CM Genocide Launch and Other Upcoming Events

View this email in your browser FEBRUARY 2025 Launch of Critical Muslim Issue 52: Genocide (hybrid event) Edinburgh This event will be livestreamed.  WHEN: Thursday 13 February 2025, 17:30 — 19:30 WHERE: HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World, University of Edinburgh, 16 George Square EH8 9LD Featuring Robin Yassin-Kassab, Celine Kassem, Martin Shaw, Naomi Foyle and Hassan Mahamdallie. Organised by The Alwaleed Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World (University of Edinburgh).  The Alwaleed Centre at the University of Edinburgh is privileged to be hosting the launch in Scotland of Issue 52 of Critical Muslim: 'Genocide'.   The event will be followed by refreshments and a chance to purchase your copy of Critical Muslim 52 as well as a selection of previous issues.   This event will also be streamed online. To join us in person or online book your ticket via the Eventbrite link.    Programme Robin Yassin-Kassab: Robin is a deputy editor of Critical Muslim. He is the co-author of Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War, and author of the novel The Road from Damascus.   Martin Shaw: Martin is an Emeritus Professor of International Relations and Politics at the University of Sussex and is the author of War and Genocide, What is Genocide, and The Politics of Genocide.   Naomi Foyle: Naomi is the Poetry and Fiction Editor of Critical Muslim. Naomi is a British-Canadian poet, science fiction novelist, essayist and theatremaker.   Celine Kassem: Celine is a Syrian researcher and activist. She is the Director of Media for the Syrian Emergency Task Force.   Chaired by: Hassan Mahamdallie Hassan is a senior editor of Critical Muslim and Director of the Muslim Institute.   Bookstall by Beacon Books.    The Edinburgh Alwaleed Centre is committed to encouraging a better understanding of Islam and the contemporary Muslim world through ground-breaking research, dynamic teaching and innovative outreach projects.     Other dates for your diary Annual Ibn Sina Lecture 2025 This year's Ibn Sina lecture will be held in late May in the historic Bradford City Hall Council Chamber. The lecture this year is in Bradford to coincide with the Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture year long programme of events. More details to follow.   Annual Ibn Rushd lecture 2025 Wednesday 30 July, 5.30pm, Artworkers Guild, London. Title: 'On the Margins: The Life and Contribution of Muhammad Asad' Speaker: Dr Josef Linnhoff.  Josef Linnhoff is a Research Fellow and Editor-in-Chief at The Institute for Advanced Usuli Studies ("The Usuli Institute") in Columbus, Ohio. He holds a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Edinburgh (2020) and specializes in modern Islamic thought.   Annual Muslim Institute Winter Gathering 2025 Friday 28 November – Sunday 30 November 2025. Sarum College, Salisbury. Theme to be announced. ******************************************** ALSO: Watch the video of the 9th Annual Ibn Rushd Lecture: The History of Muslim Women in Britain held in July 2024, the Inaugural Annual Ibn Sina Lecture held in April 2024 at Leeds Civic Hall, and the book launch held in March 2024 of the new ground-breaking The Qur'an: A Verse Translation. £10k Community Empowerment Fund Muslim Institute Community Empowerment Fund 2025 The Muslim Institute Community Empowerment Fund provides an annual £10,000 grant to grassroot UK Muslim organisations or individuals working for the common good in our most neglected and overlooked communities. The fund seeks out and promotes excellence and high achievement.   The first beneficiaries of the Community Empowerment Fund were a new Oldham-based voluntary organisation Be whose mission is to empower young people and foster their self-confidence to help them believe in and achieve their goals.    The second beneficiaries are West London based community activist Tahseen Mehar in partnership with the An-Nisa Society. They have come together to plan and deliver a residential weekend in rural Sussex in Spring 2025 for a group of young Muslim women aged 18-23.   Tahseen Mehar accepts the Community Empowerment Fund award at the Annual Ibn Rushd lecture, July 2024. 'The Wholesome Retreat' will offer a weekend of carefully crafted workshop sand activities designed to inspire, nurture and enrich the character development of the participants as they step into womanhood. The retreat aims to provide a holistic approach to exploring what this phase of life means to each individual, guided by female Muslim Leaders and practitioners with relevant experience in this field. Each interactive and educational session will be crafted to empower participants with tools for building confidence, resilience and self-expression, all within an Islamic-rooted paradigm. In this special issue of Critical Muslim: Scott Jordan asks what happened to "never again', Maha Sardar builds a legal case for genocides; Martin Shaw explores the politics of genocide; Richard Appignanesi thinks genocide is a grotesque act of evil; Abdelwahab El-Affendi is appalled by genocide denial, Sean Goodman takes on the champions of Bosnian genocide; Liam Mayo blames modernity; Marat iliyasov recounts the horror of genocides in Chechnya; Robert Zayd KiaNouri-Zigmund looks at the notion of war and justice in the Qur'an, Ali Nobil Ahmad suggests Pakistan should accept its culpability in the birth of Bangladesh; Jeremy Henzell-Thomas thinks deeper education is a solution to all round hatred; Celine Kasem traces the roots of her perforated identity: Luke Wilkinson remembers the young Palestinian poet Heba Abu Hada; Robin Yassin-Kassab visits Bosnia; and Hassan Mahamdallie peeks into the inhuman prison that is Gaza. Also in this issue: Zain Sardar argues for a new ethics of catastrophe; Shamim Miah reads a new verse translation of the Qur'an, Naomi Foyle tackles transformative justice; Ruth Cuthand's art from Reserving Series; short stories by Andleeb Shadani and Tam Hussein poems for Gaza by Carol Rumens, Michal Rubin and Adrianne Kalfopoulou, and our list of eight peaceful coexistences.  You can read a free sample essay Genocide, Then and Now by Maha Sardar here. You can also access Abdelwahab El-Affendi's essay Genocide Denial here About Critical Muslim: A quarterly publication of ideas and issues showcasing groundbreaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world. Each edition centers on a discrete theme, and contributions include reportage, academic analysis, cultural commentary, photography, poetry, and book reviews. Critical Muslim is edited by Ziauddin Sardar. 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