INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ISLAMIC THOUGHT AFTER POSTMODERNISM 2011

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ISLAMIC THOUGHT AFTER POSTMODERNISM

18^TH - 20^TH OCTOBER 2011

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh/Greetings,

Please be informed that the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), IIUM in collaboration with Taqwa Foundation will be organizing the above conference at ISTAC, IIUM KL Campus, No 24 Persiaran Duta, Taman Duta, 50480, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

This conference is focusing on its heritage as well as its aspirations and future position in placing Islamic Thought and Civilization on a strong and effective footing vis-à-vis contemporary issues and developments. This is an attempt at seeing Islamic Thought in relation to the development and issues of postmodernism.

Therefore, it is our pleasure to cordially invite all students to participate in this auspicious event.

For further information, please view our blogspot: http://istacemc.blogspot.com, and you can also check our facebook using istacemc.

We would appreciate it if you could disseminate the information to your colleagues and friends in and outside IIUM.

For Registration, kindly send your name, Matric. No., Kulliyyah/Faculty, Institution, Handphone Number, and E-mail address, to istacemc@yahoo.com, and/or istacemc@gmail.com.

For further enquiries, please contact any one of the following at any time:

1-      Bro. Moh’d Muneer’deen at +60132530711 or +60176340478.

2-      Bro. Abdul Ganiy at +60173417232 or +60105225892.

3-      Bro. Qamar’deen at +60172837944 or +60102486353.

NB:

-          Participation fee for students is RM100 payable on/before the first day of the conference.

-          Registration closes by 11:59pm on the 16^th of October 2011. Please register early to secure a seat.

-          Kindly check the attachment for further detail.

Thank you and Wassalam. 

You may also send your registration detail to: 

ISTAC FRIDAY NIGHT LECTURE 06/2011

ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear Prof./ Assoc. Prof./Dr./ Sir/ Mdm /Bro. /Sis.,

Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

We have the pleasure of inviting you to attend the ISTAC Friday Night Lecture (FNL) No. 06/2011 by Dr. Mohsen Saleh, Director, Al-Zaytouna Centre of Studies and Consultations, Beirut, Lebanon. Details of the program are as follows:

Date/Day           : 23^rd September 2011 (Friday)
Time                   : 8:30pm - 10:30pm
Venue                 : Main Hall, ISTAC-IIUM KL Campus, No. 24 Persiaran Duta, Taman Duta, Kuala Lumpur

Title                    : “The Arab Spring and its Impact on the Palestinian Issue”

Transportation to & fro Jalan Duta and Gombak Campus (8.00pm and 11.00pm respectively) will be provided. Kindly gather at the rectory building before 8.00pm.

Should there be any enquiries, please contact Sr. Zainiah/Sr. Norazimah at 603-62073400 or Bro. Mohammed Muneer’deen at 013-2530711, Bro. Abdul Ganiy Muhammad Raji at 017-3417232 and Bro. Adeniyi Kamorudeen at 017-2837944

Thank you. Wassalam.

Administration Office, ISTAC

BRIEF PROFILE OF DR. MOHSEN SALEH:

The General Manager of Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations is Dr. Mohsen Moh'd, an associate professor of Modern and Contemporary Arab History, editor-in-chief of the annual Palestinian Strategic Report, former head of Department of History and Civilization at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), and former executive manager of Middle East Studies Centre in Amman. He was granted the Bait al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) award for Young Muslims Scholars in 1997 and the Excellent Teaching Award (College level), given by IIUM in 2002.  Dr. Mohsen is the author of ten books and some of his books are translated into several languages. He contributed chapters to eleven books. He is the editor/ co-editor of 32 books. Dr. Mohsen is the editor of electronic daily “Palestine Today,” which has so far published more than 2250 issues. He has published many articles in refereed scholarly journals and magazines. He has presented papers at innumerable academic local and international conferences and seminars. He is a frequent commentator on current issues on broadcasting media.

ISTAC-IIUM SPECIAL LECTURE

ISTAC-IIUM SPECIAL LECTURE

 

Dear Prof./ Assoc. Prof./Dr./ Sir/ Mdm./Bro./Sister,

 

Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

 

We have great pleasure in inviting you to our Special Lecture by Dr. Musa Adam Abdul-Jalil who is Associate Professor of Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, University of Khartoum, Sudan. Details of the program are:

 

Date/Day            : 19^th September 2011 (Monday)
Time                   :  11:00am – 1:00pm

Venue                 :  Training Room, LG Floor, ISTAC, IIUM KL Campus

 

Title                    :  “Reshaping Identity Politics: Capitalizing on the Sharia’a Debate in the  Sudan”

 

Should there be any enquiries, please contact Sr. Zainiah/Sr. Norazimah at 603-62073400 or Bro. Mohamed Muneerdeen at  013-2530711, Bro. Abdul Ganiy Muhammad Raji at 017-3417232 and Bro. Adeniyi Kamorudeen at 017-2837944

 

Thank you. Wassalam.

 

 

ADMINISTRATION OFFICE

ISTAC, IIUM

THE FUTURE OF ISLAMIC FEMINISM FORUM

THE FUTURE OF ISLAMIC FEMINISM FORUM

We are pleased to inform you that the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) and Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) will be organizing the above forum at ISTAC, IIUM KL Campus, Kuala Lumpur.

As such, we have great pleasure in inviting you to participate in  the above event.  Details of the program are:

Date/Day          :         18^th September 2011 (Sunday)
Time                  :         2:00pm – 5:00pm
Venue                :         Main Hall,  ISTAC, IIUM KL Campus

 

Penalists                :     Shaykh M. Uthman El-Muhammady

                                    Dr. Farish A. Noor

                                    Sr. Zainah Anwar

Moderator             :     Dr. Ahmad Farouk Musa

Please refer to the attached  brochure for further information.

                                   

Should there be any enquiries, please contact Bro. Mohamed Muneerdeen at  013-2530711, Bro. Abdul Ganiy Muhammad Raji at 017-3417232 and Bro. Adeniyi Kamorudeen at 017-2837944

 

Transportation to and from Gombak Campus and  ISTAC (1:30pm and 5:00pm)  will be provided.

Thank you. Wassalam.

ADMINISTRATION OFFICE

ISTAC, IIUM KL CAMPUS

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ISLAMIC THOUGHT AFTER POST-MODERNISM "REVISITING IN ISLAMIC THOUGHT"

http://www.iium.edu.my/istac/events/international-conference-islamic-thought-after-postmodernism

BACKGROUND OF THE CONFERENCE:

ISTAC, IIUM being a Center of Postgraduate Studies is concerned with dimensions and aspects of Islamic Thought and Civilization, focusing on its heritage as well as its aspirations and future position in placing Islamic Thought and Civilization on a strong and effective footing vis-a-vis contemporary issues and developments. Therefore this International Conference is an attempt in this direction to see Islamic Thought in relation to the development and issues of postmodernism.

OBJECTIVE OF THE CONFERENCE:

1.      To identify the nature and major elements and trends of postmodernism

2.      To identify areas and issues of concern in Islamic Thought with the emergence of post-modernism

3.      To formulate an intellectual response to those areas and issues of concern.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Articulating a Critical Response to Postmodernism with the Help of Islamic Epistemology

EMERITUS PROFESSOR DATUK DR. OSMAN BAKAR

Deputy CEO

International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS)

SPEAKERS

The “Big-Bang” on the Muslim Family: An Islamic Law Should Lead?

PROF. DATO’ DR. ZALEHA KAMARUDDIN

Deputy Director General

Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM)

The Ravage of Postmodernism: Political Fragmentation among Muslims In Malaysia

PROF. DATO’ DR. ZAINAL KLING

Tun Ghafar Baba’s Professorship Holder

Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI)

Tanjong Malim, Perak

PROF. DR. AWANG SARIYAN

Chair Holder of Malay Studies

Beijing Foreign Studies University

China

Postmodernism:  Its Specter, Post Modernity and the Muslims

PROF. DATO’ DR. MD. SALLEH YAAPAR

Director of the USM Press

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Penang

A Comparison between Islamic and Postmodernist Critiques Of Science

PROF. DR. MOHD HAZIM SHAH HAJI ABDUL MURAD

Department of Science and Technology Studies

University of Malaya

Language and Reality in Traditional and Modern Philosophies

ASSOC. PROF. DATO’ BAHARUDIN AHMAD

International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)

International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM

Sufi Values and Principles in the Context of the Present Age

PROF. DR. MOHD YUSOFF HUSSAIN

International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)

International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM

Some Aspects of Postmodernism: An Examination in the Light of Islamic Mainstream Discourse

SHAYKH MUHAMMAD UTHMAN EL-MUHAMMADY

International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)

International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM

Islamic Education and Postmodernism in Philippine Secular State

DR ALI B. PANDA

King Faisal Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies Mindanao State University

Marawi City, Philippines

Confrontation and Elimination: The Adaptation of Islamic Education after Post Modernism in China

DR. MA QIANG

Northwest Ethnology Center

Shaan Xi Normal University

China

Postmodernism’s Notion of Truth and Reality: An Islamic Assessment

DR. ABDULREZAK ABDULLAHI HASHI

Kulliyyah of Science

International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

The Crossing of Thoughts: Non-Traditional Dialogues or Monologues

PROF. DR. KONUL BUNYADZADE

Baku State University

Azerbaijan

The Scientific Discourse in Islamic Civilization and Postmodernism

DR. IBRAHIM SHOGAR

Kulliyyah of Science

International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

A Preliminary Attempt to Compare Skeptism and the Possibility of Knowledge in Postmodernism and in Islam

DR. NORZAKIAH SAPARMIN

Kulliyyah of Science

International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

Rescuing Reason: Habermas’ Critique of Postmodernism

Mohd Shaiful Ramze Bin Endut

Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat (IKRAB)

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Building a Live Able Urban Environment: An Analysis of Postmodernist and Islamic View-Points

DR. ABDUL-MUMIN ABDULAI & DR. KHAIRIL AZHAR MD. YASSIN

Kuliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences

International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

The Alleged Transmission of Greek Thinking Concepts into Arabic Grammar: Is It Still Relevant?

DR. SOLEHAH HAJI YAACOB

Kuliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences

International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

Identity Construction in Tablighi Movement in Malaysia:

Prospects and Challenges in the Post Modern Era

DR. ZUHAIRY ZOLKIPLE

Faculty of Social Science and Humanities

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Nature and Significance of Culture in Islam and Postmodernism

DR. ALAUDDIN MONDAL

Assam University, Silchar

India

Religion and Violence – Postmodern Perceptions

DR. MUHAMMAD SAFEER AWAN

Department of English

International Islamic University

Islamabad, Pakistan

Islamic Family Institution & the Impacts of Post Modern Thought

LATEEF KAYODE ADEYEMO

International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)

International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM

Islam and State in Post-Modern Indonesia: A Substantialist Perspective

BR. MOHAMAD LATIEF

Academy of Islamic Studies

University of Malaya

The Feminists’ Liberation of Women from Inequality in Marriage and Sexuality, Family Life and Reproduction: Reconsideration in Islamic Thought

SR. NUR SURIYA MOHD NOR

Kuliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences

International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

Man, Ego and Society in the Philosophy of Iqbal

BR. MEHRIBAN GASIMOVA

Baku University

Azerbaijan

On Studying the Term of Custom in the Context of Maslaha (Public Interest) in Thought of Islamic Law and Influences of Postmodernism

SR. SAMIRE HASANOVA

Baku University

Azerbaijan

FEES FOR PARTICIPANTS:

International Participants: USD150.00

Local Participants: RM300.00

Students: RM100.00 (Proof of student’s status is required)

FEES FOR PRESENTERS:

Local: RM300.00

International: USD150.00

For further information please contact:

Secretariat

The International Conference on Islamic Thought After Postmodernism

International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)

IIUM Kuala Lumpur Campus

24 Persiaran Duta, Taman Duta

50480 Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

Tel: 603-62073400 Fax: 603-62073477

Email:istac_conference@iium.edu.my

Facebook: Istacemc Iium

Website: www.iium.edu.my/istac

Blog: http://istacemc.blogspot.com

TARGET PARTICIPANTS:

Participants are targeted from Local educational institutions i.e. IPTS and IPTA as well as International Institutions.

SUGGESTED ACCOMODATION:

1.      PENINSULAR RESIDENCE HOTEL

No. 10, Jalan Semantan

Bukit Damansara

50490 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 603-20841515

Fax: 03-20841500

Email: inquiry@peninsular-residencekl.com

2.      BEST WESTERN PREMIER

SERI PACIFIC HOTEL, KUALA LUMPUR

Jalan Putra

P.O. Box 11468

50764 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 603-40425555

Fax: 603-40417236

Email: resv@seripacific.com

3.      ISTAC’S APARTMENT

No. 24, Persiaran Duta

Taman Duta

50480 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-62073400 (Attn: Pn. Noormaizah/Pn. Norazimah)

Email: maizah24@gmail.com

Note: Hotel arrangement during the conference is to be arranged by the participants and subject to the hotel's  room availability and rates.