8th Annual 2012 CILS Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference

Tue 20/11/2012   until  Wed 21/11/2012

Time: 9:15 AM - 6:00 PM

Description:

This conference aims to bring together postgraduate students around the world who are researching topics relating to Islam, providing a collegial atmosphere and the opportunity to network with other scholars with similar interests. Special sessions on thesis-writing and small-group feedback on student research will be included in the program.

Each year, the conference committee hosts a social event to welcome conference delegates. All delegates are encouraged to attend, as this is a further opportunity to network with fellow students and academics.

PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME (Click here to download a copy)

DAY 1 - TUESDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2012

9:45AM	Registrations
	Welcome Morning Tea
10:15AM	Welcome by Profesor Tim Lindsey
10:30AM	Panel 1: Muslims and the West
	Mentor: Professor Tim Lindsey
	Western Australian Muslim parents: Stories from the home front	Mr	Eduardo	Farate
	Australian Arabs and Muslims in Australian Popular Culture	Ms	Mehal	Krayem
	Freedom of Religion: What exactly is being protected?	Mr	Mohamad	Tabbaa
	Discussion
11:00AM	Panel 2: Muslim Thought I
	Mentor: Professor Richard Pennell
	What Is Islam? A   Reading of On Multiple Realities by Alfred Schütz	Mr	Nicholas	Tumbas
	Al-Ghazali on the Essence of Good Deeds	Mr	Mohd Rosmizi	Abd
	Nur al-Din and the Quest for Tajdidin Medieval Syria	Mr	Burhan	Che Daud
12:30PM	Lunch
1:30PM	Panel 3: Muslim Thought II
	Mentor: Professor Merle Ricklefs
	Fatwas, Principle-Based Jursiprudence and the Post-Madhhab Turn	Mr	David	Drennan
	Pluralism and Islam	Mr	Mark	Stone
	Criminal Liability and Principles of Self-defence in Shari'ah	Mr	Khalid	Owaydhah
	The Consumable Islam	Mr	Yassir	Morsi
	Discussion
3:00PM	Afternoon Tea
3:30PM	Panel 4: Muslim Societies
	Mentor: Professor Greg Fealy
	Eradicating female genital cutting - lessons from a small Iranian town	Ms	Susie	Latham
	The Intergovernmental Relations in the Administration of Islamic Matters in Malaysia - Is Cooperative Federalism Possible?	Mrs	Nurhafilah	Musa
	The Gulen-Hizmet Movement: The Sources of Funding	Ms	Cemen	Polat
	Discussion
4:30PM	Break/Feedback Session for Panel 4
5:00PM	Conference Social Function

 

DAY 2 - WEDNESDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2012

9:30AM	Morning Tea
10:00AM	Panel 5: Islam and Ethnic Identity
	Mentor: Professor Merle Ricklefs
	Indonesian Beauty Queens Representing the Nation – Religion and Ethnicity	Ms	Helen	Pausacker
	Muslim-Ezidi Relations in a Multi-Ethnic Context: The Possibility of Co-existence	Ms	Ayse	Guc Isik
	Re-emergent Islam and Enhanced Pluralism: the Kurds and Alevis in Modern Turkey	Mr	William	Gourlay
	Discussion
11:00AM	Panel 6: Finance
	Mentor: Dr Kerstin Steiner
	Draft Regulations in Credit Risk Management for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions	Mr	Abdullah	Alajlan
	Demand of Islamic Socially Responsible Investing	Mr	Abdirashid	Esse
	International trade financing under the Murabaha contract	Mr	Abdi	Hassan
	Discussion
12:00PM	Lunch
1:00PM	Panel 7: Muslims in Indonesia
	Mentor: Professor Virginia Hooker
	Abdurrahman Wahid on Islam and the Republic of Indonesia: A Fiqih-Plus Paradigm Approach	Mr	Saefur	Rochmat
	Online framing contests: The Internet and Intra-movement Contention within the Salafi Movement in Indonesia	Mr	Asep	Iqbal
	The Struggle for State Neutrality and Religious Freedom in Post-New Order Indonesia: Contributions and Limits of Liberal-Progressive Islam	Mr	Supriyanto	Abdi
	"Pakistanization" of Indonesia and its future implications for Australia	Mr	Aziz	Bhatti
	Discussion
2:30PM	Farewell and Presentation of Certificates
3:00PM	Feedback Session for Panel 7
3:30PM	Thesis Writing Session

 

 

 

When
Tuesday and Wednesday
20 & 21 November 2012

Conference Social Function
20 November 2012
5:30PM to 7:00PM

Fees
General Attendees: $70 (incl. GST)
Current Students: $50 (incl. GST)
Presenters: Complimentary

Applications to present due: Applications have now closed
General registrations close: 5PM Friday 16 November 2012 (closed)


Enquiries should be directed to the Conference Coordinator:
Ms Tessa Shaw
Centre for Islamic Law and Society
Melbourne Law School
The University of Melbourne
cils-info@unimelb.edu.au
+61 3 8344 6847

The CILS Conferences are hosted by the Centre for Islamic Law and Society (CILS).

Contact the CILS
Melbourne Law School
The University of Melbourne
VIC 3010 Australia
Tel: +61 3 8344 6847
Email: cils-info@unimelb.edu.au
Website: http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/cils

 

Venue:

Melbourne Law School

Address:

185 Pelham Street, Carlton 3053

Contact Person:

Tessa Shaw

Contact Details:

cils-info@unimelb.edu.au

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