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- During the period October 27-29, 2008, Islamic Philosophy Department is to hold the 1st International Conference entitled ""Renewal of the Contemporary Islamic Thought – its approaches and elements". The conference is held under the auspices of president of Fayoum University, dean of Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies and Prof. Dr. Ahmed Arafat Al Qadi, head of Islamic Philosophy Department.
Conference Objectives:
- Highlighting the status of the Islamic thought and its contemporary status in the modern era
- Showing the importance of renewal and its impact in the contemporary reality
- Clarifying the relationship between the modern and contemporary Islamic thought with the dialogue of civilizations and religions
- Demonstrating the ability of the contemporary Islamic thought to coexist as well as confronting the challenges
- Depicting the ability of the modern and contemporary Islamic thought to lead the nation towards constructing a future characterized by power and clear vision
Conference Main Pivots :
*1st Pivot: (Renewal problem and its approaches)
- The meaning of renewal and its nature
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Legality of renewal
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Renewal fundamentals from the Quran and Sunnah
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Necessity of renewal
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Renewal and independent thought (ijtihad)
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Renewal and development
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Approaches of renewal
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Renewal and the contemporary challenges – woman freedom – human rights – political freedom
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civilization challenge - convergence between schools of Islamic thought (called Madhabs). - The problem of extremism – renewal and the other – the concept of the other in the Islamic thought – dialogue of civilizations – dialogue of religions – orientalism and its role in renewal (positive and negative)
*2nd Pivot: (Schools of renewal in the modern era and their approaches)
-The Sunni Salafi school between innovation and tradition
-School of social reform and intellectual conciliation in Egypt since al-Tahtawi until now
- Sufi Renewal School in the modern era
*3rd Pivot: Renewal according to the contemporary western schools of thought (analysis and criticism)
-Mohammed Arkoun's project
-Abd Al Jabri's project
-Hasan Fathi's project
-Tayeb Tizini's project
Lectures and round table discussions
First: Lectures
-An inaugural lecture on renewal issue
-A morning lecture in the second day on the horizons of renewal and its schools
-A morning lecture in the third day on renewal and the contemporary challenges
Second: Round table discussions
-A round table discussion in the evening of the first day on woman freedom issue: its horizons and restrictions- a number of those interested in the issue will participate
-A round table discussion in the evening of the second day on the issue of human rights in the Islamic thought
Subscriptions
-Subscription fee for participation with a research paper from outside Egypt: $ 350 including publishing the research paper
-Subscription fee for participation without any research paper from outside Egypt: $150
-Subscription fee for participation with a research paper from Egypt: L.E. 400
-Subscription fee for participation without any research paper from Egypt: L.E. 200
-All abstracts should be sent before the beginning of August 2008
-The full text papers and researches should be sent before the beginning of October 2008
-All correspondences are to be sent in the name of Conference Secretary-General to Fayoum University- Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies – Islamic Philosophy Department
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