Events

Roundtable Discussion on: “Should human rights always outweigh religious rights?”
Date: Sunday, 14th June 2015 Time: 11AM – 130PM Venue: Conference Room, The University off Nottingham, Level 2 Chulan Tower, Jalan Conlay, Kuala Lumpur Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roundtable-discussion-on-should-human-rights-always-outweigh-religious-rights-tickets-16932690132 The question of conflict between the notion of human rights and traditional Islam goes much deeper than […]

International Conference on “Orientalism Revisited: Beyond the Politics of East and West”
Date: May 23 – 24, 2015 Venue: University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Level 2, Chulan Tower, No. 3 Jalan Conlay, Kuala Lumpur Registration: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-conference-on-orientalism-revisited-beyond-the-politics-of-east-and-west-tickets-16867923413 “Orientalism” is a term that has been widely used by scholars to refer to the Western ways […]

GBM Summit On Civil Society: Post NEP – Towards A National Consensus
Date: Saturday, 9 May 2015 – 9am – 6pm Venue: KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Jalan Maharajalela, Kuala Lumpur. Registration: https://www.facebook.com/events/1569672353305960/ Registration fees: RM30.00 (including meals and papers) Payment to: The KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall Account No: […]

Roundtable Discussion on: The Future of Religious Freedom
Date: Sunday, 22nd March 2015 Time: 11AM – 130PM Venue: Conference Room, The University of Nottingham, Level 2 Chulan Tower, Jalan Conlay, Kuala Lumpur Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roundtable-discussion-on-the-future-of-religious-freedom-tickets-16064719007 Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change […]

Roundtable Discussion on: Religion and Geopolitics: Conflict Resolution
Date: Saturday, 21st March 2015 Time: 230PM – 530PM Venue: Conference Room, Faculty of Law, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roundtable-discussion-on-religion-and-geopolitics-conflict-resolution-tickets-16027584938 The importance of religious terrorism in contemporary geopolitics has forced policymakers and academics to rethink the taken-for-granted understanding of geopolitics […]

Reading Session: John Rawls dan Teori Keadilan Liberal (Bhg. III)
Date: Sunday, 15 Feb 2015 Time: 11PM – 1PM Venue: Graha Pemuda, Sri Hartamas Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-session-john-rawls-dan-teori-keadilan-liberal-bhg-3-tickets-15622455184 John Rawls merupakan salah seorang filasuf kontemporari dalam tradisi Barat yang telah mencetuskan revolusi dalam falsafah politik kontemporari. Menerusi penerbitan A Theory of Justice (TJ) […]

Roundtable discussion on: The Politics of Civil Society
Date: Saturday, 10 January 2014 Time: 230PM – 530PM Venue: Conference Room, The University of Nottingham, Level 2 Chulan Tower, Jalan Conlay, KL Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roundtable-discussion-on-the-politics-of-civil-society-tickets-15057493368 John Locke (1632-1704) proposed in his Second Treatise of Government a social contract theory of government […]

Roundtable Discussion on: Rethinking Political Islam
Date: Saturday, 13 December 2014 Time: 230PM-530PM Venue: Conference Room, The University of Nottingham, Level 2 Chulan Tower, Jalan Conlay, Kuala Lumpur Registration: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/roundtable-discussion-on-rethinking-political-islam-tickets-14895416592 Political Islam is generally linked to Islamism. Although the definition is sometimes blurred, it generally refers to […]

Roundtable Discussion on “Is Islam A Religion of Peace?”
Date: Sunday, 7 December 2014 Time: 11AM – 1PM Venue: Nottingham University, Level 2, Chulan Tower, Kuala Lumpur Registration: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/roundtable-discussion-on-is-islam-a-religion-of-peace-tickets-14659309389 The insurgence of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or simply the Islamic State (IS) group in the Middle […]

Public Intellectual Talk: Developing A Philosophy of Pluralism
Date: Tuesday, 9 December 2014 Time: 2-5PM Venue: Wawasan Open University, Georgetown, Penang Registration: Click here to register Philosophy of pluralism to be a norm in the society requires a favorable environment for its members to work on certain personal qualities. […]