Brighton & Hove Muslim Forum

BHMF’s secretary, Daoud Clarke, has been interviewed in the recent issue of Emel, the Muslim lifestyle magazine, as part of an article about children of converts to Islam. Both his parents converted to Islam in Jerusalem, at the hand of Shaykh Muhammad al-Jamal.

He says about the British Muslim identity, “There are many things in British culture, such as politeness, hospitality, and a sense of equality and justice that are engrained, and that are very compatible with Islam. It is these things that we need to bring out and emphasise
in our dealings with non-Muslims, in order to show how ‘British’ Islam can be!

“I don’t think I have a confused identity. I want to be part of forming a British Muslim identity, and I think this is an exciting time for British Muslims.”

Al Medina Mosque has featured recently in OnRoute magazine. Located in Bedford place, the mosque has a capacity of 1,500. The magazine says, “Inside, the mosque is a serene space with no opulence or intricacy of interior design to distract from prayer. There are simply rows of books
containing the teachings of Islam, bare walls and a carpeted floor on which worshippers sit or kneel in rows pointed towards Mecca.”

The article also mentions the BHMF Boys Youth Club, and its founder, BHMF chair Sabri ben Ameur. “[the youth club] places an emphasis on learning and playing in an Islamic environment. Sabri ben Ameur advocates integrated education but emphasises the importance of the one hour session, learning basic Islamic studies such as the Qur’an and Arabic.”

On Saturday 19th June, Islam4children.com will be inshAllah holding a Children’s Islamic Book Fair from 10:30am to 1:30pm, at:

Arabic Language School and Club,
Hangleton Community Centre,
Harmsworth Crescent,
Hove.

On sale will be items from one of the largest collections of children’s Islamic educational material in the UK, including books, posters, Arabic alphabet puzzles, audio and video tapes including nasheeds.

All welcome.

An exhibition of photographs by Tokashi Morizumi, documenting the impact of the current war in Iraq, and the Gulf war previously, focusing especially on the effects of depleted uranium weapons.

InshAllah the exhibition will be at the University of Sussex, Arts D Ground Floor from 7th to 9th June, 12-5pm

From 10th to 29th June, the exhibition will be at the Cowley Club, 12 London Road,  Brighton, open from 12-4pm Tuesdays to Fridays.

Admission free.

More info from the exhibition website.

This exhibition has been organised in association with BHMF.

The women’s group will meet on the following dates:

9th June: Talks
23rd June: Basic Arabic
7th July: Ghusal (washing the body)
15th September: Start up again from summer holidays

Protest today against the carnage in Rafah and the occupation if you’re in Brighton meet at the station at 9.30am

Meet at Downing Street at 12pm, bring banners and people!!
See you tomorrow!
Louisa

The Brighton and Hove Muslim women’s group is closely associated with the Brighton and Hove Muslim Forum. Here is some information about their latest activities: