Kuala Lumpur to Host Islamic Studies, Civilization Conference
Islam’s views on local and global challenges will be the theme of the event, according to the website of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization.
The conference will bring together scholars and practitioners who are interested to present their papers in a diverse range of areas pertaining to Islamic studies, Islamic civilization and other related fields.
Malaysia’s tourism ministry will organize the event.
The conference provides a good forum for academic exchange in cross- cultural approach and beyond, the organizers say.
Its aim is to stimulate discussion, debate, informed dialogue and research on Islam, knowledge and civilization relating to it.
Diversity within Islam; extremism and terrorism; Fiqh and environmental issues; globalization; interreligious relations; Islam and development; Islam and science; Islam and business practice; Islam and culture; Islam and democracy; Islam and education; Islam and humanities; and Islam and international relations are some of the issues to be discussed at the conference.
Other topics include Islam and management; Islam in the media; Islamic art and architecture; Islamic commerce; Islamic ethics and governance; Islamic Fiqh; Islamic medicine; Islamic human rights; philosophy and Islamic civilization; and women and children in Islam.
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