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January 2009
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 Twenty prominent Shia and Sunni scholars from the US and Canada gathered at IIIT on Friday, January 23 to Saturday, January 24, 2009 to discuss the challenges that the current global environment poses to Muslim Unity, particularly in relation to Shia-Sunni communities worldwide.
The meeting, which was sponsored by the American Muslims for Constructive Engagement (AMCE) and the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) focused on three major themes: (a) the belief systems and rituals of worship of Shia and Sunni, the common grounds in these areas that constitute the essence of unity between the two communities and the differences that they need to clarify and discuss, (b) political thought with focus on concepts like the Imama and Khilafa, their original manifestations and impact on institution building and political, social and cultural practices, and (c) political realities with a focus on the current global environment, and how it impacts .... |
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A delegation of seven Saudi and Egyptian scholars visited IIIT on Friday, January 16, 2009. The visit was part of the State Department International Visitor Program intended to promote mutual understanding of relations between religion and the State, the conditions of Muslims and their institutions in the US, and the American system of government and politics.
The visiting delegation included Dr. Sami Angawi - expert on Islamic Architecture in Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia, Dr. Saleh Almani – Dean of the College of Law and Political Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dr. Sadig Malki – Assistant professor of Political Science, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Mr. Abou Elele Mady – founder and chairman of the centrist political party al Wasat in Egypt, Dr. Manar Shorbagy – senior consultant on US affairs with The Arab Center for Development and Future Studies, Dr. Said Sadek – political sociologist specializing in intermarriage, feminism, social change, media and public opinion in Arab societies, and Dr. Soraya Alturki – Professor of Anthropology in the American University, Cairo, Egypt.
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 A delegation of three Muslim professionals from Germany, who are visiting the US under the US Department of State International Visitor Program, visited IIIT on Wednesday, January 14, 2009. The topic of the three hour discussion was on the integration of Muslim immigrants into Western society, with a focus on the American Muslim community and Muslim immigrants to Germany…..
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 Dr. Daoud Nassimi, who earned his doctoral degree from the University of Birmingham in England last month, presented the gist of his research at a congratulatory party at IIIT on January 6. The subject of his dissertation is a comparative review of English translations of the Qur’an.
In his dissertation, Dr. Nassimi compared four ...
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