865 276190. Should you have any questions in relation to the event please contact info@sequoiapublishinghouse.com. As an earlybird offer the first 20 registrants will get a complimentary copy of his Seminal work; The Final Imperative.
Register for FREE: https://bit.ly/3Au1HAU
Be Careful with Muhammad! 2nd Edition
Be Careful with Muhammad! 2nd Edition
Salman Rushdie and the Battle for Free Speech
Salman Rushdie and the Battle for Free Speech
Shabbir Akhtar’s Be Careful with Muhammad! written originally as a critique of Rushdie’s provocation, remains relevant to current debates about the right to offend religious sensibilities. Being an integral part of a campaign, Akhtar’s book, released barely a few months after the fatwa issued on St Valentine’s Day (1989), provides a contemporaneous account of the events surrounding this historic affair. This book surveys events – starting with the desperate book-burning in Bradford to the Ayatollah Khomeini’s unforgettably decisive fatwa that altered the power dynamics of this cultural confrontation. Akhtar became an authoritative commentator who patiently explained to non-Muslims why Rushdie’s book was an attack on the dignity, integrity, and indeed the very identity of Muslims and their scripture’s authenticity. This documentary account chronicles the reactions of powerless and voiceless Muslims as they struggled to have their case heard before the tribunal of the literary media and publishers, influential legislators, politicians, and other leaders in secular Britain and the world. Akhtar scrutinises passages from Rushdie’s book while highlighting the bigotry and Islamophobia of his supporters. While skilfully exposing Rushdie’s real intent – to malign Islam and seminal Muslim figures of the past – Akhtar argues that any faith, once stripped of political power, becomes vulnerable to the tyranny of writers and artists with no respect for the sacred. The author evaluates the principle of free speech, showing that it is hypocritical double standards to view it as absolute.
Depression in Muslim adults
Depression in Muslim adults
Identification and recognition of amongst Imams in Leicester, with special reference to creating a pathway of combined cross-sector care.
Identification and recognition of amongst Imams in Leicester, with special reference to creating a pathway of combined cross-sector care.
Imams play an important role within the Muslim community. The aim of this study is to help us understand how Imams can make a valuable contribution to the identification and recognition of symptoms of Depression. The objective is also to address if Imams can form part of a combined pathway of cross-sector care to deliver better outcomes for those suffering with Depression in our communities. More importantly, the study aims to build on the key recommendations as set out in the report by the independent Mental Health Taskforce to the NHS in England (in their Five Year Forward View) in to how the community, and in specific faith leaders can play a part in the recognition of conditions such as Depression. Public Health England (PHE), an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has made clear that faith leaders have a role to play in identifying people at risk, yet there has been no guidance in to how this can be achieved. This study can go some way to understanding the perceptions of Imams on their role in recognising, and supporting people through Depression. The hope is that this allows us to build on the NHS Five year Forward view in to mental health, and support the development of a future protocol of combined cross sector care involving faith leaders, with inevitably better outcomes for those suffering with Depression.
The 'Umayyads:
The 'Umayyads:
Were they Islamic?
Were they Islamic?
This e-article takes a look into the Umayyads through the lens of historiographers. Getting as close to primary source material as we can, the article seeks to examine the raison d'être of the Banu Umayyah; in that were they Islamic?
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