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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NEW TITLES FOR SEPTEBER 2011
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Seven new titles were published in September 2011 by IIIT London Office. These titles cover: Ethics of Disagreement in Islam; Al-Shura (Consultation); Apostasy in Islam; Qur'anic Worldview; Malek Bennabi's Approach to Civilisation; Interfaith Dialogue; Towards Reformation (Islamic Law and Jurisprudence). Click here for the publications page.
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LECTURE - 3RD JUNE 2011
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A lecture by Professor Jack Goody, KBE entitled "EUROPE AND THE NEAR EAST:
THE PRESENCE AND ABSENCE OF METALS" was given on Friday 3rd June 2011 at the Unversity of Westminster, London. Click here for more information on the lecture and the speaker (external link to AMSS UK website). Click here for lecture programme. The AMSS Building Bridges Award for 2011 was awarded to Professor Goody at the event. Click here for award press release.
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BOOK REVIEWS - APRIL 2011
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Two separate Occasional papers on the theme of Maqasid Al-Shariah written by Mohammad Hashim Kamali and Jasser Auda have been reviewed in the Arabic edition of Asharq Al-Awsat. Click here to read the review in full (external link to the Asharq Al-Awsat website). Publications are in English and the review is in Arabic.
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INTERVIEW MARCH 2011
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Dr Anas Al-Shaikh-Ali CBE, Academic Advisor to the IIIT in London UK, has recently been interviewed for the Arab newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat. Click here to read the Arabic interview in full (external link to the Asharq Al-Awsat website).
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ONE DAY CONFERENCE - POSTPONED UNTIL 2012
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THIS CONFERENCE HAS NOW BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL 2012.
A one day conference on Western Muslim Intellectuals & the Challenge of Islamic religious Reform will be held at Westminster University, London, UK. This conference seeks to focus mainly on the possible
contribution of the western-based muslim intellectuals
to religious reform, assessing their claims and examining
the evidence from historical experience.
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OUR SHARED EUROPE PROJECT - ROUNDTABLE MEETING
4TH MAY 2010
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| Dr. Anas Al-Shaikh Ali, CBE attended a roundtable meeting of friends and partners of the British Council "Our Shared Europe" project, London Tuesday 4th May 2010. More information... |
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ALLIANACE OF CIVILISATIONS ADDRESS
30TH MARCH 2010
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Dr. Anas Al-Shaikh Ali, CBE addressed the first group of fellows of the Alliance of Civilisations at an event organised by, and held at, the British Council London UK on Tuesday 30th March 2010. More information... |
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IIIT LONDON OFFICE ACADEMIC ADVISOR
ON THE QUEEN'S HONOURS LIST
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Dr. Anas Al-Shaikh-Ali, Director and Academic Advisor, IIIT London Office, has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for June 2009 by being awarded a CBE (Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire). The citation in The London Gazette reads as follows: Dr. Anas Al-Shaikh Ali, Academic Advisor, London Office, International Institute of Islamic Thought. For Services to Community Relations. |
According to Directgov website the “honours are given to people from all walks of life and all sections of society who have made a difference to their community. There are several different types of award, each one recognising a different type of contribution.” It adds that “the British honours system is one of the oldest in the world. It has evolved over 650 years as the country has found alternative means of recognising merit, gallantry and service”.
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IIIT BOOK WINS ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR TRANSLATION 2008
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Ibn Ashur: Treatise on Maqasid Al-Shariah (translated by Dr. Mohammad
Al-Tahir Al-Mesawi) has won the prestigious 2008 Abdullah Bin
Abdulaziz Award for Translation in the Humanities from Arabic to other
languages category. The Award recognizes excellence in translation and
is given to distinguished works of translation and prominent
institutions which have contributed significantly to the field of translation from and into Arabic. The award was established in 2006. |
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EVENTS
IIIT (UK)
London Office and the City Circle (UK) are planning another series of lectures throughout 2009, which follow on from the successful 2008 Lecture Series. The
majority of lectures will be held in Abrar House London W1H, but a few will be
held at other venues and some lectures may be repeated at other venues. The
full list of lectures, dates and venues can be
viewed here.
IIIT LONDON OFFICE WEBSITE
The London Office
of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) is pleased to announce
the launch of it's website. It will be developed as time goes on and we hope
that it will be of interest to those who browse the site. Details of completed
books and Occasional Papers may be found in the Publications section. Details of translation work
can be found in the Translations section, whilst
details of the forthcoming reissue of the Audio Library lectures series onto
audio CD format may be found in the Audio
section.
NEW PUBLICATIONS
There are a number of
forthcoming publications in progress which may be viewed by
clicking here, and the translation
work currently in progress may be viewed by
clicking here.
Click here for the latest
publications catalogue (pdf). Alternatively click on the images below
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