Ramadan Lecture and Iftar

Noor Cultural Centre will be holding its traditional Saturday lecture and iftar evenings during Ramadan. The program includes three-course dinner, and maghrib, isha, and short taraweeh prayers. Lectures will commence approximately 90 minutes before maghrib time. Plan to attend and give yourself a Ramadan evening that is nourishing on every level.

Date: Saturday August 20, 2011

Tickets: $20 (adult); $10 (children 6-12)

The deadline to reserve tickets is 6:00 pm, Wednesday August 17.

For tickets, please email [email protected] or phone 416.444.7148 ext. 222. Capacity for the dinner is limited, so reservations will only be confirmed upon receipt of full payment. Admission to the lectures is free of charge and is not limited to dinner attendees.

Program

6:30 pm | Lecture by Dr. Amina Wadud: “Islam, Gender, and Reform”
8:15 pm | Maghrib prayers followed by dinner

Amina Wadud’s research specialities include gender and Qur’anic studies. She.received her MA in Near Eastern Studies, and her PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies, both from the University of Michigan in 1988. Dr. Wadud served as Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University, and is currently a visiting professor at the Center for Religious and Cross Cultural Studies at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Her first book, titled Qur’an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman’s Perspective, published in March 1999, contributes a gender-inclusive reading to one of the most fundamental disciplines in Islamic thought, Qu’ranic exegesis. Her latest book, Inside the Gender Jihad: Women’s Reform in Islam, was published in 2006. It not only continues her Qur’anic analysis but also provides extensive details about her experiences as a Muslim, wife, mother, sister, scholar, and activist.

Image: “Young Girl Reading the Qur’an” by Osman Hamdi Bey