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Improving our reading of MSA
Let's read Modern Standard Arabic together and help each other.
This get-together continues weekly.
Please disregard attendee numbers, as most members come without registering here.
There is no charge for this time together.
Rabble - Fitness Through Games!
A Rabble session is 1 hour of fun and social team games.
Each game disguises high-intensity intervals within the rules, giving you an effective, all-body workout without even realising it.
We play a bunch of different games at each session (like British Bulldog, Capture the Flag, Dodgeball, Frisbee and many more), and every class is different.
Sessions are open to all, no matter your sporting ability. Each game is explained before we start, so there's no need to have played any of the games before.
Come solo or bring friends! And stay at the end for the social part!
Who knew getting fit could be this fun?
**TO BOOK**:
It's essential that you book onto sessions via our website, using the link below; due to restrictions on games and preparation times we cannot accept walk-ins, or late arrivals.
[https://joinrabble.com/locations/london/](https://joinrabble.com/locations/london/)
Use the code **FREEPLAY** to get your first game free!
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We play every:
* Monday in Highbury & Islington (19:00 - 20:00)
* Tuesday in Shoreditch / Haggerston (19:00 - 20:00)
* Wednesdays in Elephant & Castle (19:00-20:00)
* Saturday in Southwark Park (10:30 - 11:30)
* Saturday in Finsbury Park (11:00 - 12:00)
* Sunday in Clapham Common (12:00 - 13:00)
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us on: hello@joinrabble.com
We hope to see you playing soon!
PS. We have a group of dedicated regulars, so numbers are usually much higher than meetup might suggest. Sign up at: [https://joinrabble.com/locations/london/](https://joinrabble.com/locations/london/)
**Love Rabble**
Come Along and Try Out Our Mid-Week Silent Sufi Meditation
We will begin with a talk giving some background to the School of Sufi Teaching and our meditation practices. We will then sit together in meditation. Following this there will be an opportunity ask questions arising from your experience during the meditation.
Please arrive at 7.00pm so as to benefit from the short introductory talk. Meditation will commence at 7.30pm . The session should be completed by 9.00 pm.
The meditation will start promptly at 7.30 pm when the front door will be closed so as to ensure an undisturbed period of solitude.
Location of Meeting
**Entry is via the side door which is located in the side road between our building and the pub.**
**Follow the plant containers.**
253 Globe Road
London E2 0JD
https://goo.gl/maps/6Ng5rhHKsLXe16jz6
Nearest Underground Station is Bethnal Green
For individuals interested in learning more about Sufism, our practices and their transformational role on the individual we recommend reading
**Click here**
[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Turning-toward-Heart-Awakening-Contemporary/dp/1887752463](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Turning-toward-Heart-Awakening-Contemporary/dp/1887752463)
**Turning Toward the Heart: - Awakening to the Sufi Way**
**Forty Questions and Answers**
Arab Events This Week
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🟡🚶🏻 Hike: Reigate via Priory Park & Reigate Heath
Hike via Reigate Town, Castle, Health and Priory Park. Reigate Castle
was likely founded shortly after 1088, originally a timber motte-and-bailey, it was fortified with stone in the 12th/13th century. By 1441, it was described as ruined ...
🟡 **HIKE:**
📏 15km (9.3 miles)
💓 Pace: 5 km/h
🏔️ Elev. Gain: 280m
🚥 [View Walking/Hiking Levels Here](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPRjEOPjW8B/)
*[some road paths/walking required]*
✊ *Note: Active Muslims is equally about focusing on the actual activity, in this case, it is a paced walk/hike (and not a stroll), therefore it is advised to approach and attend these events with that mindset, intention and [purpose](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBhPWpdIMKq/?igsh=MWVjdnZrdGZwd3dmYw%3D%3D).*
📍 **London Victoria** (opposite platfom 12/seating area)
🚉 Taking the **9:38am** from **London Victoria** \| Arrives 10:24am at Reigate \| Return estimate: 2:32/3:02pm train to Victoria\]
🔄 Start/End: **Reigate Station**
🚉🚗 All regular walks/hikes are free and you are welcome to purchase your own ticket/make your way to the destination station. It is best to purchase tickets on the day as an open return ideally with a Network Rail card or with a group discount.
🎫 NOTE: London to **Reigate Station** is covered by **Contactless Card -** *it may be cheaper to use contactless all the way from your home station.*
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🎟️ **If you would like me to help purchase your group ticket** (3+ must travel together). **On the condition you aim to arrive before the platform is announced (for physical tickets).**
💳 TBC (by Thursday that week / \~£11)
*PLEASE MAKE SURE NO FEE IS CHARGED (Send as Friends & Family / otherwise ask for bank details).*
⏳ Deadline: TBC
**Confirm via below once you've made the payment with your Meetup Name:**
📱 [My WhatsApp](https://wa.me/+447799438148).
*ℹ️ I cannot issue refunds once I've purchased your ticket.*
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🚻 Departing Station / On-board train / Destination Station
🧎 Prayer: If you are praying, please have/keep wudu (make it within other breaks) and be prepared to join at short notice.
🎒 What to bring: appropriate clothing/shoes, packed lunch, water bottle (1.5-2L) & snacks to keep you going.
👕 Advisable to have layers.
🥾 Hiking boots recommended.
🧦 Hiking socks/double socks advised (reduces chance of blisters)
🔦 Headlight (winter)
📱 Fully charged mobile + portable charger
🔔 Emergency Whistle
🗂️ "No shows" for previous events may be moved to the waitlist to prioritise reliable attendees / new joiners - ***when there is a waiting list, priority is given by attendance records / new joiners.***
📊 [[why it matters](https://tinyurl.com/28sh83cn)]
⛑️ *Disclaimer: You are solely responsible for your own safety on these events and have the fitness level required for it. That you do not require special attention, medication or additional care. You are also responsible for your belonging at all times.*
🌐 **[@Active.Muslims](https://www.instagram.com/active.muslims)**
*(Follow for latest events updates)*
🚦 **[Walk/Hike Levels:](https://www.instagram.com/share/reel/BBxV4zomeZ)**
🟢 Easy
🟡 Average
🟠 Moderate
🔴 Challenging
⚫ Very Challenging
Sultana’s Dream & Padmarag—Bangladesh
Namaskar,
One of the first science-fiction utopian stories and one of the first feminist utopias by celebrated pioneering feminist, educator, activist, and Bengali writer Rokeya Hossain.
As a pioneering work of science fiction and feminist utopian literature at the turn of the century, *Sultana's Dream* is strikingly advanced in its critique of patriarchy, war, industrialization, and the exploitation of the natural world, speaking to the concerns of our contemporary world as much as its own. At a time when British colonialism was using the treatment of women in India as justification for colonial intervention there, Hossain's story, in imagining a world in which men rather than women are kept inside, positions her protest against Islamic patriarchy within a larger feminist vision that takes on Western as well as Islamic forms of gender hierarchy. Her novella *Padmarag* is similarly utopian in its depiction of a women-run school and welfare center, and is both feminist and anti-colonial in its outlook. In both these works, Hossain seizes the critique of gender roles in India away from Western commentators and turns it against British interference, while also enlarging the critique to take on the problem of gender more broadly.
We‘ll continue with our 2026 reading list:
4-*The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China* by Julia Lovell
5-*Rickshaw Boy* by Lao She—China
6-*The* *Motorcycle Diaries* by Che Guevara
7-*One Hundred Years of Solitude* by Gabriel García Márquez—Colombia
8-*How Europe Underdeveloped Africa* by Walter Rodney
9-*Heart of Darkness* by Polish author Joseph Conrad—Congo
10-*The Wretched of the Earth* by Frantz Fanon
11-*Homegoing* by Yaa Gyasi—Ghana
12-*Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty* by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
Enjoy Bangladesh!
Are you interested in reading fiction and non-fiction in French and Spanish, and Persian literature? Join me on:
[-www.meetup.com/gaia-libros](http://-www.meetup.com/gaia-libros)
[-www.meetup.com/gaia-livres](http://-www.meetup.com/gaia-livres)
-[www.meetup.com/persian-culture](www.meetup.com/persian-culture)
-Instagram: @persian_culture_
🟢🌙 🚶♂️Eid Walk*: Pray, Walk, Talk & Eat 🕌 🌷
🌙 Join us for a special walk starting after Eid prayer at Regent's Park Mosque. Covering Regents park's early spring, Regent's Canal, Primrose Hill and ending in Camden for some late lunch. *Ideal for those living alone/without family on Eid.\**
***[\*Eid day to be confirmed 19/20th March]***
🕌 IMPORTANT NOTE:** This walk will start after the Jummah Prayer at Regent's Park Mosque, meet us at the meetup location straight after Jummah, we will wait 20 mintues at the meeting point after the Fard Prayer has ended.**
🍔 Quite a selection of halal food stalls to pick from:
🌐 [Camden Food Stalls](https://tinyurl.com/2p92x38t)
📍Meeting Point: In Regents Park (behind the Mosque), corner of the small pond / near The Waterside Café
⌚** Walk starts 20 minutes after (first) Jummah prayer ends. **Jummah start is mentioned as 12:25pm on the website .
🟢** WALK**: 7km (4.3 miles) approx
↪️ Starts: Regent's Park
↩️ Ends: Camden Town Station (Northern line)
Toilets: Available in the Mosque & Camden Market.
🎒 What to bring: appropriate clothing/shoes. At least some food to open fast (in case food parcels are short/we are late)
🚻 Regent's Park Mosque
⛑️ You are responsible for your own safety and your own belonging at all times.
🗂️ "No shows" for previous events may be moved to the waitlist to prioritise reliable attendees / new joiners -** *when there is a waiting list, priority is given by attendance records / new joiners.***
📊 [[why it matters](https://tinyurl.com/28sh83cn)]
🌐 [@Active.Muslims](https://www.instagram.com/active.muslims/)
*(Follow for latest events updates)*
🚦 Walk/Hike Levels:
🟢 Easy
🟡 Average
🟠 Moderate
🔴 Challenging
⚫ Very Challenging
Nowruz on a Barge
This is a free special event that requires a reservation. Tickets are limited and going fast.
Reservation link:
[https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrate-nowruz-with-an-afternoon-of-poetry-music-tickets-1983788147752?](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrate-nowruz-with-an-afternoon-of-poetry-music-tickets-1983788147752?)
Join us in person for a fun Nowruz afternoon filled with poetry and music vibes!
Come celebrate Nowruz with an afternoon of Poetry & Music to welcome the new year and Spring at the Floating Garden on Regent Canal.
Hosted by the Afghanistan Society and Global Generation, join us at this 'drop-in' event—come for a little or stay for a while!
The Floating Garden is a barge moored along the Regents Canal near Coal Drops Yard with views of the surrounding area. There is an indoor classroom space on the barge as well as outdoor areas and the event will go ahead rain or shine, but do dress for being outside and in! The barge is not yet completely wheelchair accessible as there are a few steps between the decks, the classroom and the toilet. However, there is ramp access from Goods Way to the towpath and accessible toilets in nearby Coal Drops Yard.
Are you interested in reading world fiction and non-fiction in English, Spanish and French? Join my other groups:
-www.meetup.com/gaia-books
-www.meetup.com/gaia-libros
-www.meetup.com/gaia-livres
-French Art Group (send me a request)
-Instagram: @persian_culture_
-Persian Culture Whatsapp group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/EZk35ZbJZ6W6wwyHyuxoS2
Nowruz
Join us for a get-together to celebrate Nowruz with people from across Central Asia.
This is a free event. Further information:
[https://www.instagram.com/p/DUb695lgvlB/?igsh=YTM2YW9uOW4xcXVh](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUb695lgvlB/?igsh=YTM2YW9uOW4xcXVh)
Arab Events Near You
Connect with your local Arab community
Let's try a Friday Night Fish Fry!
We thought of one of the interesting things that can be enjoyed at this time of the year. We will be meeting at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for a "Fish Fry" in Marian Hall on Friday, March 27th at 5:00 PM.
It might be fun for you to experience what has become a tradition on the Fridays before Easter. They will have fried fish or baked fish, French fries and Cole slaw, as well as beverages, all for $16.00 for adults. They will have other beverages and desserts available for sale, as well. We have never tried this, and sometimes there are quite a few people at these events so we hope that we will be able to find each other easily. I'll try to have signs outside Marian Hall that Identify our group. We hope to have you join us!
Board Game Garage Sale
Head out to FANGs 2nd annual board game garage sale! **We will have multiple sellers and hundreds of games!** We're selling games from 5pm - 8pm.
Swing into the event room on the first floor and pick up some great "new to you" games. Grab a beer while you're there and tip our bar tender friends
Seventh Son has a small parking lot & street parking is free on Sundays. They will also have a food truck.
You can play your games in the Sun Room (up stairs) or at the tables in the main bar.
Bonifacio Brunch/Lunch
Let’s try some Filipino food at a well known Grandview area restaurant,
This is the menu:
https://www.canva.com/design/DAHByDNxwDA/TO8oxEmjQrBp_PP_mLPUag/view?utm_content=DAHByDNxwDA&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h435abfbbb3#1
ASH UU Topic: TBD
ASH is Atheists, Skeptics and Humanists of First Unitarian Universalists of Columbus Ohio
TBD
Snacks are usually available, and you are welcome to bringing something to share!
Saturday Mornings @ East Market
Let's grab some coffee/food and share a morning chat! The East Market has an ample parking lot and outdoor and indoor seating.
Grab a cup of coffee from Winston's Coffee & Waffles or on your way to East Market and meet us on the second floor - table behind or east of the elevator.
Per what this group is about: "Everyone is welcome! International transplants to Columbus who want to improve language skills, Columbus residents who want to discuss international travel and culture, and anyone who enjoys getting together for good conversations."
From Idea to Working App in Minutes: The Agentic Development with Amazon Kiro
Discover Kiro, AWS’s innovative development environment that adapts to your workflow. Whether you prefer specification-driven development or a more intuitive, vibe-based approach, Kiro empowers you to build applications your way.
In this session, speakers will explore Kiro’s core functionality and its evolution through re:Invent 2025, along with demonstrations of prompts used to create APIs, hooks, and steering documents.
In the latter part of the session, watch as we build a complete example from scratch, showcasing Kiro’s agentic AI workflow in action for spec-driven development and vibe coding.
What You'll Learn - Core Kiro concepts and development philosophy
Feature evolution: pre and post re:Invent 2025
Practical examples: API creation, hooks, and steering docs
Live coding demonstration with real-time problem solving
Who Should Attend - Developers, solutions architects, and technical leaders interested in modern AWS development tools and AI-assisted coding workflows.
**Speakers Bio:**
Matthew Jorat: Matthew Jorat is a Customer Solutions Manager at AWS with nearly three decades of expertise in AI, cloud transformation, migration, modernization, IT, technology, and business. His career spans infrastructure engineer, solutions architect, security auditor, customer success director, support and services director, and operations officer. He was an early adopter of AWS services as a customer, and his current role at AWS uniquely blends his technical and business skills as he partners with executive teams to translate strategic priorities into measurable business outcomes through cloud adoption, AI implementation, and operational excellence. Matt leads end-to-end AI initiatives for enterprise customers, identifying high-impact use cases and maintaining relentless focus on measurable ROI. He holds eight AWS certifications and serves as Adjunct Professor at Franklin University teaching cloud computing and AWS architecture. His expertise encompasses GenAI, agentic AI systems, migration, modernization, and optimization strategies that drive transformation at scale.
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/)
Girish Bhatia: Girish Bhatia is a seasoned technology delivery leader with deep expertise in cross-domain program management. He holds multiple AWS certifications, including AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified Developer – Associate, and AWS Generative AI Practitioner, and is also an AWS Community Builder. Girish brings over two decades of experience in the information technology industry.
Throughout his career, Girish has led major technology-driven business transformation from modernizing on-premises applications to driving large-scale cloud migrations. His work includes API-based integration platforms, data-center and mainframe modernization, and enterprise cloud adoption initiatives.
Based in Columbus, Ohio, Girish works at a tech-forward fintech company. He is passionate about AWS serverless architectures, Generative AI and emerging cloud technologies. An avid learner and builder, he continues to explore and apply the latest innovations in AWS to help organizations accelerate their digital transformation.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/[https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/)
**THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/
**DIRECTIONS**
Franklin University
Fisher Hall
300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8
Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map.
NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct.
**Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?**
Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com























