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No 6214

Wednesday 16 February 2011

Vol cxli No 18

pp. 509–524

Societies, etc.

Gilbert and Sullivan Society

An evening with Gilbert and Sullivan, a concert of favourite songs and scenes from all the Savoy Operas, will be performed on Wednesday, 16 February at 7.30 p.m. in West Road Concert Hall. Tickets are £12 (£5 concessions), available from http://www.adcticketing.com or on the door.

Islamic Society

EXPERIENCE ISLAM WEEK 2011

This series of events draws from the history and heritage of the Islamic world and aims to facilitate positive discourse, challenge perceptions and misconceptions, look at the positives of different cultures, and invite the wider community to participate and learn about Islam. Please check http://www.isoc.co.uk/eiw for any changes to these details.

Wednesday, 16 February, 6.30 p.m.

Reading scriptures together: an Abrahamic practice for today, by Professor David Ford, in the Cavonius Room, Stephen Hawking Building, Gonville and Caius College, West Road

Wednesday, 16 February, 8 p.m.

Muhammad, by Professor Tariq Ramadan, in the Cavonius Room, Stephen Hawking Building

Thursday, 17 February, 7.30 p.m.

The Qu’ran, by Tim Winter, in the Lucia Windsor Room, Newnham College

Friday, 18 February, 7.30 p.m.

Film screening: The art of integration (photographer Peter Sanders, director Navid Akhtar), in the Bateman Auditorium, Gonville and Caius College

Saturday, 19 February, 7.30 p.m.

Question time: Islam today and tomorrow (panel: Myriam Francois Cerrah, Dilwar Hussain and more), in the Bateman Auditorium, Gonville and Caius College

Sunday, 20 February, 6 p.m.

An evening of spirituality, by Sheikh Babikr and Tim Winter, in the Lucia Windsor Room, Newnham College

Society for the History of the University

The next meeting will be held at 8.30 p.m. in the Old Library, Darwin College, on Thursday, 24 February. Professor W. C. Lubenow will give a talk entitled Nineteenth-century university societies and the promotion of research. Refreshments will be available from 8 p.m.

Theological Society

There will be a meeting of the Theological Society at 5 p.m. on Thursday, 24 February. The Reverend Dr Jane Shaw (San Francisco, USA) will speak on Writing the history of a modern millenarian community. The meeting will be held in the Allhusen Room, Great Court, Trinity College, with tea available from 4.45 p.m. Visitors are welcome.