On Thursday 19th October 2017, Al-Mahdi Institute held a Research seminar on the topic of; “Gender Violence and Qur’ān 4:34: An Interpretive Analysis between Tradition and Modernity” conducted by Shaykh Mahmoud Ali Gomaa Afifi from Lancaster University. The seminar was attended by AMI …
On Saturday 14th October 2017, the Shia Scholars Forum held a roundtable discussion on the topic ‘Karbala in the midst of History and Narrative: Typology of Genres of Maqatil’ at Al-Mahdi Institute. On the premise of distinguishing between history and …
On Thursday 5th October 2017, Dr Sarfraz Jeraj delivered a seminar on an ‘Introduction to Mental Health – What to look out for and what to do’ for the benefit of AMI students and faculty. The seminar aimed to raise …
On Sunday 5th February, AMI participated in the nationwide initiative to open up Islamic centres for people of all faiths and none. Al-Mahdi Institute took part for the first time in the “Visit My Mosque” initiative by the Muslim Council …
On Saturday 20th August AMI held a Centre for Intra-Muslim Studies (CIMS) discussion entitled ”General Discussion and Conclusions” . The meeting was attended by a considerable number of Shia and Sunni scholars together with intellectuals and community leaders belonging to …
On 23rd July 2017 AMI hosted a group of Christian priests and students of religion who were visiting from USPG (United Society Partners in the Gospel) – an Anglican mission agency supporting churches around the world in their mission to …
On 13th July 2017, The Birmingham Council of Mosques held a meeting at Al Mahdi Institute. The BCM is a newly formed organisation with the aim of bringing the different mosques in Birmingham together, sharing resources, and learning from each other. …
On 8th July at Al-Mahdi Institute, the Centre for Intra-Muslim Studies held a roundtable discussion on the topic ”Discussion and General Questions on Imamology and Finality of Prophethood”. The meeting was attended by eminent scholars and community leaders from both Ahl …
AMI hosted its 5th Annual Contemporary Fiqhi Issues workshop on ‘Violence in Sharīʿa and its Contemporary Implications‘ between 6th – 7th July 2017. Bringing together a host of international scholars and specialists, the workshop was a unique platform to facilitate scholarship directly addressing …
On Saturday 1st July AMI Library hosted an exclusive screening of the film ‘The Salesman’. The Salesman (Persian: فروشنده, translit. Forušande) is a 2016 Iranian drama film directed and written by Asghar Farhadi and starring Taraneh Alidoosti and Shahab Hosseini. …