SMILE! It's charity.

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Queen Mary's College Multi-faith Forum Discussion

The event took place in the Queen Mary Hall and was chaired by Sally-Anne Spooner. Islam, Christianity, Buddhism and Sikhism were represented by local faith leaders and practitioners.

During the forum, Graham Owen and Rosalind Rutherford presented the Christian view and Buddhist Practitioner, Daniela Miller talked about the Buddhist perspective on charity.

Hamza B. Oztas of HIOS, talked about the charity in Islam and the name of his presentation was: "Smile! It's charity". There were approximately 150-200 college students in the hall and the talk was applauded by the audience and the feedbacks are very positive so far.

What went well in 2014? HIOS Activities Newsletter

Hampshire Islamic Outreach Society (HIOS) Local Muslims network in Hampshire HIOS is a network dedicated to voluntary work, integration with the wider community, and dispelling misconceptions about Islam by way of educational and cultural seminars, exhibitions, presentations and weekly classes in Hampshire. We are a young organisation in Hampshire founded last year in July. We have achieved the goals planned for the second half of 2014, and we look forward to sharing our new activities with you in 2015. In this newsletter, you will find a brief summary of last year's activities.  What went well in 2014? - Local weekly classes  - Interfaith Walk - Eid party in Southampton - Residential Winter Workshop: "Meaning of Life" Need to more about HIOS? Here’s our blog.

HIOS Education Hampshire Islamic Outreach Society (HIOS) held local weekly classes

Residential Winter Workshop: "Spiritual Revival and Meaning of Life"

Date:
23 Dec - 27 Dec 2014

Venue:
Shorefield Country Park

Ticket:
To get event tickets: www.winter-workshop.eventbrite.com

HIOS EID CELEBRATION

5 October 2014

Today we were at Southampton Medina Mosque for our first HIOS Eid party. 

Brothers, sisters and children had a wonderful time. 

The bouncy castle was unquestionably the best feature of the event!

A big thanks goes out to all the families and friends who took part, and helped to make this event so joyful - and even bigger thanks go to our event manager!

We pray that this Eid brings understanding, respect and care for people of all walks of life.

EID MUBARAK...

HIOS Eid Celebration

Eid-ul-Adha ('festival of Sacrifice'), also known as the Greater Eid, is the second most important festival in the Muslim calendar. 

HIOS at local Multicultural Walk

15 September 2014

HIOS members attended the interfaith walk organised by Basingstoke Faith Leaders Forum and Multicultural Forum and supported by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Hampshire Interfaith Network. 

The walk started in Chute House and ended in Carnival Hall. We passed by all faiths' worship places and temples.

We enjoyed the opportunity to chat with people of other backgrounds, and had the opportunity to introduce HIOS and its activities. Participants asked a number of interesting questions about the Muslim faith, which we discussed over a cup of tea.

Thanks to the organisers and all those who joined the walk! HIOS (Hampshire Islamic Outreach Society)

                           

                                             

 

For more photos of the walk:

PRESS RELEASE: Hampshire Muslims Condemn the Barbarity of ISIS

Hampshire Muslims Condemn the Barbarity of ISIS (3 September 2014)

Hampshire Islamic Outreach Society (HIOS) press release on the barbarity of ISIS.

"This depraved act is yet another illustration of how this group betrays the very principles of Islam they claim to uphold. They dishonour our faith, and sully the Islamic principles of justice.

We send our condolences to the family of Steven Sotloff and all those left bereaved by this conflict.

Each day ISIS seeks to carry out an act more barbarous than the day before, craving the oxygen of publicity to give credibility to their heinous acts. We condemn unreservedly their psychopathic violence, whether it is on minorities, on civilians, or on fellow Muslims.

ISIS does not speak for Islam, and has been repudiated by ALL Muslims. Their message only appeals to those who are easily duped by their twisted message purporting to be Islam. They seek to glamorise their violence, and unfortunately, the media has a part to play in adding to that glamour.

We, local Muslims in Hampshire, condemn this brutality and wish this bloodshed in Iraq will end soon."

Ends.