Tuesday, August 12, 2008
REPRESENTING ISLAM: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES
'Representing Islam: Comparative Perspectives' is an international conference organised jointly by the Universities of Manchester and Surrey and supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of Britain. It has attracted over 100 eminent national and international speakers.Representations of 'Islam' have a profound influence on political cultures and national identities, as well as on attitudes to immigration, security and multiculturalism. The complexity of the notion of 'Islam' and the heterogeneous responses that it elicits are such that there is no uniform approach to its representation and social construction. The conference addresses this complexity by treating the comparative dimension of recent representations of Islam, encompassing different nations, political institutions, media institutions, and cultures. The conference will be primarily concerned with the press, television, radio, film and the internet. However, it will also include other channels of communication, such as translations, speeches or pamphlets, political discourse, and the visual arts.
International Islamic Conference
International Islamic Conference
Location: Malaysia
Conference Date: 2008-10-14
The Centre for Poverty and Development Studies, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya announces the hosting of the International Islamic Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during 14-15 October 2008. The conference will focus on:
• Defining the concept of poverty and setting the threshold of poverty from Islamic Syariah perspectives.
• Regulatory and institutional framework for establishing and development of distributive mechanisms prescribed by Syariah such as Zakat, Waqf, Trust and others.
• Regulatory and institutional framework for regulating land tenure systems and development of land planning policies.
• Regulatory and institutional framework for development of Islamic financial and commercial transactions system such as Islamic banking, sukuk, al-Rahn, real estate investment trusts etc.
• Influence of Culture, Traditions and Customary practices on economic development, conflicts between official laws and customary practices and its effect in hampering or enhancing the economic development.
• The role of Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) member countries in fostering strategic partnership amongst Muslim nations
• Divorce and effect on incidences of poverty
• Islamic Philanthropy and Poverty Eradication
• Development of Natural Resources and poverty
• Capacity building and development of human resources
• Achieving food security and promoting technology for effective growth of agricultural and livestock sector
• Creating of employment opportunities through establishment of small and medium sized enterprises
• Facilitating access to microloans and preferential loans to fund local development projects and raise income of rural and urban poor
• Poverty and Incidences of Crime
• Poverty and Public Health
• Empowerment of Women and Gender Equalities
• Family Institutions
Contact
Prof. Dr. Pazim @ Fadzim
Othman Centre for Poverty and Development Studies (CPDS)
Faculty of Economics and Administration Studies University of Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone: (603) 7967 3698 / (603) 7967 3706 Fax: (603) 7967 3662
Email: cpds_conference@um.edu.my
Location: Malaysia
Conference Date: 2008-10-14
The Centre for Poverty and Development Studies, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya announces the hosting of the International Islamic Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during 14-15 October 2008. The conference will focus on:
• Defining the concept of poverty and setting the threshold of poverty from Islamic Syariah perspectives.
• Regulatory and institutional framework for establishing and development of distributive mechanisms prescribed by Syariah such as Zakat, Waqf, Trust and others.
• Regulatory and institutional framework for regulating land tenure systems and development of land planning policies.
• Regulatory and institutional framework for development of Islamic financial and commercial transactions system such as Islamic banking, sukuk, al-Rahn, real estate investment trusts etc.
• Influence of Culture, Traditions and Customary practices on economic development, conflicts between official laws and customary practices and its effect in hampering or enhancing the economic development.
• The role of Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) member countries in fostering strategic partnership amongst Muslim nations
• Divorce and effect on incidences of poverty
• Islamic Philanthropy and Poverty Eradication
• Development of Natural Resources and poverty
• Capacity building and development of human resources
• Achieving food security and promoting technology for effective growth of agricultural and livestock sector
• Creating of employment opportunities through establishment of small and medium sized enterprises
• Facilitating access to microloans and preferential loans to fund local development projects and raise income of rural and urban poor
• Poverty and Incidences of Crime
• Poverty and Public Health
• Empowerment of Women and Gender Equalities
• Family Institutions
Contact
Prof. Dr. Pazim @ Fadzim
Othman Centre for Poverty and Development Studies (CPDS)
Faculty of Economics and Administration Studies University of Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone: (603) 7967 3698 / (603) 7967 3706 Fax: (603) 7967 3662
Email: cpds_conference@um.edu.my
Living Islam in Europe: Muslim Traditions in European Contexts
Living Islam in Europe: Muslim Traditions in European Contexts
Location: Germany
Call for Papers Date: 2008-09-15
The conference will seek to address issues related to Muslims’ religious practice as well as the institutional settings and translocal dynamics of European societies. It will be held in two consecutive sections:
1. Islamic actors and institutions in Europe This section will include 3 panels on
• Islamic Mission,
• Islamic Education, and
• Islamic practice of organised Muslims.
Here papers will be expected to discuss the evolution and nature of specific actors and institutions. While panels 1 and 2 will be devoted to various forms of Islamic mission and education, panel 3 will allow addressing cross-cutting topics such as gender, morality or religious practice and ritual. The panels thereby trace the differentiation and expansion of religious lifeworlds of Islam in the minority context of a secularised Europe. These are areas much driven by the concerns of Muslim activism. They reflect various forms of adaptation to the local environment as well as the search for legitimation and religious authority under new conditions.
2. On the European and translocal character of Islamic mobilisation This section will include 3 panels on institutional and legal arrangements of state, nation and religion which have affected Muslim settlement in Europe,
• emerging national or supranational governance of Islam in Europe, and
• translocal dynamics with Islamic societies in Asia and Africa with a specific focus on (post)colonial legacies.
Accepted papers will be published as part of the planned conference volume. Priority will be given to the presentation of original research. The final papers will circulate in advance among the participants to facilitate discussion. They have to be submitted by March 31, 2009. The editing of the papers for publication should be completed by 1 June 2009. For participants whose proposals are selected there is a limited budget to cover travel cost and accommodation. Please indicate whether you intend to claim the refund. The decision will be taken by the selection commit-tee.
For further information please contact:
Robert Robert Pelzer
Zentrum Moderner Orient (Centre for Modern Oriental Studies)
Kirchweg 33 14129 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 80307-216 Fax: +49 30 80307-210
Email: robert.pelzer@gmx.net
Location: Germany
Call for Papers Date: 2008-09-15
The conference will seek to address issues related to Muslims’ religious practice as well as the institutional settings and translocal dynamics of European societies. It will be held in two consecutive sections:
1. Islamic actors and institutions in Europe This section will include 3 panels on
• Islamic Mission,
• Islamic Education, and
• Islamic practice of organised Muslims.
Here papers will be expected to discuss the evolution and nature of specific actors and institutions. While panels 1 and 2 will be devoted to various forms of Islamic mission and education, panel 3 will allow addressing cross-cutting topics such as gender, morality or religious practice and ritual. The panels thereby trace the differentiation and expansion of religious lifeworlds of Islam in the minority context of a secularised Europe. These are areas much driven by the concerns of Muslim activism. They reflect various forms of adaptation to the local environment as well as the search for legitimation and religious authority under new conditions.
2. On the European and translocal character of Islamic mobilisation This section will include 3 panels on institutional and legal arrangements of state, nation and religion which have affected Muslim settlement in Europe,
• emerging national or supranational governance of Islam in Europe, and
• translocal dynamics with Islamic societies in Asia and Africa with a specific focus on (post)colonial legacies.
Accepted papers will be published as part of the planned conference volume. Priority will be given to the presentation of original research. The final papers will circulate in advance among the participants to facilitate discussion. They have to be submitted by March 31, 2009. The editing of the papers for publication should be completed by 1 June 2009. For participants whose proposals are selected there is a limited budget to cover travel cost and accommodation. Please indicate whether you intend to claim the refund. The decision will be taken by the selection commit-tee.
For further information please contact:
Robert Robert Pelzer
Zentrum Moderner Orient (Centre for Modern Oriental Studies)
Kirchweg 33 14129 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 80307-216 Fax: +49 30 80307-210
Email: robert.pelzer@gmx.net
The Gulf and the Globe 2009 Conference: Call for Papers
The Gulf and the Globe 2009 Conference: Call for Papers
Location:
Maryland, United States
Call for Papers Date:
2008-09-15
Paper proposals are invited from prospective participants on the following broad topics:
*Past/present/future security & defense issues
*Political evolution of the Gulf states
*Education and the media
*Ethno-linguistic issues & socio-cultural affairs
*Oil/Energy
*Technology
*Regional and international impact of Gulf wealth & prosperity
*Military history
Contact:
Jeff Macris, PhD Commander,
U.S. Navy U.S. Naval Academy History Dept.
Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies
Annapolis, MD 21402 USA
Phone: 1-410-293-6277 Fax: 410-293-2256
Dr. Saul Kelly
U.K. Joint Services Command and Staff College
Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies
Faringdon Rd. Shrivenham - Swindon SN6 8TS
United Kingdom Phone: +4 4(0)1793 788816 Fax: +44 (0) 1793 788295
Email: macris@usna.edu, skelly.jscsc@defenceacademy.mod.uk
Visit the website at http://www.usna.edu/MiddleEast
Location:
Maryland, United States
Call for Papers Date:
2008-09-15
Paper proposals are invited from prospective participants on the following broad topics:
*Past/present/future security & defense issues
*Political evolution of the Gulf states
*Education and the media
*Ethno-linguistic issues & socio-cultural affairs
*Oil/Energy
*Technology
*Regional and international impact of Gulf wealth & prosperity
*Military history
Contact:
Jeff Macris, PhD Commander,
U.S. Navy U.S. Naval Academy History Dept.
Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies
Annapolis, MD 21402 USA
Phone: 1-410-293-6277 Fax: 410-293-2256
Dr. Saul Kelly
U.K. Joint Services Command and Staff College
Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies
Faringdon Rd. Shrivenham - Swindon SN6 8TS
United Kingdom Phone: +4 4(0)1793 788816 Fax: +44 (0) 1793 788295
Email: macris@usna.edu, skelly.jscsc@defenceacademy.mod.uk
Visit the website at http://www.usna.edu/MiddleEast
Pacific & Asian Communication Association (PACA) Conference
Pacific & Asian Communication Association (PACA) Conference
Location:
Malaysia
Conference Date:
2009-01-10
Date Submitted:
2008-08-11
Announcement ID:
163473
The Pacific Asian Communication Association (PACA) 2009 Conference focuses on 'Communication Across Cultures'. Scholarly papers on any aspect of communication presented either by individual or panel sessions are welcomed.
Dr. Mohd Nizam Osman Department of Communication
Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication Universiti Putra
Malaysia 43400 UPM
Serdang Selangor, MALAYSIA
email: paca2009@fbmk.upm.edu.my
Phone: +60389648790 (Dr. Mohd. Nizam Osman) +60389648777 (Dr. Siti Zobidah Omar) +60389485950
(fax) Email: paca2009@fbmk.upm.edu.my
Visit the website at http://www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/paca2009
Location:
Malaysia
Conference Date:
2009-01-10
Date Submitted:
2008-08-11
Announcement ID:
163473
The Pacific Asian Communication Association (PACA) 2009 Conference focuses on 'Communication Across Cultures'. Scholarly papers on any aspect of communication presented either by individual or panel sessions are welcomed.
Dr. Mohd Nizam Osman Department of Communication
Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication Universiti Putra
Malaysia 43400 UPM
Serdang Selangor, MALAYSIA
email: paca2009@fbmk.upm.edu.my
Phone: +60389648790 (Dr. Mohd. Nizam Osman) +60389648777 (Dr. Siti Zobidah Omar) +60389485950
(fax) Email: paca2009@fbmk.upm.edu.my
Visit the website at http://www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/paca2009
Michigan State University: Call for Abstractors in Persian, Urdu
Call for Abstractors and Translators
Call for Abstractors and Translators Call for Papers
Date: 2008-09-15
The MCA, Michigan State University has launched the second stage of its project and requires the assistance of scholars to write abstracts on academic books. The MCA project team can provide more information on abstract guidelines when requested.
The MCA will be providing systematic bibliographic indices and abstracts of non-encyclopedic books concerning Muslim civilizations. These will be selected works of scholarship, involving original research and analysis and advances in relevant methodology. The abstracts, written by expert scholars will be provided in any of the following nine languages: English, Arabic, Bengali, French, Malay/Indonesian, Persian, Russian, Turkish and Urdu.
Key Responsibilities
To survey and write brief abstracts of scholarly books selected by the Institute.
To Apply
Candidates should send a brief letter and a curriculum vitae by 15 September, 2008 to:
Ms Karena Avedissian
Administrative Assistant (MCA)
Aga Khan University
4 Bedford Square
London WC1B 3RA
Tel: 020 7907 1053
Fax: 020 7907 1030
Email: ismc.mca@aku.edu
Email: ismc.mca@aku.edu
Call for Abstractors and Translators Call for Papers
Date: 2008-09-15
The MCA, Michigan State University has launched the second stage of its project and requires the assistance of scholars to write abstracts on academic books. The MCA project team can provide more information on abstract guidelines when requested.
The MCA will be providing systematic bibliographic indices and abstracts of non-encyclopedic books concerning Muslim civilizations. These will be selected works of scholarship, involving original research and analysis and advances in relevant methodology. The abstracts, written by expert scholars will be provided in any of the following nine languages: English, Arabic, Bengali, French, Malay/Indonesian, Persian, Russian, Turkish and Urdu.
Key Responsibilities
To survey and write brief abstracts of scholarly books selected by the Institute.
To Apply
Candidates should send a brief letter and a curriculum vitae by 15 September, 2008 to:
Ms Karena Avedissian
Administrative Assistant (MCA)
Aga Khan University
4 Bedford Square
London WC1B 3RA
Tel: 020 7907 1053
Fax: 020 7907 1030
Email: ismc.mca@aku.edu
Email: ismc.mca@aku.edu
Monday, August 11, 2008
A few days more, my love!
Hindi Version
A few days more, my love,
just a few days more
Under the shadows of injustice
we breathe, in duress sore
One tyranny more, we may suffer,
one more helpless cry
Slaves of a fraternal legacy,
helpless we live by
Bodies interned, emotions enchained
Thoughts captive, voice condemned
It’s our courage that we still carry on
Isn't life a shroud that the poor in life gain
That we darn, every second, with our pain?
Tyranny shall live now but not for long
Patience, a fervent plea, it won’t go on
In a wilderness singed with a life-time
We have to live, not just exist …
In alien hands, we tow
Oppression’s heavy plough
We endure, not forever more
This dirt of sorrow encased
In your enchanting beauty
Is a litany of our ephemeral
youth’s vanquished ways…
The wasteful grief of
ember-moonlit night's mystic trail
The listless quiver of the heart,
And bodies wistful wail …
A few days more, my love,
just a few days more ...
A few days more, my love,
just a few days more
Under the shadows of injustice
we breathe, in duress sore
One tyranny more, we may suffer,
one more helpless cry
Slaves of a fraternal legacy,
helpless we live by
Bodies interned, emotions enchained
Thoughts captive, voice condemned
It’s our courage that we still carry on
Isn't life a shroud that the poor in life gain
That we darn, every second, with our pain?
Tyranny shall live now but not for long
Patience, a fervent plea, it won’t go on
In a wilderness singed with a life-time
We have to live, not just exist …
In alien hands, we tow
Oppression’s heavy plough
We endure, not forever more
This dirt of sorrow encased
In your enchanting beauty
Is a litany of our ephemeral
youth’s vanquished ways…
The wasteful grief of
ember-moonlit night's mystic trail
The listless quiver of the heart,
And bodies wistful wail …
A few days more, my love,
just a few days more ...
Thursday, January 10, 2008
बोल की लब आज़ाद हैं तेरे
बोल कि लब आज़ाद हैं तेरे,
बोल कि ज़बान अब तक तेरी
Say that your lips are unbound
Say these words are yours still
तेरा सुत्वां जिस्म है तेरा,
बोल कि जान अब तक तेरी है
That, firm and strong, this body is yours
Say that your life is still yours
देख के आहनगर कि दुकां में
तुन्द हैं शोले, सुर्ख है
See, in blacksmith's workshop,
how the embers burn red
खुलने लगे कुफलों के दहाने
फैला हर एक जंजीर का दामन
Cuffs are set to unlock
Fetters beginning to get loose
बोल ये थोड़ा वक़्त बहोत FAIZ
जिस्म-ओ-ज़बान की मौत से पहले
Say that this time is enough
Before voice and life are dead
बोल की सच जिंदा है अब तक
बोल जो कुछ कहना है कह ले
Say that the truth lives still
Say what you will
बोल कि ज़बान अब तक तेरी
Say that your lips are unbound
Say these words are yours still
तेरा सुत्वां जिस्म है तेरा,
बोल कि जान अब तक तेरी है
That, firm and strong, this body is yours
Say that your life is still yours
देख के आहनगर कि दुकां में
तुन्द हैं शोले, सुर्ख है
See, in blacksmith's workshop,
how the embers burn red
खुलने लगे कुफलों के दहाने
फैला हर एक जंजीर का दामन
Cuffs are set to unlock
Fetters beginning to get loose
बोल ये थोड़ा वक़्त बहोत FAIZ
जिस्म-ओ-ज़बान की मौत से पहले
Say that this time is enough
Before voice and life are dead
बोल की सच जिंदा है अब तक
बोल जो कुछ कहना है कह ले
Say that the truth lives still
Say what you will
Faiz Ahmed Faiz 'Bol ki lab aazad hain tere'
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
बोल की लब आज़ाद हैं तेरे ...
SpeakSpeak, your lips are free.
Speak, it is your own tongue.
Speak, it is your own body.
Speak, your life is still yours.
See how in the blacksmith's shop
The flame burns wild, the iron glows red;
The locks open their jaws,
And every chain begins to break.
Speak, this brief hour is long enough
Before the death of body and tongue:
Speak, 'cause the truth is not dead yet,
Speak, speak, whatever you must speak.
Translated by Azfar Hussain http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_2/faiz.html
बोल की लब आज़ाद हैं तेरे ...
SpeakSpeak, your lips are free.
Speak, it is your own tongue.
Speak, it is your own body.
Speak, your life is still yours.
See how in the blacksmith's shop
The flame burns wild, the iron glows red;
The locks open their jaws,
And every chain begins to break.
Speak, this brief hour is long enough
Before the death of body and tongue:
Speak, 'cause the truth is not dead yet,
Speak, speak, whatever you must speak.
Translated by Azfar Hussain http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_2/faiz.html
Faiz Ahmed Faiz on Last Night
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Last Night
Last night your lost memory visited my heart
as spring visits the wilderness quietly,
as the breeze echoes the silence of her footfalls in the desert,
as peace slowly, softly descends on one's sickness.
Translated by Azfar Hussain
Last Night
Last night your lost memory visited my heart
as spring visits the wilderness quietly,
as the breeze echoes the silence of her footfalls in the desert,
as peace slowly, softly descends on one's sickness.
Translated by Azfar Hussain
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