scholarly journals IIIT Intellectual Panels at the ISNA 50th Annual Convention

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-161
Author(s):  
Jay Willoughby
Keyword(s):  
Annual Convention ◽  
International Institute ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Islamic Thought ◽  
Convention Center ◽  
Islamic Society

The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) organized a two-day seriesof intellectual panels at the Islamic Society of North America’s (ISNA) 50thannual convention, held in Washington, DC, over the Labor Day weekend(Aug. 31–Sept. 1, 2103). These events were hosted in the institute’s hospitalitysuite on the main floor of the Washington Convention Center. Recently publishedIIIT books and other selected publications were prominently displayed.A documentary on IIIT and its goals was shown before each session.

scholarly journals IIIT Intellectual Panels at the ISNA 49th Annual Convention

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-152
Author(s):  
Jay Willoughby
Keyword(s):  
Annual Convention ◽  
International Institute ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Islamic Thought ◽  
Convention Center ◽  
Arabic And English ◽  
Islamic Society

The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) organized a two-day seriesof intellectual panels at the Islamic Society of North America’s (ISNA)49th annual convention, held in Washington, DC over the Labor Day weekend.These events, hosted in the institute’s hospitality suite on the main floorof the Washington Convention Center, took place during 1-2 September 2012.Recently published IIIT books and other selected Arabic and English publications,as well as special collections of the late Ismail Al Faruqi’s works andmany of Ali Mazrui’s books, journal articles, and personal items, were alsoprominently displayed. At the beginning of each session, a documentary onIIIT and its goals was shown ...

scholarly journals IIIT Panels at the 2016 ISNA Convention

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 160-165
Author(s):  
Hadeel Elaradi
Keyword(s):  
Annual Convention ◽  
International Institute ◽  
Islamic Thought

The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) held a series of panels atISNA’s 41st annual convention in Chicago, IL, on September 3-4, 2016.

scholarly journals IIIT Intellectual Panels

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-143
Author(s):  
Hadeel Elaradi
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Real World ◽  
Annual Convention ◽  
International Institute ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
Chapel Hill ◽  
Islamic Thought ◽  
The World ◽  
Modern Knowledge

The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) held a series of panels atthe 42st annual convention of the Islamic Circle of North America-MuslimAmerican Society (ICNA-MAS) in Baltimore, MD, on Saturday, April 15,2017. This year, the convention’s theme was “The Quest for True Success:The Divine Message of Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad.”IIIT’s intellectual panels dealt with a variety of topics. The first session,“The Concept of Madrasa: Context and Reform,” revolved around EbrahimMoosa’s What Is a Madrasa? (Chapel Hill: University of North CarolinaPress, 2015). Moosa (professor, Islamic studies, University of Notre Dame)reminisced about his time as a madrasa student in India, stating: “The way Icame into India was in a very pietistic orientation, that Islam was all about piety. India and the madrasas taught me that Islam is about thinking ... piety... goodness ... making a contribution to the world.” However, he continued,the “madrasas have done a good job in preserving the identity of traditionalIslam, but it’s unable to make that identity actually work in the real world. ...and that modern knowledge has been closed off from the lived experience ofMuslims.” ...

scholarly journals Muslim Scholars, Islamic Studies, and the Gendered Academy

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-134
Author(s):  
Muneeza Rizvi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
American Academy ◽  
Memorial Lecture ◽  
International Institute ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
Boston University ◽  
Islamic Thought ◽  
Convention Center ◽  
University Department ◽  
Muslim Scholars

The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) hosted its fourth annualIsmail Al Faruqi Memorial Lecture at the 2017 annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR). The presentation took place at theHynes Convention Center in Boston on Sunday, November 19, 2017. Dr.Kecia Ali (Boston University, Department of Religion) delivered the keynotelecture, titled “Muslim Scholars, Islamic Studies, and the GenderedAcademy.” In her speech, Dr. Ali situated ongoing and gendered contestationsin Islamic Studies within a number of broader contexts: the historyof the AAR (currently the largest American organization dedicated to thestudy of religion), contemporary crises in higher education, and our shiftingnational climate ...

scholarly journals Citizenship and Minorities in Contemporary Islam

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-131
Author(s):  
Ayşegül Şimşek
Keyword(s):  
Islamic Law ◽  
Vice President ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
International Institute ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Islamic Thought ◽  
Convention Center ◽  
The University ◽  
Contemporary Islam

The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) organized a panel,entitled “Citizenship and Minorities in Contemporary Islam” at the 2017American Academy of Religion (AAR) Annual Meeting. The panel washeld at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston,Massachusetts on Sunday, November 19, 2017.The panel was presided by Dr. Ermin Sinanović, IIIT’s Director ofResearch and Academic Programs, and included the panelists Dr. OvamirAnjum, the Imam Khattab Endowed Chair of Islamic Studies at the Departmentof Philosophy and Religious Studies at University of Toledo; Dr.Mohammad Fadel, Associate Professor and Toronto Research Chair for theLaw and Economics of Islamic Law at the University of Toronto Faculty ofLaw; and Dr. Basma Abdelgafar, Vice President of Maqasid Institute andAssociate Professor of Public Policy ...

scholarly journals IIIT Intellectual Panels

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 154-158
Author(s):  
Muhammad Siddiqui ◽  
Courtney Dorroll
Keyword(s):  
International Institute ◽  
The Third ◽  
Islamic Thought ◽  
Islamic Society

The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) organized a two-day seriesof intellectual panels at the Islamic Society of North America’s 51st annualconvention, held in Detroit during August 30-31 2014. These events werehosted in the institute’s hospitality suite on the third floor of the Cobo Center.

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