MUSLIM INSTITUTE 2ND ANNUAL IBN SINA LECTURE & ISLAMIC ART EXHIBITION
'‘Modern Medicine and the Legacy of Ibn Sina’
Saturday 31st May 2025, Bradford City Hall Council Chamber, Centenary Square Bradford, BD1 1HY
RSVP nowExhibition opens from 1pm.
Lecture 6pm to 9pm. Followed by free buffet.
Free entry by advance registration only. Limited places.
- Date & Time
- May 31, 2025 from 6PM to 9PM BST
- Location
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Bradford City Hall Council Chamber
Centenary Square
Bradford, Bradford BD1 1HY
EXHIBITION (from 1pm) The Muslim Institute in collaboration with the Razwan Baig, will exhibit historic and rare Islamic artefacts from the Baig collection, alongside works from Razwan's own practise of calligraphy.
For free entry and a guided tour of the exhibition please book in advance here
LECTURE (Starts 6pm sharp) ‘Modern Medicine and the Legacy of Ibn Sina’ delivered by Professor Syma Khalid.
Abu Ali al-Huayn ibn Abdullah Ibn-Sina (980-1037 CE) is amongst the most influential philosophers in history. Known in the Latin West under the name of Avicenna, Ibn Sina played a pivotal role in the history of philosophy and science within the Muslim world and beyond during the Golden Age of Islam.
In this 2nd annual Muslim Institute lecture, Dr Syma Khalid, Professor of Computational Microbiology & Tutorial Fellow of Biochemistry at the University of Oxford will talk about the legacy of Ibn-Sina and the cutting edge work she leads in. Professor Khalid did groundbreaking work during the Covid-19 pandemic, and is now tackling the problem of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. True to the tradition of Ibn Sina, Syma is a remarkable polymath, a chemist, a biochemist and a microbiologist, working at the frontiers of human knowledge.
POST EVENT FOOD generously donated by My Lahore.
Professor Syma Khalid was born in Wolverhampton to a family of first-generation immigrants from Northern Pakistan. She was the eldest child and started school without being able to speak a word of English (but being fluent in Punjabi and Urdu). She was educated at a local comprehensive school followed by a girl’s grammar school. Syma read Chemistry at Warwick, followed by a PhD at the same institution. She started her professional academic career in the Department of Chemistry at Southampton. In 2021 she was appointment as Professor of Computational Microbiology at the University of Oxford and Tutorial Fellow in Biochemistry at St Anne’s College, Oxford. Professor Khalid was awarded the Suffrage Science award for engineering and physical sciences in 2021. She's a keen supporter of Liverpool football club and a fan of qawalli music.
The Razwan Baig Collection and calligraphy
The exhibition will provide a glimpse into the world of Islamic artefacts and calligraphy. Razwan Baig's private collection is one of the biggest in the UK. Razwan Baig is also a master calligrapher, producing beautiful contemporary work based in the classical tradition.
To book your free tickets for the guided tour go to our Eventbrite page here
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