The Institute of Ismaili Studies - Workshop for Alumni

Conferences, Workshops and Speeches

Workshop for Alumni

24th - 30th June 2005

Programme
Day 1	Fri. 24th June 2005
10.00 am – 11.00 am	Registration & Welcome
11.00 am – 11.45 am	Preliminary Remarks & Introductions
11.45 am – 12.00 pm	Welcome by Professor Azim Nanji Director, IIS
12.00 pm – 1.15 pm	Lecture: Encountering Islam by Dr Alnoor Dhanani Head, Department of Graduate Studies, IIS
1.15 pm – 2.00 pm	Lunch
2.15 pm – 3.30 pm	Discussion/Q & A: Encountering Islam
3.45 pm – 4.00 pm	Health Break
4.00 pm – 5.15 pm	Lecture: Introduction to the Study of Religion by Dr Paul-Francois Tremlett Post Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Religions, SOAS
5.15 pm – 5.30 pm	Health Break
5.30 pm – 6.30 pm	Group Work/Discussion: Introduction to the Study of Religion
8.00 pm – 10.30 pm (at Centre Space, The Ismaili Centre)	Lecture and Discussion/Q&A: Understanding the Holy Qur’an by Professor Hanna Kassis Professor Emeritus, Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies, University of British Columbia
Day 2	Sat. 25th June 2005
9.00 am – 10.15 am	Lecture: Islam, Democracy and Civil Society by Dr Amyn Sajoo Visiting Fellow, Cambridge University and Lecturer, Simon Fraser University
10.15 am – 10.30 am	Health Break
10.30 am – 11.30 am	Discussion/Q&A: Islam, Democracy and Civil Society
11.45 am – 12.00 pm	Health Break
12.00 pm – 1.00 pm	Lecture: Muslims and the Media by Dr Karim H Karim Visiting Research Fellow, IIS
1.00 pm – 1.45 pm	Lunch (at the IIS)
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm	Discussion/Q&A: Muslims and the Media
3.15 pm – 3.30 pm	Health Break
3.30 pm – 4.45 pm	Lecture: Art & Architecture in Muslim Societies by Professor Gulzar Haider Dean, School of Architecture and Design, Beaconhouse National University
4.45 pm – 5.00 pm	Health Break
5.00 pm – 6.30 pm	Discussion/Q & A: Art and Architecture in Muslim Societies
8.00 pm – 10.00 pm (at the IIS)	Evening Programme / Presentation: Cairo’s al-Azhar Park by Alykhan Allidina EO, Council for the UAE
Day 3	Sun. 26th June 2005
9.00 am – 10.00 am	Lecture: Imamat in Muslim Discourse by Dr Arzina Lalani Research Associate, IIS
10.00 am – 10.15 am	Health Break
10.15 am – 11.30 pm	Discussion/Q & A: Imamat in Muslim discourse
11.45 pm - 12.00 pm	Health Break
12.00 pm – 1.15 pm	Lecture: Authority & Community by Farouk Mitha Lecturer, University of Victoria
1.15 pm – 2.00 pm	Lunch
2.15 pm – 3.15 pm	Discussion / Q&A: Authority & Community
3.30 pm – 3.45 pm	Health Break
3.45 pm – 5.00 pm	Lecture: Al-Ghazali and the Ismailis: Re-reading the Debate by Farouk Mitha
5.00 pm – 5.15 pm	Health Break
5.15 pm – 6.30 pm	Discussion/Q&A: Al-Ghazali and the Ismailis: Re-reading the Debate
Day 4	Mon. 27th June 2005
9.00 am – 10.30am	Lecture: The Use of the Qur’an by the Ikhwan al-Safa’ by Dr Omar Ali de Unzaga Academic Coordinator, Qur’anic Studies Project and Research Associate, DARP, IIS
10.30 am – 10.45 am	Health Break
10.45 am – 12.15 pm	Group Work/Discussion: The Use of the Qur’an by the Ikhwan al-Safa’
12.30 pm – 1.15 pm	Lunch
1.30 pm – 2.30 pm	Lecture: Muslim Religious Education: Prospects and Challenges by Dr Shiraz Thobani Research Associate, IIS
2.30 pm – 2.45 pm	Health Break
2.45 pm – 3.45 pm	Discussion / Q&A: Muslim Religious Education: Prospects and Challenges
4.00 pm – 4.15 pm	Health Break
4.15 pm – 6.15 pm	Lecture and Discussion/Q&A: Ethics in Islam: Conceptual Developments and Contemporary Issues by Professor Azim Nanji Director, IIS
6.30 pm – 6. 45 pm	Group Photograph
Day 5	Tue. 28th June 2005
9.00 am – 10.45 am	Lecture and Discussion/Q&A: Interpreting Ismaili History by Dr Farhad Daftary Associate Director, and Head, DARP, IIS
10.45 am – 11.00 am	Health Break
11.00 am – 12.30 pm	Lecture: Exploring the Role and Diversity of Devotional Literature in Islam: Satpanth Ismailism Dr Tazim Kassam Associate Professor of Religion and Islamic Studies, Syracuse University
12.45 pm – 1.45 pm	Lunch
1.45 pm – 3.00 pm	Discussion/Q&A: Exploring the Role and Diversity of Devotional Literature in Islam
3.00 pm – 3.15 pm	Health Break
3.15 pm – 4.45 pm	Lecture: Modern Muslim Thought by Dr Naeem Khalid Course Convenor, Development Studies Dept, SOAS and Course Convenor, Islam Media and Conflict Analysis and Politics, Birkbeck College
4.45 pm – 5.00 pm	Health Break
5.00 pm – 6.30 pm	Discussion/Q & A: Modern Muslim Thought
Day 6	Wed. 29th June 2005
9.00 am – 10.30 am	Lecture: From Manhattan to Baghdad: The Metamorphoses of Reason by Professor Mohammed Arkoun Senior Research Fellow and Governor, IIS
10.30 am – 10.45 am	Health Break
10.45 am – 12.15 pm	Discussion/Q&A: From Manhattan to Baghdad: The Metamorphoses of Reason
12.30 pm – 1.15 pm	Lunch
1.30 pm – 3.15 pm	Lecture and Discussion/Q&A: Women & Islam by Dr Tazim Kassam
3.15 pm – 3.30 pm	Health Break
3.30 pm - 5.00 pm	Lecture and Discussion/Q&A: Muslims as Minorities by Professor Azim Nanji
5.15 pm – 6.15 pm	Presentation and Q & A: An Introduction to the IIS Library and its Collections by Alnoor Merchant Acting Head, IIS Library and Keeper, Ismaili Collections, IIS
6.30 pm – 8.00 pm	Farewell Dinner
Day 7	Thu. 30th June 2005
10.30 am – 12.00 pm	Alumni Relations at the IIS by Selina Kassam Ramji Communications and Alumni Relations Officer, IIS
12.15 pm – 1.15 pm	Lunch
1.30 pm – 2.30 pm	Keynote Address by Dr Aziz Esmail Governor, IIS
2.30 pm – 2.45 pm	Health Break
2.45 pm – 3.45 pm	Q&A (Open Forum) with Dr Aziz Esmail
3.45 pm – 4.00 pm	Health Break
4.00 pm – 4.30 pm	(cont.) Q&A (Open Forum) with Dr Aziz Esmail
4.30 pm – 6.00 pm	Evaluation & Closing Remarks

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