By TCN News,
Chennai: Chennai based Forum for the Promotion of Moderate Thought in Islam is organizing a seminar on the topic of “Islam and non-violence.” Prince of Arcot Mohammad Abdul Ali and famous scholar Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer are some of the speakers in this seminar.
The secretary of the Forum, A. Faizur Rahman talking to TwoCircles.net said that “the idea behind this event is to propagate the fact that Islam is a non- violent religion and it is not what the extremist claim it to be.”
Islam and non-violence
Under the chairmanship of Padma Bhushan Janab Moosa Raza on Monday, April 26, 2010, 5.45 p.m. at the LLA Building (British Council campus) 735, Anna Salai, Chennai-600002
The following Guests of Honour will speak:-
H.H. Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, Prince of Arcot.
Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer, Chairman, Center for Study of Society and Secularism, Mumbai.
Mr. Andrew T. Simkin, Consul General of the United States of America.
Mr. R. Nataraj, I.P.S, Director General of Police
and
Mr. Shakeel Akhtar, I.P.S, Additional Commissioner of Police.
Tea: 5.15 p.m.
Break for Maghrib Prayers: 6.25 p.m. – 6.35 p.m.
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