The Wholesome Retreat + Other Upcoming Events

View this email in your browser MARCH 2025 The Wholesome Retreat Funded by the Muslim Institute's Community Empowerment Fund, in partnership with An-Nisa Society 14-17 April 2025 (Easter Holidays) Women-only  18-23 year olds   This 3 night all-inclusive residential is designed to inspire, nurture and enrich the personal development of young Muslim women as they step into womanhood.   Through professionally-guided workshops and creative activities, the young women will gain valuable insights and skills that will stimulate their physical, mental and spiritual development, areas often overlooked amongst the distractions of everyday life. Set in a beautiful rural location in luxury rustic accommodation, the retreat will offer a safe and inclusive space for the young women to connect, grow, and embrace their authentic selves. Together as a community, they will share meals, pray in congregation, be guided on nature trails and mindfulness exercises and enjoy evening campfire light- hearted discussions. It is hoped that participants will leave the retreat rejuvenated with a clearer understanding of who they are, embracing the balance between faith, culture, and personal identity and continue to be part of a strengthened peer community of like-minded sisters. Apply now for your spot at this unique experience for only £75 http://bit.ly/twrapply    Launch of Critical Muslim 52 Genocide, University of Edinburgh On 13th February 2025, Critical Muslim, in partnership with The Alwaleed Centre at the University of Edinburgh, had a successful launch of its latest issue 52: Genocide. A live audience, joined by online viewers, listened to, and asked questions of, a panel of contributors to Critical Muslim. Deputy editor of Critical Muslim Robin Yassin-Kassab spoke about the situation in Syria and his visit to Sarajevo. He was joined online by Celine Kassem of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, speaking from Beirut, having just returned from Damascus. The audience also heard from Professor of international relations Martin Shaw, and Critical Muslim poetry editor Naomi Foyle, who spoke on poetry and Palestine. The launch was chaired by Hassan Mahamdallie, Director of the Muslim Institute. View full write-up and photos here.   Save the Dates: Second Annual Ibn Sina Lecture 'Modern Medicine and the Legacy of Ibn Sina'.  Saturday 31 May 2025, 6pm Bradford City Hall Council Chamber, Bradford. Keynote: Professor Sherif El-Khamisy, Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Bradford for Research and Innovation at the University of Bradford and head the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics.  The lecture this year is in Bradford to coincide with the Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture year long programme of events.  10th Annual Ibn Rushd Lecture 'On the Margins: The Life and Contribution of Muhammad Asad' Wednesday 30th July, 5.30pm,  Art Workers' Guild, London. Keynote: Dr Josef Linnhoff. 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. 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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