shazm
21-11-06, 10:39 AM
Full Title: Can't cook, won't cook, don't tell me how to cook!
Date: Friday 24th November 2006
Time: 6.30 pm
Venue: Room G108, London School of Economics (LSE), Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE
with Dr Umar Faruq Abd-Allah (Nawawi Foundation, USA)
Could there be a more frustrating issue plaguing our young people than gender relations? Despite taking part in so many knowledge seeking activities why are divorce rates amongst Muslims so high? 1 in 10 Muslims are now divorced. Why do an increasing number of brothers go back to Muslim majority countries to find a bride? Are sisters in the UK too demanding or disrespectful? What is our responsibility as a community towards sisters over 30 who are unable to find a husband? Is there any hope or do we continue to live in a state of denial? What about Polygamy or Misyar Marriages? Perhaps some sisters feel it is better to marry non-Muslim men, at least they are more chivalrous?
With all the tools for communication at our fingertips why is it so hard to find what we want? Can I shake hands with a member of the opposite sex? Why do I break into a sweat each time my eyes meet that of a fellow Muslim sister / brother, and yet it's easy to talk to Sally, Mandy or Tom? What if we just want to be friends? Why are all the good men and women taken? Are men really from Mars and women from Venus?
Join Dr Umar Abd-Allah in an open, honest and informal discussion in what promises to be a though provoking event with a difference. Entrance is free of charge. All are welcome.
Organised by: The Radical Middle Way, Q-News and Islamic Circles
For more information please contact:
Tel: 07956 983 609 / 07092 032 136
E-mail: info@radicalmiddleway.co.uk
Website: http://www.radicalmiddleway.co.uk/
Date: Friday 24th November 2006
Time: 6.30 pm
Venue: Room G108, London School of Economics (LSE), Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE
with Dr Umar Faruq Abd-Allah (Nawawi Foundation, USA)
Could there be a more frustrating issue plaguing our young people than gender relations? Despite taking part in so many knowledge seeking activities why are divorce rates amongst Muslims so high? 1 in 10 Muslims are now divorced. Why do an increasing number of brothers go back to Muslim majority countries to find a bride? Are sisters in the UK too demanding or disrespectful? What is our responsibility as a community towards sisters over 30 who are unable to find a husband? Is there any hope or do we continue to live in a state of denial? What about Polygamy or Misyar Marriages? Perhaps some sisters feel it is better to marry non-Muslim men, at least they are more chivalrous?
With all the tools for communication at our fingertips why is it so hard to find what we want? Can I shake hands with a member of the opposite sex? Why do I break into a sweat each time my eyes meet that of a fellow Muslim sister / brother, and yet it's easy to talk to Sally, Mandy or Tom? What if we just want to be friends? Why are all the good men and women taken? Are men really from Mars and women from Venus?
Join Dr Umar Abd-Allah in an open, honest and informal discussion in what promises to be a though provoking event with a difference. Entrance is free of charge. All are welcome.
Organised by: The Radical Middle Way, Q-News and Islamic Circles
For more information please contact:
Tel: 07956 983 609 / 07092 032 136
E-mail: info@radicalmiddleway.co.uk
Website: http://www.radicalmiddleway.co.uk/