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Concert

AMMANFORD Silver Band are in concert at 7.30pm on Saturday, 24 February, at the Arts Hall, University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

Formed in the 1850s at the Pontaman Chemical Works, the band were UK national finalists in 2013 and 2014, and winners of the National Eisteddfod in 2000 and again in 2015.

Tickets are available at the door.

St Peter’s Church

SUNDAY, 25 February: 8am, Holy Communion in English; 9.15am, Cymun Bendigaid (Holy Communion in Welsh); 10.30am, Holy Communion (bilingual).

Shiloh a Soar

BRAF oedd cael croesawu Ryan Jones i’r gymdeithas ar brynhawn Iau, 8 Chwefror, i sôn yn bennaf am ei daith ryfeddol wrth gerdded Mur Mawr China a hynny dros yr elusen Ty Hafan.

Ar ôl cael ei groesawu gan y llywydd, Philip Lodwig, cyfeiriodd Ryan ar y cychwyn fod y cost o gynnal yr hosbis tua £4m y flwyddyn, neu £12,000 y dydd, a £300 yn unig mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn cyfrannu at y gost.

Drwy gyfrwng sleidiau a fideo, cafwyd darlun byw a lliwgar o’r hyn yr oedd yn olygu i gerdded tua chwech milltir o’r mur a oedd yn hynod serth mewn mannau.

Roedd y tymheredd yn llethol ar brydiau, ond ymdrechodd y 29 o Gymru a fentrodd ar y daith i gyrraedd y nôd gan wybod fod yr achos mor deilwng.

Roedd Eglwys Shiloh wedi cyfrannu £100 tuag at y fenter uchelgeisiol yma a ddangosodd ei werthfawrogiad o’r holl nawdd a dderbyniodd drwy gyhoeddi ei fod wedi codi £7,800, ond bu rhaid iddo godi £800 o arian ei hun.

Hyfryd oedd clywed hefyd fod y siop leol yn Llanbed gyda’r mwyaf llewyrchus yng Nghymru ac yn codi ar gyfartaledd tua £76,000 y flwyddyn.

Wrth weld lluniau o’r plant bach yn yr hosbis a chlywed am y gofal arbennig oeddynt yn derbyn oddi wrth staff hynod ymroddgar, roedd yna deimlad unfrydol mae dyma elusen sydd yn haeddu ein cefnogaeth.

Diolchwyd i Ryan am y weledigaeth a’r ymdrech gan y llywydd, cyn cael cyfle i gymdeithasu dros baned o de.

Book on Muslim shrines

A MAJOR international publication which assesses the significance of Muslim shrines in the modern Middle East has been launched at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

Bones of Contention: Muslim Shrines in Palestine by Prof Andrew Petersen sets Muslim shrines within the wider context of heritage studies in the Muslim world and considers their role in the articulation of sacred landscapes, their function as sites of cultural memory and their links to different religious traditions.

Reviewing the historiography of Muslim shrines paying attention to the different ways these places have been studied, through anthropology, archaeology, history, and religious studies, the text discusses the historical and archaeological evidence for the development of shrines in the region from pre-Islamic times up to the present day.

Prof Petersen, director of research in Islamic archaeology, said: “I believe that this book will make an important contribution to the field of study and understanding of the historical and cultural context of Muslim shrines in the Middle East.

“There is a particular focus on Palestine, where it highlights a number of aspects relating to shrines, including historic Muslim mausoleums that have survived to the present day.

“This book also assesses the significance of Muslim shrines in the modern Middle East, focusing on the diverse range of opinions and treatments from veneration to destruction, and argues that shrines have a unique social function as a means of direct contact with the past in a region where changing political configurations have often distorted conventional historical narratives.

“I’m very proud of the final output and I’d like to thank everybody that has contributed to the book for their commitment and support.”

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