National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies Australia
 
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Muslims must tackle theology of hate

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Muslims must tackle theology of hate


Abdullah Saeed | August 07, 2009
Article from:  The Australian

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25892993-7583,00.html


EVENTS of the past decade have shown that small groups of militant extremist Muslims have a remarkable ability to create havoc in much of the world: killing, suicide bombing and destruction in the name of Islam.

That the number of these militant extremists is small is not a good reason for the majority of Muslims to remain silent.

 

Aug 6 2009: Militancy in Pakistan Exploring a Regional Approach to the Problem

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Event: Militancy in Pakistan Exploring a Regional Approach to the Problem

Thursday Aug 6 2009, 1-2pm

Denis Driscoll Theatre

Room 309, Level 3

Doug McDonell Building (building no. 168, K19 on campus map)

Staff & Fellows of NCEIS

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Professor Abdullah Saeed

Director of the National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies

Tel: +61 3 8344 5554
Fax: +61 3 9347 9542
Email: a.saeed@unimelb.edu.au

2009 Melbourne Conference on Somalia

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For more information visit: http://www.somalicultural.org/

Inter-Faith Dialogue on Peace in the Holy Land

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Event: Inter-Faith Dialogue on Peace in the Holy Land

With Delegates from the Inter-Religious Coordinating Council in Israel

Chaired by Dr Dvir Abramovich

Date & Time : Wednesday Aug 12 2009, 1-2pm

Venue: Theatre 2, Economics and Commerce Building

Shahram Akbarzadeh on Pakistan’s military offensive against the Taliban

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Public support for Pakistan’s military offensive against the Taliban may waiver as refugee numbers reach one million says Associate Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh. Click here to watch his interview with The Melbourne Newsroom.

Ben MacQueen on recent protests in Egypt

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Listen to Ben MacQueen in a radio interview on the recent protests in Egypt for the program 'The Wire' on Sydney Radio 2SER.

 

Abdullah Saeed on Upclose Podcast - "Please Explain: Islamic Banking"

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"For the past 1400 years or so, Muslims have been debating this issue of what exactly 'riba' is. And the vast majority of Muslims have come to the view that riba equals interest." - Prof Abdullah Saeed

Listen to Prof Abdullah Saeed discuss Islamic Banking on UniMelb's Upclose Podcast. Click here.

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