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Scots Muslims and Jews fast for Gaza

Posted in Events, International, Religion, tagged , , , , on December 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Anniversary of Gaza bombings coincides with day Moses freed the Jews
Scots Muslims and Jews will come together this week in a show of unity to mark one year on since the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
The 22-day bombing campaign named Operation Cast Lead which killed 1,400 Palestinians began on Dec 27th which this year coincides with [...]

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Speech on Islamism

Posted in Dialogue, Public Affairs, Religion, tagged , , , on September 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Delivered by Osama Saeed at an event on Preventing Violent Extremism as part of Edinburgh’s Festival of Spirituality and Peace – 17th August 2009 at St John’s Church

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Megrahi and the Islamic view

Posted in Public Affairs, Religion, tagged , on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Letter of the week in Holyrood Magazine
When Plato in his Republic established justice as one of the cardinal virtues, he did so in the knowledge that striving to match a person’s actions with their due desserts was pivotal in promoting social stability and the ideal of fairness. The human desire to be shown mercy is [...]

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Ramadan: A Taste of Hunger

Posted in Dialogue, Religion on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Muslims around the world eagerly await the coming of every Ramadan, the annual season of reflection, repentance and renewal. The month of fasting begins with the sighting of the new moon, this year around 20th August, and ends with the arrival of ‘Eid al-Fitr: a day of celebration and thanksgiving for the blessings of the [...]

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Islam and Culture

Posted in Events, Religion, tagged , , , , , , , , , on May 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »

The Spittin’ Light, Healing the Hood gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh over the weekend were simply superb. Everyone had their own favourite lines, moments and artists e.g.:

Edinburgh… It’s special, it’s special, it’s special… SPECIAL! (Mecca 2 Medina)
You’re beautiful, you’re a star! (Poetic Pilgrimage)
Hallelujah, Alhamdulillah… Hallelujah (Amir Sulaiman)

Videos will be out soon. I’d like to give [...]

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Edinburgh imams condemn synagogue attack

Posted in Dialogue, Religion on March 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »

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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