Muslims in the Workplace:Challenges & Opportunities

CWMuslims —

Assalámu `alaykum wa rahmatulláhi wa barakátuhu.


May this message find you in the best of health and

Iman. Please accept our invitation to our next event:


The Canary Wharf Muslim Association (WharfMA) Presents:


MUSLIMS IN THE WORKPLACE: CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES


By Shaykh Abdallah Adhami[USA]*


Date: Wednesday 2nd August 2006

Time: 6.15pm - 7.15pm

Venue: Idea Store Canary Wharf, Churchill Place,

Canary Wharf, London E14 5RB


Shaykh Abdallah Adhami will be exploring both the

challenges and opportunities that Muslims encounter

whilst working in a diverse and cosmopolitan environment.


There will also be a presentation by 1st Ethical

(www.1stethical.com) on "Islamic Financed explained".

1st Ethical is the UK’s only national firm of authorised

and regulated Independent Financial Advisers and Trust

Practitioners catering exclusively for the needs of the

Muslim community. 1st Ethical has been in the forefront

in developing and educating the UK community through a

number of events including the UK first ‘Islamic Finance

Courses’ for Imams and industry practitioners under the

guidance of Mufti Taqi Usmani.


* Shaykh Abdallah Adhami was born in Georgetown,

Washington D.C.of the noble lineage of the family of

the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). He began his studies of

Shari'ah at the age of eight, and heard his

first scholarly narrative in 1975. He earned scholarly

licenses from many eminent scholars of Damascus, Egypt

and Morocco, and is honoured with the unique and rare

distinction of being a certified narrator of hadith.

Shaykh Abdallah holds a degree in

architecture from Pratt in New York City, and has

seven years of international corporate experience in

the area of organisational development and executive

training. He has been serving the needs of the Muslim

community in North America for over twenty years and

is currently working on a number of books, while

pursuing higher studies in jurisprudence and Quranic

sciences. His works centre on exploring the legal,

ethical and spiritual dimensions of the linguistic

implications of Shari'ah texts. His works also strive

to relate the eternal relevance of the essence of

Shari'ah laws as a vehicle to enhance modern lived

experience. Shaykh Abdhallah Adhami is the founder and

chairman of Sakeenah.


Directions to venue:

Churchill Place is the new mall to the east of the

estate, at the foot of the Barclays tower. Follow the

signs from inside the main mall outside Waitrose, or

use the lift opposite the Barclays tower


* Nearest Tube & DLR: Canary Wharf

* Buses: D3, D7, D8, 277


All welcome to attend

Free entrance


For more information:

Tel: 07914 481 776

E-mail: info@wharfma.com

Website www.wharfma.com


Wassalaam 'alaikum wa rahmatullaah.


Admin, Canary Wharf Muslim Association (WMA) - Working

for the Community


- The Wharf Muslim Association ("WMA") is a new body

for Muslims working in Canary Wharf. The Wharf Muslim

Association (WMA) has been set up to support the ever

increasing Muslim community of the Canary Wharf and

surrounding areas. WMA's vision is to provide true

representation, inspiration and support to the

Wharf's burgeoning Islamic community. WharfMA is an

affiliate organisation of the Muslim Council of

Britain (MCB).


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