[Peace] Speaker today and on-campus event Tuesday

[Naeem Sheikh]

Greetings subscribers to CIMIC Special Events list,

I hope all of you are keeping well and warm.

Two events coming up -- one today (Friday) and one on Tuesday. 
Apologies for the last minute announcement for today's event. The 
event on Tuesday is a mini-version of our last Open House in September 
on the theme of arts associated with Islamic cultures.

Naeem


              "New strategies of land confiscation in Palestine"
      A look at a brief history of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and
                   the recent land confiscation by Israel.

                       Presented by Abdul Hadi Hantash


                          When:  Friday, November 9

                       Where:  407 Illini Union @ 6 pm

                                 CIMIC @ 8 pm

                                       
                               All are welcome.


      Sponsored by CPT (Christian Peacemaker Teams), MWO (Muslim Women's
     Outreach),  CIMIC (Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center), and
                 CAIR (Council of American-Islamic Relations)


Bio of Mr. Abdul Hadi Hantash :
Abdul Hadi began his work for the municipality of Hebron in 1978 as a land
surveyor and cartographer.  He has continued this field of research for the last
28 years.  Today he is an official Consultant to the Palestinian Authorities for
Wall and Settlement Affairs.

He chairs the Land Defense Committee for the Hebron District in the West Bank.
The committee is a Palestinian NGO that monitors settlement expansion.  He has
testified in Israeli courts more than two-hundred times.  He is regularly
interviewed by journalists to discuss land issues with regard to various methods
by which Israel legally seizes Palestinian land, through hundreds of military
laws.  He knows every dunum (acre) in Hebron.  Palestinians and Israelis highly
regard his work.

A member of a Palestinian committed to non-violence, Mr. Hantash works closely
with Israeli/Palestinian peace organizations such as Rabbis for Human Rights
(which includes over 400 Rabbis both in Israel and internationally), Peace Now
(the most widely know group which includes Israeli military and civilian
members), BtSelem, and many smaller groups.

In 2002, Mr. Hantash toured three states: New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
at the invitation for Americans for Middle East understanding. He spoke of his
work to universities, human rights groups, and various religious institutions.
He was very well received.

In 2005 and again in 2006, Mr. Hantash again toured and spoke in a variety of
States and visited Washington DC twice.  He spoke with over 30 Congressional
Staffer, the US State Department, Israeli and Palestinian groups in the DC area.

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                              'NIGHT OF BEAUTY'

                                       

     On November 13th at 6:30pm a program entitled 'Night of Beauty' will
          be held in Room 407 of the Illini Union.  All are invited.

 
The program will begin with a short explanation, and then followed
with a recitation of the Qur'an by Br. Abdul Hakeem.  Next, Naseer
Yahya will do a large-scale demonstration of classical Islamic
calligraphy.  Finally, there will be a poetry session: it will
feature poets delivering in a variety of languages simultaneously
translated into English.
 
The intent is to engage the relationship of Muslims to their religion
from their own perspectives.  It is to highlight the beauty we find
in the revelation from our Prophet (SAW)--in the beauty produced and
present around us - as well as that which exists hidden within each
of us.
 
Visit the website for more information:  http://beauty13.blogspot.com
 
'Night of Beauty' is sponsored by Muslim Women's Outreach, CIMIC 
Outreach Committee, the Muslim Students' Association, and Council for 
American-Islamic Relations UIUC.

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