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October 2008
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Amédée Turner, British academic and expert on Muslim world affairs, presented a brief lecture on “Is Democracy Compatible with Islam?” at the International Institute of Islamic Thought on Friday October 10, 2008. His talk revolved around his report on views of 400 British and American Muslims on democracy in the light of Islam. The objective of the presentation is to encourage wider discussion and understanding in the West of Muslim attitudes to democracy in the context ...
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 The Association of Muslim Social Scientists of North America (AMSS) held its 37 th Annual Conference on October 24-25, 2008. Since it was hosted by the Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, MA, it was held on its campus in Andover Hall. This year’s conference consisted of seven panel sessions which highlighted the annual theme “Crossing Boundaries: Mobilizing Faith, Diversity and Dialogue.” The panelists addressed many of the challenges facing the international community; namely inter- and intra-faith dialogue, while focusing on ways to promote peace-building and mitigate conflict resolution through the power of religion. The conference was well attended and covered by local media. In addition to the many scholars from across the country, it was attended by students from Harvard and area universities within the Boston area. |
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Three Russian translations of IIIT books have recently been published. The titles include Towards a Fiqh For Minorities by Taha al-Alwani, Marital Discord by AbdulHamid AbuSulayman, and Muslim Contribution to World Civilization
Towards a Fiqh For Minorities
Taha al-Alwani
Marital Discord
AbduHamid AbuSulayman
Muslim Contribution to World Civilization |
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 Professor Arifa Farid, Professor Emeritus at the University of Karach, and visiting professor at the Catholic University of America, was a guest speaker at IIIT on Friday October 18, 2008. She offered a critique of the Western tradition of liberalism and its alternatives...
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 The AMSS UK is pleased to announce that its prestigious Building Bridges Award for 2008 has been given to ‘A CommonWord’ project. The announcement was made in a message by Dr. Anas S. Al-Shaikh-Ali, Chair of AMSS UK, and conveyed by his eminence Dr. Mustafa Ceric, Grand Mufti of Bosnia and member of the AMSS UK Advisory Board, at the Opening Lectures of ‘A Common Word and Future Muslim-Christian Engagement’ conference convened by the Rt. Hon. Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, arranged in collaboration with Cambridge University Interfaith Programme and hosted by ...
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