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Public Lecture Programme for Lent Term 2010

2010-03-07T02:29:00.000-08:00

Cambridge Muslim College is pleased to announce its public lecture programme for Lent Term 2010. The College invites tree distinguished speakers, each addressing a timely and interesting topic. This terms speakers include Dr Johthan Gorsky, Mufti Adam al-Kawthari and Professor Bruno Guiderdoni. Download the Programme Lent Term Programme

CMC Lecture Programme for Michaelmas 2009

2009-09-29T08:40:00.000-07:00

Cambridge Muslim College is pleased to announce its public lecture programme for Michaelmas term 2009. The College will welcome three distinguished speakers, each addressing a timely and interesting topic.

Wednesday 7th October
Prof. Tariq Ramadan, Visiting Fellow, St. Anthony's College, Oxford
'Muslims in Europe and Identity'

Wednesday 21st October
Prof. Francis Robinson, Professor of the History of South Asia, Royal Holloway
'The Crisis of Authority in the Muslim World'

Wednesday 2nd December
Bishop Michael Evans, Bishop of East Anglia
'Love of God, Love of Neighbour: Muslims and Catholics in Dialogue'
with a response by T. J. Winter, Sheikh Zayed Lecturer in Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge

All lectures will be held in the Lecture Theatre at Trinity Hall, Cambridge at 6pm and are open to all.

The lecture series is organised in association with Trinity Hall Islamic Society.

Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad to address students at Ebrahim College

2009-05-29T02:19:00.000-07:00

Location: Ebrahim College, 80 Greenfield Road, London, E1 1EJ
Time: Saturday May 30, 2009 at 1:00 pm

Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad will be addressing students this Saturday at Ebrahim College (London). The event will be an opportunity to find out about the new educational initiative, the Cambridge Muslim College, which under the Directorship of Shaykh Abdal Hakim will be offering a 1 year Diploma in ‘Contextual Islamic Studies & Leadership' (September 2009).

The course is aimed at those who have a background in ‘Alim studies and will be run in cooperation with the Institute of Continuing Education at the University of Cambridge. All are welcome!

CMC Papers Nos. 1 & 2 Available

2009-03-12T11:16:00.000-07:00

The first CMC Papers are now available to view and download on the Cambridge Muslim College website.

The first paper is by the college’s chair of trustees and Shaykh Zayed Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge, Abdal Hakim Murad (T. J. Winter). It is entitled ‘Reason and Balance: the evolution of ‘aql’.

The second paper is by Syed Ali Ashraf, former vice-chancellor of Darul Ihsan University, Dhaka, and is entitled the "Aims of Education".

The CMC Papers are an occasional series of publications on any aspect of Islamic thought or the situation of Islam and Muslims in the West, intended to share original writing and research with other scholars and the public.

Applications Now Open

2009-03-12T11:03:00.000-07:00

The Cambridge Muslim College is now accepting applications for its new one-year Diploma in Contextual Islamic Studies & Leadership.

This ground-breaking course is designed to help students with a background in traditional Islamic education develop, articulate and implement their knowledge more effectively on Britain today, for the benefit of British Muslims and the wider community.

Through the co-operation of the Institute of Continuing Education at the University of Cambridge, the Diploma includes a Certificate of Higher Education, a nationally-recognised qualification that will help students into further education or employment.

The college is offering 10 full scholarships for this course, to cover course fees and accommodation, plus a monthly stipend.

Information about applying is available here.