The Islamic Research Academy (ISRA) is an Academy established for the Study of Islamicjerusalem. It was founded to mark the 1400th anniversary of the Muslim conquest of Islamicjerusalem by the second Caliph ('Umar Ibn al-Khattab) in 16 AH (637 AD). The Academy was established by the Arab-British Historian Professor Abd al-Fattah El-Awaisi in 1994 in London. The Academy became recognised as a charity since June 1996. It holds various activities, such as conferences, workshops and exhibitions on Islamicjerusalem.
Scholarships
ISRA since its establishment has sponsored tens of students to complete PhD research on Islamicjerusalem at British Universities. Shaikh has been the main sponsor for the Academy from the year 2000 and with the establishment of the Al-Maktoum Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies in Scotland, much of the work has been focused on Islamicjerusalem. Through which a Master (MLitt) and PhD programmes in Islamicjerusalem was developed with the University of Aberdeen. ISRA continues to sponsors numerous students on a yearly basis for the one year MLitt programme.
Conferences
ISRA has held various international conferences on Islamicjerusalem since 1997, bringing various international renowned speakers, such as Shaikh Yusef al-Qaradawi, Karen Armstrong, Shaikh Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Buti, Kenneth Cragg, Shaikh Wahba Al-Zuhayli, Mark Hoyle, Mohamed Saleem El-Awa amongst others. After the establishment of the 'Centre for Islamicjerusalem Studies' at the Al-Maktoum Institute in Scotland, ISRA handed over the organisation of these conferences to the centre and have since organised a further five conferences.
Publications
ISRA has published various book and monographs on Islamicjerusalem, as well as the . ISRA has published seven issues of the Journal of Islamic Jerusalem Studies before handing over the publication to . Also artistic works of calligraphy and photographic exhibitions were commissioned and printed.
Awards
To encourage scholars and researchers ISRA has introduced various prizes and Awards, such as al-Maqdisi Award given to prominent scholars who have served the filed, the First was given to Shaikh Ra'id Salah and the second to Professor El-Awaisi after he resigned his post as the Secretary General of the Academy. ISRA has given a further five awards to young scholars for their contributions to the field.
Scholarships
ISRA since its establishment has sponsored tens of students to complete PhD research on Islamicjerusalem at British Universities. Shaikh has been the main sponsor for the Academy from the year 2000 and with the establishment of the Al-Maktoum Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies in Scotland, much of the work has been focused on Islamicjerusalem. Through which a Master (MLitt) and PhD programmes in Islamicjerusalem was developed with the University of Aberdeen. ISRA continues to sponsors numerous students on a yearly basis for the one year MLitt programme.
Conferences
ISRA has held various international conferences on Islamicjerusalem since 1997, bringing various international renowned speakers, such as Shaikh Yusef al-Qaradawi, Karen Armstrong, Shaikh Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Buti, Kenneth Cragg, Shaikh Wahba Al-Zuhayli, Mark Hoyle, Mohamed Saleem El-Awa amongst others. After the establishment of the 'Centre for Islamicjerusalem Studies' at the Al-Maktoum Institute in Scotland, ISRA handed over the organisation of these conferences to the centre and have since organised a further five conferences.
Publications
ISRA has published various book and monographs on Islamicjerusalem, as well as the . ISRA has published seven issues of the Journal of Islamic Jerusalem Studies before handing over the publication to . Also artistic works of calligraphy and photographic exhibitions were commissioned and printed.
Awards
To encourage scholars and researchers ISRA has introduced various prizes and Awards, such as al-Maqdisi Award given to prominent scholars who have served the filed, the First was given to Shaikh Ra'id Salah and the second to Professor El-Awaisi after he resigned his post as the Secretary General of the Academy. ISRA has given a further five awards to young scholars for their contributions to the field.
ESLARED, or the Fundación Escuela Latinoamericana de Redes, is a Venezuela-based organisation that trains computer engineers in the design, installation, management and administration of academic computer networks.
It is located in Mérida, Venezuela, and is credited with having provided high-level training in information and communication technologies in diverse professions, since 1992.
It is known for organising a training event called the WALC. This draws on highly-qualified instructors from Latin America, North America and Europe.
ESLARED members have also been credited with playing a crucial role in building the wireless broadband data communication network that linked-up the region of Mérida since 1998.
It is located in Mérida, Venezuela, and is credited with having provided high-level training in information and communication technologies in diverse professions, since 1992.
It is known for organising a training event called the WALC. This draws on highly-qualified instructors from Latin America, North America and Europe.
ESLARED members have also been credited with playing a crucial role in building the wireless broadband data communication network that linked-up the region of Mérida since 1998.
Christopher Cuddy (born March 25, 1984 in Seoul, Korea) is an American author and speaker. He is a convert to Catholicism from Evangelical Protestantism. Cuddy is a Research Associate of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and a Staff Apologist Writer for NextWave Faithful. He is editor of (Servant Books, 2007), a Catholic Book Publishers Association bestseller.
Career
Cuddy is the editor of (Servant Books, 2007), and he has contributed to periodicals like 'Envoy Magazine' and 'Lay Witness Magazine'.
He has been a guest on EWTN, Catholic Answers LIVE, and NextWave LIVE.
Selected Publications
* I Choose God: Stories from Youth Catholics
* Forty Voices: Stories of Hope from Our Generation (contributor)
Career
Cuddy is the editor of (Servant Books, 2007), and he has contributed to periodicals like 'Envoy Magazine' and 'Lay Witness Magazine'.
He has been a guest on EWTN, Catholic Answers LIVE, and NextWave LIVE.
Selected Publications
* I Choose God: Stories from Youth Catholics
* Forty Voices: Stories of Hope from Our Generation (contributor)
NIRVANA Ultra Rare Trax vol.3 consists of 24 songs by Nirvana. Among them, there are either earlier demos from back in 1986 or earlier studio versions as alternate mixes with sometimes different lyrics.
Some of them will feature on the With the Lights Out boxset.
Songs
#Son Of A Gun -------------alternate mix
#Molly's Lips -------------alternate mix
#Dee Seven ----------------alternate mix
#Turn Around --------------alternate mix
#Downer -------------------alternate mix
#Floyd The Barber ---------alternate mix
#Paper Cuts ---------------alternate mix
#Mr Moustache -------------early different version
#Sifting ------------------instrumental
#Even In His Youth --------early different version (same than the one featuring on With The Lights Out)
#Polly --------------------early different version
#Blew ---------------------early different version with different lyrics
#Love Buzz ---------------early version of 1987
#Floyd The Barber ---------early different version
#Downer -------------------early different version (drums training)
#Mexican Seafood ----------early different version
#White Lace And Strange ---recorded once and only once in studio (same than the one featuring on With The Lights Out)
#Spank Thru ---------------early different version
#Suicide Samuri -----------recorded once and only once in studio (same than the one featuring on With The Lights Out)
#Hairspray Queen ----------early different version
#Pen Cap Chew -------------early different version
#Drain You ----------------early different version (same than the one featuring on With The Lights Out)
#About A Girl -------------early different version with different lyrics (same than the one featuring on With The Lights Out)
#Bambi Kill A long lost song from 1986
Some of them will feature on the With the Lights Out boxset.
Songs
#Son Of A Gun -------------alternate mix
#Molly's Lips -------------alternate mix
#Dee Seven ----------------alternate mix
#Turn Around --------------alternate mix
#Downer -------------------alternate mix
#Floyd The Barber ---------alternate mix
#Paper Cuts ---------------alternate mix
#Mr Moustache -------------early different version
#Sifting ------------------instrumental
#Even In His Youth --------early different version (same than the one featuring on With The Lights Out)
#Polly --------------------early different version
#Blew ---------------------early different version with different lyrics
#Love Buzz ---------------early version of 1987
#Floyd The Barber ---------early different version
#Downer -------------------early different version (drums training)
#Mexican Seafood ----------early different version
#White Lace And Strange ---recorded once and only once in studio (same than the one featuring on With The Lights Out)
#Spank Thru ---------------early different version
#Suicide Samuri -----------recorded once and only once in studio (same than the one featuring on With The Lights Out)
#Hairspray Queen ----------early different version
#Pen Cap Chew -------------early different version
#Drain You ----------------early different version (same than the one featuring on With The Lights Out)
#About A Girl -------------early different version with different lyrics (same than the one featuring on With The Lights Out)
#Bambi Kill A long lost song from 1986