Assalamualaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh
Alhamdulillah, Khalifah Institute will be holding a dinner and talk this year. Our guest speaker is sister Silma Ihram (Anne Frances Beaumont), a pioneer of Muslim education in Australia, founder and former school Principal of the 'Noor Al Houda Islamic College' in Sydney, and a campaigner for racial tolerance.
Khalifah Institute is a private Islamic charitable trust, working to spread the rightly understood knowledge of traditional Islamic beliefs and practices combined with logic, reason and modern scientific knowledge consistent with our Islamic beliefs.
We would be grateful for your kind contribution whilst doing Amal jariah as ordained by Allah by sponsoring a table of 10 persons as stated below. The institute can arrange for your contribution to receive tax exemption, if you so wish.
"And spend (in charity) of that with which We have provided you before death comes to one of you, & he says: "My Lord! If only You would give me respite for a little while (i.e. return to the worldly life), then I should give Sadaqah (i.e. Zakat) of my wealth & be among the righteous [i.e. perform Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) & other good deeds]"- Surah Al Munafiqun (63:10)
Jazakallahu Khairan Kathiraw and Wassalam.
(Adnan Mohd Tahir)
Chairman, Organizing Committee
Any enquiries:
Khalifah Institute, 298, Jalan 3, Taman Ampang Utama, Ampang.
Fax: 03-4256 5423
Tunku Fazlinda Khalil: 012-322 7778, Maziah Ideris: 03-4256 6810
7.30pm
Arrival of guests
8.30pm
Welcome Note
Qur'an Recitation
Address by Dr. Abdul Aziz Azimullah, Chairman of Board of Trustees, Khalifah Institute
8.45pm
Dinner & Performance by Khalifah Model School Students
9.45pm
Talk by Sister Silma Ihram "Perseverance in the Face of Tribulations"
10.30pm
Question & Answer Session
11.00pm
Closing with Tasbih Kafarah
Download: Contribution Form
Silma Ihram
http://www.silmapol.blogspot.com/
Silma Ihram was born Frances Anne Beaumont, and grew up in the suburb of Balgowlah, on Sydney's Northern Beaches. She accepted Islam more than 25 years ago after travelling to Indonesia and is widely seen as a pioneer of Islamic schooling in Australia. A founder and Principal of Noor Al Houda Islamic College, her battle to save her school whilst ensuring her family's economic survival, became the subject of a documentary, Silma's School. Screened in 2006 at the Sydney Film Festival, and on SBS and ABC TV, the film received positive reviews and was greeted with a standing ovation, and a sold-out premiere in London. This battle earned her the description 'Erin Brockovich in a Hijab'.
In 2002, Sis Silma was a recipient of the Centenary Medal, and in 2005 was named Australian Muslim Woman of the Year. She was also awarded for her contributions and efforts in the community, at the 2006 Women of Faith, Dinner & Awards.
In 2006, with the merger of Noor Al Houda Islamic College and Australian International Academy, Sis Silma was appointed Education Consultant, allowing her time with her family and other projects. She very often participates in forums and debates regarding issues pertaining to education, racism and Australian Muslims, and contributes opinion pieces and interviews with media sources. A woman of diverse talents and accomplishments, Sister Silma was a candidate for the Australian Democrats in the 2007 state and federal elections.
Married with six children, she is the author of two books, 'Bridges of Light' and 'Islamic Parenting' and the producer of an educational video in Arabic called 'Their First Years'.
Sis Silma holds a Diploma of Education and Masters of Education Administration and has held a number of executive posts with Muslim organizations in Australia. Currently she is the Vice-President of the Muslim Women's National Network of Australia, and Secretary General of the Australian Council for Islamic Education in Schools.
She now teaches and works as a consultant in the area of education & Muslim community relations and is studying a research degree in 'Understanding the Development of Identity in Adolescent Muslim Lebanese Youth'.
"This woman is one of my Aussie Muslim super-heroes".
(Irfan Yusuf http://aussiemossie.blogspot.com/)
"Silma's School is more than a documentary about a successful court case; it is about gaining justice as a Muslim and winning against the odds."
(The Manly Daily, 26/6/06)
