{"id":1370,"date":"2011-06-27T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-27T04:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muzlimbuzz.sg\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2011-07-04T16:12:29","modified_gmt":"2011-07-04T08:12:29","slug":"the-state-we-are-in-the-middle-east-turmoil-islam-muslims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/the-state-we-are-in-the-middle-east-turmoil-islam-muslims\/","title":{"rendered":"The State We Are In: The Middle East Turmoil, Islam &#038; Muslims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- FORM: HEAD SECTION --><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/muzlimbuzz.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/png_muzlimbuzz1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"123\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wFormContainer\">\n<div class=\"wForm wFormWidth\">\n<form id=\"id2650835\" class=\"labelsLeftAligned hintsSide\" action=\"http:\/\/www.tfaforms.com\/responses\/processor\" method=\"post\">\n<div id=\"html-tmp-2305296349718\" class=\"htmlsection\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>THE STATE WE ARE IN: The Middle East Turmoil, Islam &amp; Muslims<br \/>\n<\/strong>A Discussion Forum<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; text-align: justify;\"><em>An event organised by MuzlimBuzz.sg supported by SimplyIslam.sg<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; text-align: justify;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http:\/\/simplyislam.com.sg\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/state_we_are_in1a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"453\" \/>MuzlimBuzz.sg, in collaboration with SimplyIslam.sg,\u00a0is pleased to organise a \u00a0discussion forum with a visiting scholar, Dr. H.A. Hellyer (Fellow, University of Warwick, UK), and Mr. Zainul Abidin Rasheed (former Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs). Here are the event details:<\/p>\n<p>Topic:\u00a0<strong>THE STATE WE ARE IN<\/strong><br \/>\nSpeakers: <strong>Dr. H.A. Hellyer &amp; Mr. Zainul Abidin Rasheed<\/strong><br \/>\nDate: <strong>Friday 8 July 2011<\/strong><br \/>\nTime: <strong>8\u00a0pm<\/strong><br \/>\nVenue: <strong>Singapore Post Auditorium<\/strong> (S&#8217;pore Post Ctr)<br \/>\n10 Eunos Road 8 (next to Paya Lebar MRT)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Admission is FREE but REGISTRATION is required. 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What is its significance to Islam and Muslims, especially in Asia? \u00a0What is the future of the Middle East? These are among the questions that will be addressed by the panellists of this discussion, Dr Hisham Hellyer and Mr. Zainul Abidin Rasheed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr Hellyer, formerly Ford Fellow of Centre for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, has spent the last several months in Egypt analysing the Middle East situation. \u00a0Mr. Zainul Abidin was until May 2011, Singapore\u2019s Senior Minister of State \u2013 Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During his tenure at Foreign Affairs, he was focused on developing relations with the Middle East and Africa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For any enquiries, please contact SimplyIslam at Tel 65474407 or email nassir@simplyislam.sg.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; text-align: justify;\"><strong>ALL ARE WELCOME. 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