The Age of Stupid

Zeshan Akhter reports from her panel discussion at the faith screening of the seminal climate change film ‘Age of Stupid’ at the Edinburgh Filmhouse. She was joined by Rabbi David Rose and Percy Patrick of the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF).

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Edinburgh imams condemn synagogue attack

In response to the shocking news of the attack on the Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation, today several mosques in the city will use the Friday prayer sermon as an opportunity to address the issue. Below are guidance notes sent by SIF to Edinburgh’s imams:

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Launch of Unity Family Services

Today saw the launch of Unity Family Services in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. It’s a new initiative aiming to tackle family breakdown within the Muslim community. Its chairman is Sunday Times Rich List member and respected thinker Azeem Ibrahim. It’s on-the-ground operations though are led by Shaykh Amer Jamil who was born and brought [...]

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MacGregor sentencing deferred

The sentencing of Neil MacGregor, who threatened to behead a Muslim a week and blow up Glasgow Central Mosque, has been deferred till March 27th for review of a report which was not available. UPDATE 27/03/09: Sentencing has been deferred again till Friday 17th April

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Post-WIEF thoughts

Arrived home safe and sound. The trip was extremely worthwhile, especially in terms of making new contacts and promoting the Etisal expo. I’d like to thank the MCB’s Business and Economics Committee for taking us with them. The BEC is made up of some outstanding individuals, and they also make a very complimentary team with [...]

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WIEF: Day 2

My dispatch from the final day of the World Islamic Economic Forum is Iqbal Khan’s speech on the global financial crisis. He is one of the most inspiring individuals I have met. I’ve got a propensity to like people that have strong principles, but also manage to carry them out successfully in reality. He’s one [...]

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WIEF: Day 1

The forum kicked off in earnest today. Our day began though with a breakfast meeting with the head of Khazanah Nasional, the sovereign wealth fund of Malaysia.

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WIEF pre-forum: Businesswomen and Young Leaders

The pre-forum events of the World Islamic Economic Forum took place today, namely the Businesswomen and Young Leaders Forums. Dato’ Sri Nazir Razak, chair of the WIEF young leaders network, kicked off the day commenting on the economic crisis, saying that it “wasn’t a crisis in the system, but of the system”, and that a [...]

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