On the 13th of July, a delegation of scholars from the Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture (IFSC) will attend the two-day Islamic Education Conference at the University of South Australia, Melbourne.
The two-day conference is being organized by the Center for Islamic Thought and Education, with around 30 academicians scheduled to participate and give presentations and speeches.
Dr. Farid Alatas, professor of sociology from the National University of Singapore, will represent the IFSC by giving a talk and presentation on "The Social Dimension of Justice in Islam: The Contribution of Theology".
Also representing the IFSC will be Prof. Elmira Akhmedova from the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) titled "Islamic Schooling in the Russian Federation in the Context of Muslims' Basic Rights and Social Justice".
Osman Yapar of Ibra College of Technology, Oman along with other academics from the IFSC will also visit local muslim schools and Islamic institutes in Melbourne and meet with muslim educators. They will seek to establish future joint collaborative projects with these institutions based on innovative studies of the Qur'an and the Risale-i Nur.
Links to more information about the conference:
https://www.unisa.edu.au/research/centre-for-islamic-thought-and-education/news-events/4-islamic/4thislamicschoolingconferenceandforum/
https://www.unisa.edu.au/siteassets/eass/images/research/cite/newevents/new-folder/aaisc4-2019-conference-and-forum-programme_21june.pdf
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