On Saturday 16th December 2017, The ‘Centre for Intra-Muslim Studies’ (CIMS) held an intra-faith discussion titled; ‘What is the meaning of Tawhid as a foundation of Islam?’ The meeting was well attended by Scholars and academics from both the Sunni …
On Thursday 14th December 2017, Al-Mahdi Institute held a Research seminar on the topic of; “Assessing perceptions of Islamic Authority amongst British Shia Muslim Youth” by Shaykh Mohammed Reza Tajri from Al-Mahdi Institute. The seminar was attended by AMI students, faculty and …
On Saturday 9th December 2017, AMI hosted an ‘interfaith family fun day’, celebrating Christmas, Hanukah and Milad un Nabi. The event was sponsored by Penny Appeal to raise money for the East Africa Crisis Appeal and was a great success. …
On Thursday 23rd November 2017, Al-Mahdi Institute held a Research seminar on the topic of; “Shia Marriage Practices in Europe and Mid-East” conducted by Dr Yaffa Shanneik from University of Birmingham. The seminar was attended by AMI students, faculty and …
On Monday 13th November members of the Progressive Christian Network (PCN) were welcomed by Al Mahdi Institute students and staff for a lunch and discussions. The PCN is a network which works to promote and support open and contemporary Christian understandings. Members …
Part time AMI student, Anderson Al-Wazni published an article in The Muslim Vibe entitled ‘Islam and climate change: why we need an Islamic response now!’. The article examines global warming issues alongside climate change policies in the US and the principle need …
On Thursday 7th November, Shaykh Mahmood Dhalla was invited to present at an NHS event on ‘End of Life Matters’. The event comprised of presentations from local professionals (law firm, funeral undertakers), medical team, and faith representatives which included Christian, Sikh and Quaker. …
From 1st to 5th November 2017, Shaykh Arif Abdulhussein spoke about ‘God through the eyes of Hussain’ as part of an Arbaeen lecture series at the Al-Mahdi Institute. They were well received with maximum attendance of 300 guests, students and …
Currently on a visiting research fellowship at Al-Mahdi Institute; Dr Sayyed Jaafar Fadhlallah, son of late Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadhlallah, has been actively involved in AMI’s events and activities whilst also teaching on the Four-year Hawza programme. During his …
Part time AMI student, Anderson Al-Wazni published a blog post entitled ‘Pushed to extremes: the human cost of climate change’ in Oxford University Press Blog. The blog post examines the recent US elections and the impact of climate change policies …