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19th - 21st June 2008 - APEX Camp for
Pri6 kids!
APEX (Ace Psle EXams) Coordinating Committee is a group
of aspiring individuals who are inspired to help madrasah students in their
academic subjects. As we all know, madrasahs are important institutions in
producing asatizahs who are educators of the Islamic community.
Under the Compulsory Education Act, designated
schools, such as the madrasahs, have to meet a certain PSLE benchmark for
the "designated school" status, which allows them to continue
admitting children exempted from CE at Primary 1 from 2008 onwards.
As such we are motivated to assist Madrasah Irsyad
focusing on their Primary 6 students at this current point of time to excel
and meet the bench-mark for 2008 PSLE for Madrasah Irsyad. In search of
mentors to reinforce concepts being taught in class and be an inspiration
for these Pri 6 students to excel in their studies.
As part of the movement, we would be holding an intensive study camp to
supplement the ongoing weekly Satuday mentoring.
Interested to contribute? . . . Get in touch with us!
Contact: Mas'uud Bin Samsuddin / 91508970
28th June 2008 - Muslim Youth Intelligentsia
Series - The Quest for Jerusalem:
A Religious Perspective
Time: 3.30 pm to
6.00 pm
Venue: AMP Auditorium, Association of Muslim Professionals,
1 Pasir Ris Drive
4, Level 4 (Singapore
519457)
Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Kamar Oniah
Kamazruzaman (International Islamic University of Malaysia)
Professor Kamar Oniah Kamaruzaman, is currently an Associate
Professor at the International Islamic University of Malaysia. She
specialises in Comparative Religion. She obtained her first degree, in
English Studies, from the University
of Malaya, her MA in Comparative
Religion from Temple University, Philadelphia,
USA, and her Ph.D. in
Islamic Thought and Civilization from ISTAC, of the International Islamic
University Malaysia.
She is a founding member and Regional Representative
for Australasia of The World Council of
Muslims on Interfaith Relation (WCMIR) as well as a founding member of the
World Council of Spiritual and Religious Leaders. She also participates in
the Parliament of World Religion. Locally, among others, she is a
Co-Director of the Malaysian Interfaith Network (MIN) and is especially involved
with Muslim Youth Outreach programs.
She has published a number of works pertaining to
Muslim scholarship in comparative religion and on interfaith dialogues and
engagements. She has given numerous lectures on Islam as well as other
religions, home and abroad, to Muslims and non-Muslim audiences. She
believes that education should move from producing 'hollow beings' to
producing 'fulfilled beings' - for to be objective and scientific, she
feels, surely does not entail one having to be hollow and spiritually
vacant.
Professor Kamar Oniah Kamaruzaman is a Malaysian
Muslim actively involved in interfaith dialogues and works, at home and
abroad. She is deeply disturbed by the sporadic violence and atmosphere of
restlessness across the world. She visualizes a world at peace with itself
and human beings living together in the spirit of human family-hood.
Abstract: The topic delves
into the historical aspect of Jews and Muslim based on the revealed
scriptures. As a qualified Islamic scholar and having attended several
comparative religion and interfaith dialogues and engagements, the speaker
will discuss the monotheistic understanding of Islam and Judaism. She will
shed some understanding on how Muslims and Jews have been living together
in the past civilization in peace and harmony.
Applying a contemporary unique approach, she will
explain the wisdom behind the different terms that the Holy Quran uses in
addressing the Jews and be able to differentiate between religious and
political agendas.
Miscellaneous: We appreciate if
you could confirm your attendance by completing and returning the reply slip by fax to 6583
8028 or by email to Ms Shereen Mohd of AMP by Wednesday 25 June 2008.
For further queries, you may contact Ms Shereen Mohd at 6517 4970.
Details also available at myis- forum.blogspot. com
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