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A group of eleven scholars from nine countries visited IIIT on Thursday, March 26, 2008. The group, who are mainly specialized in religious studies and philosophy, came to the United States to participate in a month long seminar on “Faith and Reason Today” organized by the Council for Research on Values and Philosophy, the Catholic University, Washington D.C. |
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Members of the Northern Virginia Catholic-Muslim Dialog group were hosted for a review and planning meeting at IIIT earlier this month. The meeting was a follow-up of an agreement signed between Catholic and Muslim religious leaders signed more than a year ago. |
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 A delegation of four Chinese scholars and religious leaders visited IIIT on Friday, March 7, 2008. The visit is part of the US State Department's International Visitor's Program which is meant to connect Muslim communities in China with the American Muslim communities. Members of the delegation included... |
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 The International Institute of Islamic Thought in Jakarta, Indonesia -headed by Professor Habib Chirzin- in collaboration with the Center for Civic Education and the US Embassy in Jakarta, are working together to support Indonesian youths for participation in the upcoming International Youth Forum which will be held in ... |
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Dr. Racelle Weinmean, Executive Director of the Dialogue Institute at Temple University, visited IIIT on Thursday February 14, 2008, together with Dr. Sulayman Nyang of Howard University. Dr. Weinmean and Dr. Nyang were part of a U.S. State Department ... |
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 Professor Sibghatullah Al-Mojaddedi, former President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and current Chairman of the Senate and the Independent Commission for Peace and Reconciliation, visited IIIT on Tuesday February 19, 2008. |
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 A three day seminar on Faith Based Reconciliation was conducted at IIIT between January 30 and Feb 1, 2008. The seminar was a joint project between IIIT and the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy
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 “Religion and Society: A Dialogue” was the title of the two-week program in Indonesia sponsored by the US Department of State. It was attended by a delegation of six ...
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.jpg) The Council of Scholars of International Institute of Islamic Thought concluded its first meeting in Cape Town, South Africa on January 22, 2008. About twenty scholars, board members and directors of IIIT offices and affiliate organizations participated in the three-day meeting which was chaired by Dr. AbdulHamid AbuSulayman, President of IIIT. The discussions included the advisory role of the Council of Scholars in planning IIIT research agenda and reviewing its work beside the evaluation of the experience of IIIT in the past 25 years, the lessons learned and directions for the future.
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 IIIT adds two new books to its wide selection of publications. Towards Realization of the Higher Intents of Islamic Law by Gamal Eldin Attia and Maqasid Al-Shariah as Philosophy of Islamic Law: A Systems Approach by Jasser Auda.
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