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Roundtable Discussion: Rethinking Islam and Secularism
Date: Saturday, 30th July 2016 Time: 10.30AM-1.00PM Venue: Concorde Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roundtable-discussion-on-rethinking-islam-and-secularism-tickets-26598503841 Presenter: Dr Nader Hashemi Interveners: Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, Xifu Naser, Dato’ Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa Moderator: Dato’ Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa Opening Speech by Dr Wong Chin […]
Book Dissection: “RADICAL REFORM: ISLAMIC ETHICS AND LIBERATION” oleh Prof. Tariq Ramadan – Bahagian II
Date: Ahad, 24 July 2016 Time: 5.00-7.30 PM Venue: Graha Pemuda, Sri Hartamas Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-dissection-radical-reform-islamic-ethics-and-liberation-oleh-prof-tariq-ramadan-bahagian-ii-tickets-26674096942 Presenter: Ahmad Muziru Idham Organized by: Islamic Renaissance Front Tradisi keilmuan dan pemikiran Islam telah berusia ratusan tahun di mana sejak era kewafatan Nabi, lahir ramai ilmuwan Islam […]
Blurb for the Malay Translation of Nader Hashemi’s “Islam, Secularism and Liberal Democracy”
Dr Azmi Sharom || 18 July 2016 The reality in Muslim majority countries around the world today is that Islam has become an integral part of public discourse. Religion affects the way Muslim people think about law, governance, democracy and […]
Kata Pengantar kepada Edisi Terjemahan Melayu “Islam, Secularism and Liberal Democracy: Toward a Democratic Theory for Muslim Societies”
Saya gembira mendengar bahawa terjemahan Melayu dari buku saya akan diterbitkan tak lama lagi. Sebelum para pembaca menghabiskan masa menelaah buku saya, saya ingin memberikan sedikit latar belakang tentang sejarahnya, dorongan saya dalam menulisnya dan keterbatasannya. Buku “Islam, Secularism and […]
Reformasi ke arah perubahan transformasi: Ulasan buku Radical Reform: Islamic Ethics and Liberation oleh Tariq Ramadan – Bahagian I
Perubahan zaman yang menuju ke arah era globalisasi membawa masyarakat dan dunia ke arah naratif keduniaan yang semakin kompleks. Proses modernisasi telah membawa pelbagai cabaran terhadap pembangunan kemanusiaan. Sebagai salah seorang daripada warga dunia, umat Islam pada hari ini benar-benar […]
Book Dissection: “Radical Reform: Islamic Ethics and Liberation” oleh Prof. Tariq Ramadan – Bahagian I
Date: Sabtu, 25 June 2016 Time: 6PM-930PM Venue: Graha Pemuda, Sri Hartamas Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-dissection-radical-reform-islamic-ethics-and-liberation-oleh-prof-tariq-ramadan-bahagian-i-tickets-26141283282 Presenter: Ahmad Muziru Idham Organized by: Islamic Renaissance Front Perubahan zaman yang menuju ke arah era globalisasi membawa masyarakat dan dunia ke arah naratif keduniaan yang […]
Book Dissection: “Radical Reform: Islamic Ethics and Liberation” oleh Prof. Tariq Ramadan – Bahagian I
Date: Sabtu, 25 June 2016 Time: 6PM-930PM Vanue: Graha Pemuda, Sri Hartamas Presenter: Ahmad Muziru Idham Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-dissection-radical-reform-islamic-ethics-and-liberation-oleh-prof-tariq-ramadan-bahagian-i-tickets-26141283282 Perubahan zaman yang menuju ke arah era globalisasi membawa masyarakat dan dunia ke arah naratif keduniaan yang semakin kompleks. Proses modernisasi telah membawa pelbagai […]
Preface to the Malay Translation of Islam, Secularism and Liberal Democracy: Toward A Democratic Theory for Muslim Societies
Dr Nader Hashemi || 20 June 2016 I was pleased to learn that a Malay translation of my book will soon be published. Before readers invest time in reading my book, I would like to provide some background on its […]
Zakir Naik’s Appeal and the Quagmire of Inter-religious Relations in Malaysia
The recent visit by Indian preacher, Dr Zakir Naik, had raised considerable debate on the state of inter-religious relations in Malaysia. It came amidst rising tensions and unease over several issues plaguing the multi-cultural nation that is seeing an increasing […]
Secularism as Imagined in the Malay-Indonesian World: Resistance and its Muted Counter Responses in the Discursive and Public Realms
“Secularism means the world of time, the world of history, and above all that made by human beings, which can be understood because it is made by human beings.” [Edward W Said] In Muslim Southeast Asia (namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore […]
Book Dissection by Prof Abdullahi Ahmad An- Na’im on “The Second Message of Islam” – Ustadh Mahmoud Muhammad Taha
Date: Friday, 27th May 2106 Time: 8PM -10PM Venue: Graha Pemuda, Sri Hartamas Registration: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-dissection-by-prof-abdullahi-ahmad-an-naim-on-the-second-message-of-islam-ustadh-mahmoud-tickets-25731644040 Presenter: Prof Abdullahi Ahmad an Na’im Mahmoud Mohammad Taha was one of the most original and daring modern Islamic thinkers that might have been undeservedly […]
Roundtable Discussion on: “Rethinking Islamic Reform”
Date: Saturday, 28th May 2016 Time: 2.30PM- 5.30PM Venue: Conference Rom, Law Faculty, University of Malaya Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roundtable-discussion-on-rethinking-islamic-reform-tickets-25564605423 Presenter: Prof Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na`im Opening Speech: Prof Jeffery Kenny, Professor of Religious Studies, DePauw University, Indiana. Interveners: Dr Maszlee Malik Dr Abdul […]
Roundtable discussion on: “Debating the Role of Shari’a in Human Rights’ Discourse
Date: Sunday, 29th May 2016 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-debating-the-role-of-sharia-in-human-rights-discourse-tickets-25564809032 Presenter: Prof Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na`im Interveners: Emeritus Prof Datuk Shad Saleem Faruqi Fadiah Nadwa Fikri Nizam Bashir […]
Public Lecture on: Islamic Fundamentalism and Social Change
Date: Friday 3rd June 2016 Time: 3PM-530 PM Venue: Olive Tree Hotel, Bukit Jambul, Penang Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-lecture-on-islamic-fundamentalism-and-social-change-tickets-25564900305 Islamic fundamentalist movements are neither new, or prevalent nor permanent in Islamic societies. While these movements tend to draw on Islamic sacred text and […]
Public Lecture On: “Toward an Islamic Society, NOT an Islamic State”
Date: Thurs, 2nd June 2016 Time: 8PM- 10PM Venue: Wawasan Open Univeristy, Penang Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-lecture-on-toward-an-islamic-society-not-an-islamic-state-tickets-25564936413 Presenter: Prof Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na`im One of the distinguishing features of political Islam since the fall of the Ottoman Empire was its call for the creation for […]
Public Lecture at IKMAS, National University of Malaysia (UKM): “Are Human Rights Compatible With Islam?”
Date: Tuesday, 31st May 2016 Time: 3.30PM – 5.30PM Venue: IKMAS, UKM Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-lecture-at-ikmas-ukm-are-human-rights-compatible-with-islam-tickets-25565006623 Presenter: Prof Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na`im The term “human rights,” or huqūq al-insān in Arabic, has only recently come into common use, as have the analogous terms huqūq-i insān […]
Interfaith Dialogue: Religion and the Poor: An Opium or A Liberator?
Date: Sunday, 22nd May 2016 Venue: Nottingham University, Jalan Raja Chulan, KL Time: 11AM – 130PM Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/interfaith-dialogue-religion-and-the-poor-an-opium-or-a-liberator-tickets-25461873148 Panelists: Prof Syed Farid Alatas, Dr Particia Anne Martinez Eddin Khoo Prematilaka KD Serisena Moderator: Imran Mohd Rasid “It is not enough to […]
Uraian bagi Edisi Khas The Real Cry of Syed Shaykh al-Hady
Para pemikir, yang dalam tradisi Islam dikenal sebagai Mujtahid, telah memainkan peranan penting dalam mencorakkan peristiwa besar dan perubahan dalam sejarah di setiap belahan dunia. Jangkauan pengaruh mereka menerobos melangkaui generasi, dan cetusan yang dinyalakan dalam tulisan-tulisan mereka telah mengilhamkan […]
Kata Pengantar kepada Edisi Khas The Real Cry of Syed Shaykh al-Hady (“Teriak Sebenar Syed Shaykh al-Hady”)
Janganlah tertipu daya kamu dengan angkatan dan pangkat kebesaran gelaran pembesar-pembesar kamu kerana mereka itulah asal segala bala yang telah menimpa ke atas kamu ini dan mereka itulah sehingga masa ini sebesar-besar penolong segala bangsa-bangsa yang telah menindih dan hendak […]
Blurb for the Special Edition of The Real Cry of Syed Shaykh al-Hady
Thinkers, who within Islamic tradition known as Mujtahid, have played an important role in shaping the great events and changes in history in every part of the world. The extent of their influences went beyond generations, and the spark that […]
