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Podcast: Mohamed Geraldez on Faith and Entrepreneurship

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We recently hosted an event with American Muslim entrepreneur and motivational speaker, Mohamed Geraldez. He was in town for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit. We connected with various Malaysian entrepreneurs and also organised an interview with BFM Radio where he discussed his exciting ventures and how faith is involved in his business.

Listen to the podcast right here.

“Is it important to state your faith in your business?

Yeah… because as we all know with 9/11 and the global climate, how Islam is being looked at… for whatever reason this is the hand we have been dealt, I’m going to do whatever I can do to portray the faith that I embraced in a very positive light. And providing jobs is a good way. 

I don’t filter my business decisions off my faith. I look at economic viability. I look at all the metrics the typical businessman would look at. And then I’m like, okay, is this in ethical alignment?”

From Darkness to Light: Dealing with Those Coming Back to Islam with Mohamed Geraldez – 16 October

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Come for this talk with an American Muslim entrepreneur who himself have an interesting story to share. Read his bio below..

His family kicked him out of the house for converting to Islam and he cursed them to Hell. Instead they later became Muslims themselves and he found the middle path.

Mohamed converted to Islam during his junior year in college. Upon graduating, he went overseas to study the Islamic sciences for nearly four years in Syria, Morocco, Mauritania and the Saharan Desert with some of the most renowned scholars of the Muslim world. After studying abroad, he returned to the U.S. to obtain his Master’s degree in business (MBA).

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Mohamed Geraldez is an American Muslim entrepreneur who is in Malaysia attending the Global Entrepreneurship Summit with President Obama and his group. Mohamed invests in companies like Jaan J., the largest halal non-silk necktie company in the world, and George Charles & Sons, a custom suit maker in New York City.

He also serves as an advisory board member to several entities like the Information Technology Consulting Firm, GeniusCo, and the American Muslim Consumer Conference group that hosts the most important yearly gathering that connects leading American corporations with American Muslim entrepreneurs, companies, businessmen/women and investors.

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Mohamed was recently tapped to be the first Executive Director for Co-Founder, Dr. Sherman Jackson’s ALIM Program where strategies are being developed for the future of Islam in the modern world. Mohamed hopes to transform the ALIM Program from a traditional non-profit to a trailblazing, hybrid not-for-profit that can better serve the American Muslim community.

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He was asked to present his unique personal story in the book by White Cloud Publications “All-American: 45 American Men on Being Muslim.” The book can be ordered at Amazon.com.

 

Islam & Secularism Series 21 Oct, 4 & 18 Nov, 2 Dec

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This event is part of an on-going series, happening every alternate Monday night. It is a conversation based on the ideas and thoughts from the world renowned book by Prof Al-Attas, Islam & Secularism. Scroll down to see the list of chapters, with the estimated dates. At this point, we have covered 5 sessions in Season 1 (April-June 2013), reaching up to the chapter: The Nature of Man. Videos from those sessions are in production now, click here to watch what’s been uploaded thus far.


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In Season 2, we kickoff with the next chapter: The Nature of Knowledge. To help us promote this project, click here and also here to have a copy of the poster for your distribution. For FB Event Page, click the following – 21 Oct , then 4 Nov18 Nov. There is no session for 2 Dec. For alerts and invites, please SMS us at Peace Meal. 019 334 5466.

There’s also an FB Group where attendees can ask questions about the session, click here to join. To find out more about Prof. Al-Attas, thus understanding why we have chosen his book for this, click here or for an extensive one, click here.

Venue: CASIS – Dewan Jumaah, UTM KL, Jalan Semarak. We stop at 10pm sharp, so do try to come by 8pm sharp. 🙂


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FREE SHUTTLE & CARPOOL

There will be a free shuttle from Damai LRT from 7.30-7.45pm. Keep a lookout for our volunteer cars at the waiting area.
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We distribute the cards above during our events. The volunteers will coordinate a crowd-sourced car-pool for those with no transport to go home. Those who do have transport, hope you’ll be nice and helpful by offering the empty spaces of your vehicles, if you’re going to the same or near destination of those in need. 🙂
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Podcast – Rhodus on Al-Ghazali’s Deliverance from Error

Here’s a podcast download of Shaykh Yahya Rhodus, on Malaysia’s talk radio, discussing Imam Al-Ghazali’s Deliverance from Error. We arranged this session with BFM Night School when he was in Kuala Lumpur for Haul of Imam Al-Haddad organized by Hawi Al-Khairat (Amanah HAK).

Click here to stream or download the podcast.

Al-Ghazali is arguably the greatest Muslim thinker of all time. In this episode, we reflect on Deliverance from Error, his spiritual biography, whereby he details his discovery of the path to The Truth. Join us as our special guest this week, Sheikh Yahya Rhodus, takes us through this text and its relevance for contemporary times.

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[Important] Peace Meal RSVP for events with Afroz and Rhodus

Since we have quite a few programs happening in September 2013, this blog post contains the overall view. Please RSVP here to reserve seats. For the events where the venue is not specifically stated, you will be notified via SMS.

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