An international two day conference is taking place in Istanbul, Turkey on the 1st and 2nd of July 2006. The Muslims of Europe Conference is being attended by around two hundred Islamic scholars, intellectuals, academics, and government officials from over thirty countries across the globe.
The conference is aimed at addressing the major issues facing the Muslims of Europe. The need for such a conference arose after the publication of caricatures of the Holy Prophet Muhammad SAW and the subsequent reactions around the world. The focus for this conference is to address issues such as combating extremism, citizenship, identity, faith and its public role. Also to address the problems Muslims are facing in becoming part of European society and to address the misperceptions that some in Europe have about the implications of welcoming a Muslim presence in Europe. Some of the renowned figures attending the conference are Shaykh Abdallah Bin Bayyah, Shaykh Yousef Al Qaradawi, Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Prof. Tariq Ramadan, Professor Ihsanoglu-Secretary General of the OIC, Grand Mufti of Bosnia Mustafa Ceric, Shaykh Nuh Keller, Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad and Yusuf Islam. The full list of the participants can be seen here. One of the opening lectures dealing with the main theme of the conference is by Prof. Tariq Ramadan. There will be three key note lectures, two of which will be on the first day by Shaykh Yousef Al- Qaradawi and Shaykh Abdallah Bin Bayyah. The lecture of Shaykh-ul- Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri will be the final key note lecture of the conference. The many other renowned guests will be taking part in the Breakout Sessions. Yusuf Islam and Sami Yusuf will be part of the closing session. Full details of the conference programme are given here. The official website of the conference is: http://www.muslimsofeurope.com Report by Jawed Iqbal Tahiri http://minhaj.org/org/index.php?contents=text&tid=296&lang=en ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recommended: http://www.islamonline.net http://www.islam-guide.com http://www.prophetmuhammadforall.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
