The British Islam Conference 2017

A Marketplace of Ideas

Saturday 25th - Sunday 26th February 2017

Keynote Speaker: Karen Armstrong OBE

There will be a book signing opportunity at the conference

#BritishIslam2017

Presentations and workshops by activists, organisers, thinkers and scholars:

• Sughra Ahmed, Yale University - Taking a walk on the wild side
• Raya Al-Jadir, Disability Horizons Arabic - My disability, childhood years and dreams
• Rashad Ali, Institute for Strategic Dialogue - Reason, revelation and sharia
• Aisha Ali-Khan, Asian Mums Network - Refugees: the forgotten people
• Alima Aminu, House of Khaleemah - Being Black, being Muslim
• Salah Ansari, Quilliam Foundation - Carving Muslim identity between political Islam and Muslim scholars
• Jonathan Arkush, Board of Deputies of British Jews, Are British and faith values in conflict?
• Fatimah Ashrif, Rumi's Circle - Spiritual activism
• Qari Asim, Imams Online - British Mosques
• Adam Aslam - What can British Islam learn from Indonesia?
• Khadeejah Ateeq, House of Khaleemah - Being Black, being Muslim
• Asma Bhol, Inclusive Mosque Initiative - Who's afraid of female imams?
• Saleema Farah Burney, SOAS - British Muslim women, building British Muslim lives
• Eviane Cheng Leidig, Centre for Research on Extremism - Beyond the White working class: ethnic minority, Islamophobia and the populist radical right
• Amanullah de Sondy, University College Cork - The crisis of Islamic masculinities in the context of British Islam
• Joseph Dobson - What can British Islam learn from Indonesia?
• Daniel Thomas Dyer, Chickpea Press - Teaching our children a holistic Islam
• Saimma Dyer, Chickpea Press - Teaching our children a holistic Islam
• Bonnie Evans-Hill, Diocese of St Albans - Belongings and longings: integrating multiple identities
• Bharath Ganesh, Tell MAMA - Right wing extremism, social media & the geopolitics of anti-Muslim hate
• Halima Gosai Hussain, Inclusive Mosque Initiative - Who's afraid of female imams?
• Asim Hafiz, British Armed Forces - Your country needs you!
• Syed Haider, SOAS - Creating a British Islamicate
• Rabiha Hannan, New Horizons in British Islam - Did Islam really emancipate women?
• Mike Hardy, Centre for Trust, Peace & Social Relations - The Amman Message and challenges for Muslim identity in Europe
• Hifsa Haroon-Iqbal, West Midlands Regional Prevent Lead FE & HE - Supporting Muslim chaplaincy on campus
• Usama Hasan, Quilliam Foundation - Balancing Salafism & Sufism
• Chris Hewer - What can British Muslims learn from what happened to British Christianity? // Fazlur Rahman - what can he offer to British Muslims today?
• Dilwar Hussain, New Horizons in British Islam - What can the Reformation teach us?
• Hera Hussain, Chayn - Domestic abuse in British muslim communities: how we can confront & prosecute cruelty against women
• Ibrahim Ikhlaf, Ahmadiyya Muslim Association - Persecution of the Ahmadiyya community
• Laura Janner-Klausner, Movement for Reform Judaism - How to bring people with you on journeys of religious change
• Sunder Katwala, British Future - Has integration failed? (panel discussion)
• Ali Khaki, al-Mahdi Institute - Quranic understandings in reconciling Islamic law and modernity
• Sara Khan, Inspire - Diversity, human rights and pluralism: standing together for our shared values
• Mirnes Kovač, Journalist & Political Analyst - Islam of sharing: the experience of Islam in Bosnia
• Jemma Levene, Hope Not Hate - Our fight is your fight: anti-Muslim hatred in the context of wider prejudice
• Natan Levy
• Irfan Malik - First World War contributions of Dulmial Village, Pakistan
• Peter Mandaville, George Mason University, former Senior Advisor at US State Dept - The Securitization of Islam in Trump’s America
• Laura Marks, Nisa Nashim - Jewish and Muslim women challenging the narrative
• Farhana Mayer, Independent Researcher - The blasphemy in blasphemy laws
• Lutfi Radwan, Willowbrook Farm - Stewards of the natural environment
• Onjali Rauf, Making Herstory - The role of faith in battling misogyny and violence against women
• Jeremy Rodell, British Humanist Association - Encouraging Muslim/non-religious dialogue
• Shahed Saleem, makespace - New Muslim architecture in Britain
• Pasha Shah, Department for Communities and Local Government - Engaging with government
• Shanon Shah, Muslim Institute - Boundaries and bridges: Muslim LGBT allies
• Halimat Shode, The Black Muslim Times UK - Being Black, being Muslim
• Rehana Sidat, Jamila's Legacy - Your mental health matters
• Naved Siddiqi, New Horizons in British Islam - The societal value of mosques
• Julie Siddiqi, Nisa Nashim - Jewish and Muslim women challenging the narrative
• Nadiya Takolia, Coexist House & Cambridge Inter-Faith Programme - Scriptural reasoning workshop: refugees
• Rianne C ten Veen, Green Creation - Islam & sustainable development: the role of Muslims in the UK
• Tom Wilson, St Philip’s Centre - Free to believe?

Comedy, spoken word and musical performances in the evening:

Amrit Kaur Lohia // Sarah Yaseen // Easa Saad // Mohamed Writes // Prince Abdi

Full schedule

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This is a weekend event to promote collaboration and thinking around the idea of a British Islam and to encourage the development of British Muslim thought, identity and culture; to create a space for development of networks and partnerships.

Its does this by promoting an open, inclusive and forward-looking arena for debate, discussion and sharing of ideas that are rooted in the British context. But this is not an academic event; it is about using all avenues possible, including art and culture, to enhance Muslim voices.

The conference will allow for a number of parallel sessions where people (of any faith or no faith) can showcase their ideas and thoughts, relevant to the theme – however controversial or safe.

Lunch will be provided on both days. Limited bursaries are available for students, please enquire.

Contact us at: hirra@nhorizons.org

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