Deaf Muslim UK (DMUK), formerly known as Muslim Deaf UK, organised a unique conference for the Deaf Muslims, hosted by the Islamic Cultural Centre, on 7^th and 8^th September 2014. The conference was attended by over 150 delegates including Deaf lecturers from Qatar and Saudi Arabia. It was the first such event exploring greater international co-operation and partnership for developing services for the Deaf Muslims. 

Opening the conference, Dr. Ahmad Dubayan, Director of Islamic Cultural Centre, said that it was a wonderful occasion for the Centre to cater for the Deaf people in their own language. He said that it was a great achievement for the British Muslim community and would help to create awareness about sign language within mosques and centres. 

The key speakers at the conference were: 

• Owais Murad, Chairperson of DMUK 
• Khalid Ashraf, Vice-Chairperson of DMUK 
• Ali Al-Sinnari, Chairman of Qatar Cultural and Social Centre for Deaf
• Abdulmumin Al-Sultan, Deaf Lecturer from Saudi Arabia
• Yasser McAndrew, Secretary of Somali Deaf Community 

More Details: visit iccuk.org