Archive for April 12th, 2016

ADHRB Weekly: US Secretary of State John Kerry’s First Visit to Bahrain

On behalf of the International Imam Hussain Council, I am writing to cordially invite you to address Syeda Fatima Interfaith Conference.

Theme of the event is : Women of Faith in Leadership Positions.

The audience and speakers will be from major religions in the U.K and in academic and leadership positions :

Opening remarks from Host Peer, Lord Ahmed.

Parliamentarians.

Laura Marks OBE- Jewish Muslim Network

Julie Siddiqi OBE-

Santosh Das- Dalit Movement

Bharti Taylor- Hindu Forum

Katharina Smith-Muller – Interreligious Adviser

Community Leader Awards-

Your presence is eagerly anticipated in supporting this multi-faith event based on recognizing women and youth as key players in our society today.

Date: 14th of April
Time: 12:00-14:00hrs
Venue: House of Lords.

Best wishes,Julian Bond, Rabi Mark Winer and Rubab Mehdi Rizvi,
Trustees, International Imam Hussain Council

Mohammad Ali AMIR-MOEZZI : « La Nuit du Qadr (Coran, sourate 97) dans le shi’isme ancien (Aspects de l’imamologie duodécimaine XV) », Mélanges de l’Institut Dominicain d’Etudes Orientales 31 (2016), pp. 181-204.

Farewell, Mr People – Mumbai Mirror –

Dear friends and colleagues,

I write with the sad news that my father Syedna Khuzaima Qutbuddin, 53rd Dai l-mutlaq of the Tayyibi Shia (Dawoodi Bohra) community, passed away to his heavenly abode. انا لله وانا لاليه راجعون. As a family, we are all grieving intensely. But this event has also very deeply devastated and impacted our community around the world. He was an incredible force of compassion, sincerity, and humanity. Thousands of people feel that they have lost a father. Over 60 articles have been published in Indian papers the last ten days, and I attach one which is particularly poignant. http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Farewell-Mr-People/articleshow/51654644.cms?prtpage=1

Best wishes,

Tahera

Tahera Qutbuddin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Arabic Literature, The University of Chicago
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities (ISHUM)
Associate Faculty, Divinity School
Editorial Board Member, Library of Arabic Literature (LAL), NYU Press
http://nelc.uchicago.edu/faculty/qutbuddin