The Abdullah Quilliam Society Presents
The First Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam Annual Awards Presentation and Dinner
Sunday 25th November 2012
Eastern Pearl Banqueting Hall,
250 Plymouth Grove, Longsight,
Manchester M13 0BG
Ron Geaves author of “Islam in Victorian Britain: The Life and Times of Abdullah Quilliam” is expected at the event. The book will be available on the day for purchase. Come along to meet the author and have your copy signed!
Programme
6.00pm - Arrival, Registration
6.30pm - Welcome - Jahangir Mohammed AQ Heritage Centre
6.35pm - The work of AQS - Presentation - Galib Khan Chairman of AQS
6.50pm - Prof. Mehmet Seker,
Head of Islamic History Dept, Dokuz Eylul Uni., Turkey
Professor Mehmet Seker will present his research on Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam and his time in Turkey. The Speech will be translated. Professor will reveal and present to the Abdullah Quilliam Society his discovery in Ottoman archives of the original appointment letter of Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam as Sheikh-Ul-Islam of the British Isles by Sultan Abdul Hamid ll.
7.30pm - Lord Nazir Ahmed, The Legacy of Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam
7.50pm - Presentation of the Sheikh Quilliam Engagement Award
8.15pm - Presentation of the Sheikh Quilliam Communication Award
8.40pm - Future Plans - Jahangir Mohammed
9.00pm - Thanks and Closing Remarks - Galib Khan
9.15pm - Dinner is served

