Posted by Khairun Nisa on October 4, 2001, 9:59 am read the article at http://www.masud.co.uk if you're in england and wish to get a sane and traditional muslim perspective on what has happened then it wouldn't hurt to check out this event: Reflecting on Life after September 11th Speakers: Hamza Yusuf, Peter Sanders with In The Shade of the Tree plus others Date: 6th October 2001 Time: Between 1.30 and 5 p.m. Venue: Islamic Centre of England, 140 Maida Vale, London W9. (not Regents Park Mosque). Nearest Rail/Tube stations - Kilburn Park. Tel: 0207 604 5500, Buses: 28, 98, 38, 315. See Map Ticket: £10 per head (200 seats remaining only), Bookings must be placed in advance via telephone by Friday 8 p.m. Please collect tickets by 1.30 p.m. Payment, in cash only, to be made at the door.
"As New York turns its gap-toothed face to the sky, wondering if the worst is yet to come, Muslims, largely unheeded by the wider world, are counting the cost of the suicide bombings. The backlash against mosques and hijabs has been met by statements from Muslim communities around the globe, some stilted, but others which have clearly found an articulate and passionate voice for the first time. In comparison with the pathetic near-silence that hovered around mosques and major organisations during the Rushdie and Gulf War debacles, the communities now seem alert to their cultural situation and its potential precariousness. Many of the condemnations have been more impressive than those of the American President, who seems unable to rise above clichés."
(details last updated 6.11 p.m. 3rd October)
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