War, Terror and Community - An Islamic Perspective

http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/7/0/d/600_436394093.jpeg

Following our meeting in the House of Commons on whether you can “bomb an ideology” several members suggested that we hold a meeting with speakers from the Muslim Faith so that we can get to know more about that faith as well as discuss the relationship between the teachings of that faith and questions of war and terrorism.

How do we work together so that there is understanding between our communities and what common values can we identify that will create cohesion?

http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/8/d/600_437163213.jpeg

We will be holding this meeting at Conway Hall in collaboration with The Ethical Society there and we hope this will be the first of many such meetings we hold with them.

This meeting will discuss,

The threat of global terrorism has been growing and Governments and the Media have sometimes linked this to the growth of Islamic extremism. This meeting will discuss

• What are the root causes of terrorism and how does Islam fit into that picture?

• What are the contributing factors especially external ones?

• And what is the position of Islam on war and peace and is the overwhelming message of Islam one of peace?

• What are the Ethical issues here concerning how communities can work together and understand each other better

The Speakers at the event will be:

http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/6/f/3/600_436394067.jpeg

Asghar Bukhari, a founding Member of Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK (MPACUK) is a non-profit London based British Muslim lobby and civil liberties group founded to address what it perceived as the under-representation of Muslims in British politics. He can be regularly seen in the Media giving his opinion on events relating to politics, terrorism and Islam.

http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/6/f/8/600_436394072.jpeg

Sayeed Ali Razawi, is an International Speaker and Lecturer. His background is in Ethics, Theology and Spirituality and he is concerned with breaking social barriers, creating awareness and healing communities. Was joint secretary of Majlis-e-Ulama Shi'a Europe, the representative body for Shi'a Muslims.

He is a representative on the imams and rabbis national council and a trustee of Maimonides interfaith foundation, one of the largest interfaith foundations in the UK .

You Will Need To Pay Your Annual Subscription to Attend

Although membership of our site is free we do expect all those who attend our events to pay an annual subscription that covers attendance not just one meeting but to all our network meetings and webinars for any one year. It also allows you to bring one guest free to every meeting or webinar.

If you are unable to pay online this way can you please let us know and we will make other arrangements. Also we never refuse membership to anyone who is unable to pay, so do please let us know if there are difficulties this way and you will still be able to join in.

You can pay either through paypal here ... (https://www.meetup.com/GlobalNet21/dues/)

Or you can pay through our eventbrite site here ... (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/globalnet21-annual-subscription-tickets-13090982481)

Thanks for supporting us and helping us develop our mission to involve new audiences in the debate about recreating our future