Category Archives: Events

Disruptive Economics: Beyond Banks & Billionaires – 21 June

The panel consists of 1 banker, 1 ex-banker and 1 unRiba activist. I am merely the person pouring some oil on the fire. Hints: I would like to explore microeconomics changes that can impact the macro-economy rather than the opposite. Revival of the spiritual aspect of economics. This is closely related to moral standards and […]

MOCA Translations at Cooler Lumpur – 22 June

One of four things we’re doing at FAST:CoolerLumpur Fest. This will be a poetry recitation, translation, commentary…and then a response to it by artists – spoken word by Jamal Raslan, Japanese koto by Hisako Sube, as well as gambus by Raja Zulkarnain and guitar AZ Samad. KIMCOOPERFINDLING.COM/PROD/ We’ll be looking at two master poets, Hadramout’s Habib […]

Fund Raising for Muslim Community with Abdel-Jallal & Abdur-Rahman Blauvelt – 13 June

  We’ll be looking into the various ways of how the Ummah raise money for its welfare and benefit. From zakat, to entrepreneurship. From traditions of the Salaf, to crowd funding across the world. You’re welcome to have your dinner at the venue prior to the event. One way to support venue sponsors Talent Lounge […]

[Workshop] Intro to ‘Hikma’, Islamic Wisdom Healing with Hafsa & Iman – 24 May

An interactive workshop looking at the concept in traditional Islamic medicine of The Four Elements and how it relates to wellness, energy healing, nutrition, homeopathy, and stress release today. This video by Hafsa’s teacher, Hakim Archuletta – Personality Corresponding to the Elements, gives you a preview of what you’ll be learning. Click here to watch. […]

Adab of Respecting Non-Muslims: A Prophetic Inheritance with Habib Muhammad Alaydrus – 22 May

Some people buy fair-trade products, because it is cool or a trend, and not based on ethical reasons. Likewise some Muslims promote better relations with non-Muslims for various reasons, but unfortunately not due to it being a Prophetic character and tradition. Be it in respecting others or another matter, the character of good Muslims ought […]

Makers of Civilization: Ibn Khaldun with Dr. Farid Alatas – 14 May

8.15pm – 9.45pm Wednesday 14 May at Talent Lounge, Menara Mustapha Kamal, Damansara Perdana http://bit.ly/talentloungemap Ibn Khaldun was a master of how to think clearly and criticaly about history and society. He explained how historians made errors when they wrote about societies of the past and suggested how these errors can be corrected. For example, the […]

If I Were Young, Bosnian & Muslim with Haris Hadra – 28 April

This will be a small sharing session with international school teacher in KL, who’s been in Malaysia for four years now and is going back to Bosnia in May. Haris will be talking about the revival of Islam in Bosnia post-conflict, some issues faced now relating to that, as well as opportunities and challenges expected […]