Lectures on Islam in English

Lectures on Islam in English

JAKARTA (JP): Moslem organization New Moslems is hosting two
public lectures in English this month aimed at both Moslems and
non-Moslems.

The Relevance of the Koran to Modern Science will be delivered
next Sunday while The Koranic view of Embryology and Cloning is
scheduled for May 17. The lectures will take place at the
Ministry of Health's Training Center on Jl. Hang Jebat, Kebayoran
Baru at 2:30 p.m.

The speaker is Taufiq M. Ulwan, a guest lecturer in Koranic
interpretation and sciences at the state-run Institute of Islamic
Studies' post graduate program in Jakarta. He was once a
specialist in surgery at Alexandria University in Egypt.

New Moslems is a three-year-old group providing English-
language information on Islam to new or prospective Moslems and
their families and to non-Moslem inquirers.

As space is limited, registration is required. Call Isna or
Roger Gould on 769-4526 or 7581-7952, Lukman Hakim on 743-4687,
Niki Roper after 4 p.m. on 749-8351, or Ries Woodhouse after 4
p.m. on 769-5224.