24 February 2008
Title: Islam and World Peace (5:30pm, Trailer at Bilal Masjid)
This concluding class will explore Islam's proposed solutions to the contemporary debate on world peace.
17 February 2008
Title: The Rights of Women in Islam (5:30pm, Trailer at Bilal Masjid)
This class will focus on the role, place and position of women in Islam. Their rights as well as obligations will be discussed
in the background of their contribution to Islam.
10 February 2008
Title: Islam and War: The Concept of Jihad (5:30pm, Trailer at Bilal Masjid)
This class will focus on the controversial issue of jihad and on the many myths associated with it. What is jihad?
What is the relationship between jihad and war? What is the Islamic concept of war? These are some of the questions this
class will address.
3 February (5:30pm, Trailer at Bilal Masjid)
Title: Islam and Human Rights: The Quranic Concept of the Human Being
This introductory class will focus on the meaning of the human being as well as the purpose of his creation. Understanding
the meaning and the mission of man is critical for the understanding of the concept of human rights in Islam.
2 November 2007
Imam Toure will speak at the
3rd
Annual This Way to Sustainability Conference - Connecting to the North State at
California State University, Chico.
1 November 2007
Imam Toure will be the speaker at the Chico Area Interfaith Council.
7 October 2007
Islamic Wisdom Teacher Seeking Peace Coming to Bend
Imam Mamadou Toure, a seventh generation spiritual teacher from Senegal, will be in Bend for a day of teaching October 7th. The Interfaith Ministries of Central Oregon (IMCO), a group of diverse faith groups in Central Oregon is sponsoring his visit. We are so fortunate to have a Muslim cleric with his perspective visit Bend sharing his wisdom and living in Oregon. Imam Toure serves the Islamic community of Oregon from the Bilal Mosque in Beaverton and founded the Institute of Islamic and Interfaith Studies. Their mission desires to educate Muslims about the spirituality of scriptural and prophetic Islam promoting Islam as a religion of education, service and peace. He also wishes to promote meaningful dialogue between Islam and all other religious systems to bring acceptance, appreciation and respect between all faiths. He actively contributes to a faith-based solution to support world peace.
A community forum will be held at 3-5 pm, at Nativity Lutheran Church, 60850 Brosterhaus at Knott, when he will speak on the Seven Principles of Holiness. The talk will look at seven universal principles, present in all scriptures which, when put into practice, will allow us to live in our daily lives as holy women and men.
Imam Toure will start the Sunday giving the sermon, In Search of the Sacred: The Challenges for Religion today at two services at Nativity Lutheran Church, 60850 Brosterhaus Road at Knott at 9 and 11 am. The talk will explore the role and function of religion, the role and function of the human being and the challenges facing women and men of religion in the modern world. These issues will be looked at from the perspective of the Jewish, Christian and Muslim scriptures and traditions.
Imam Toure will also meet with the Jewish Community of Central Oregon at the synagogue, Shalom Bayit, 21555 Modoc Lane. For further information, call Marlis Beier MD, 503-389-6474 or email mbeiermd@hotmail.com.
9 September 2007
Imam Mamadou Toure is the keynote speaker at the Festival of Faith 2007. The event will occur at the Portland State University Smith Center, ballroom and classrooms (Broadway and Montgomery) from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The event is being organized by Interfaith Council of Greater Portland (ICGP). A brochure for the event is avaiable in PDF form.
5 August 2007
Islam & Other Religions Lecture Series (No. 5): Islam & the Role of Religion in Society, 5:00 - 6:30 pm in the trailer at the Bilal Masjid in Beaverton, Oregon.
5 August 2007
Imam Toure will deliver the Sunday sermon at the Atkinson Unitarian Memorial Church in Oregon City, Oregon. Summary of Events & Pictures
29 July 2007
Islam & Other Religions Lecture Series (No. 4): Judaism and Christianity
5:00 - 6:30 pm in the trailer
at the Bilal Masjid in Beaverton, Oregon. Summary of Event & Pictures
22 July 2007
Islam & Other Religions Lecture Series (No. 3): Confucianism, Taoism and Zoroastrianism
5:00 - 6:30 pm in the trailer
at the Bilal Masjid in Beaverton, Oregon.
15 July 2007
Islam & Other Religions Lecture Series (No. 2): Hinduism and Buddhism
5:00 - 6:30 pm in the trailer
at the Bilal Masjid in Beaverton, Oregon.
8 July 2007
Islam & Other Religions Lecture Series (No. 1): Introduction to the Study of Religion
5:00 - 6:30 pm in the trailer
at the Bilal Masjid in Beaverton, Oregon.
14 April 2007
The President of the Institute of Islamic and Inter-faith Studies,
Imam Mamadou Toure joined Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi in an inter-faith dialogue in Ashland, Oregon. A story about the dialogue appeared in
Jewish Review in an article from May 1, 2007 titled "
Jewish-Muslim Dialogue Lights Up Ashland"