Dr. Doug Magnuson took Eman and I to visit the University of Jordan, Institute of Islamic studies, Dr. Alladein M. Adawi and his graduate class. The topic we discussed was “The reasons I translated the Qur’an”. I was surprised to see over ten female students attending the class and they …
Tonight we had an open house for students to meet us and our friends including the Mayor of Amman Akl Baltaji. Eman and I addressed the students and the friends and we discussed a wide spectrum of theological issues, but we ended emphasising that we always need to focus on …
We were visited yesterday at the Magnuson residence by the Honorable Akl Baltaji, a friend for many years. We presented him with my book The Qur’an with References to the Bible. View Event on Facebook
This morning teaching session focused on the Loving God and Loving Neighbor. It was wonderful to see the depth of the interaction between all participants. What a blessing for Eman and I. View Event on Facebook
With Fr. Gandolf of the Catholic Church of Abu Dhabi. We enjoyed meeting him and It looks like he enjoyed the talk. Fr. Gandolf reviewed the book The Qur’an with References to the Bible on line and came to get it.
I was honored yesterday to visit my mentor and teacher Dr. Hisham Nashabe the president of the Higher Institute of Islamic Study, to discuss my new book The Kindest of Manners. He agreed to write the forward for the book.
Regionomics I just participated in a conference held outside London, under the auspices of Chatham House. It was as a high-level, select and invitation-only meeting of senior business executives and economists from the Middle East region. We examined the economic, commercial and development incentives and benefits that would accrue to …
Few days ago, I visited in Jeddah H.H. Prince Faisal bin Abdullah, the former minister of education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia until 22 December 2013. He is an intellectual a reformer and the chairman of Al Aghar Group of Strategic Thought.
The conference in Amsterdam titled Virtuous Character: Common Values, Shared Visions is over. The invitation was sent to us by ISSACHAR FUND, in the United States, who invited Muslim and Christian scholars to discuss common values that we can build on. My paper was The virtue of love in Islam. …
The meeting went very well. It started with a welcoming address by Dr. Hamza Sheikh Muhammad Saleh the President of The African House. followed by the Meeting Chairman Prof. Hassan Abbas Hassan, vice-chancellor of Omdurman Islamic University. I followed with my lecture on the reasons I did the new translation …
