NEW & FORTHCOMING EVENTS
2nd Zaki Badawi Annual Memorial Lecture: 15th May 2008 Brunei Gallery, SOAS, University of London London WC1H, UK.	In honour of the life and work of Sheikh Dr. M. A. Zaki Badawi O.B.E., K.B.E., the AMSS (UK) has established a Zaki Badawi Annual Memorial Lecture inaugurated in April 2007. The lectures are dedicated to his vision to promote understanding, social cohesion, and multiculturalism in society, as well to raise public understanding of these important issues and promote inter-faith dialogue. The Grand Mufti of Bosnia-Hercegovina, Dr Mustafa Ceric, will present the second Zaki Badawi Memorial Lecture in the Brunei Gallery at SOAS (University of London) on 15th May 2008. The lecture is entitled 'Towards a Muslim Social Contract in Europe'. Admission is free but places are limited so please register promptly. Click here for flyer and more information (pdf) Click here for flyer in Word format (doc)
PAST EVENTS
Conference: The Politics of Islam(ism) 10th-11th November 2007 University of Westminster, London, UK.	The purpose of this conference was to address broad perspectives and experiences with regard to political Islam. This conference was organised by AMSS (UK) and the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD) (University of Westminster, London, UK); and supported by Q-News, Islamica Magazine and The Muslim News. Please see the Conference Announcement for more information, and the Conference Flyer for a list of speakers and themes. Click here for conference booklet
Zaki Badawi Annual Memorial Lecture: 26th April 2007 Lambeth Palace, London SE1, UK.	In honour of the life and work of Sheikh Dr. M. A. Zaki Badawi O.B.E., K.B.E., the AMSS (UK) has established a Zaki Badawi Annual Memorial Lecture inaugurated in April 2007. The lectures are dedicated to his vision to promote understanding, social cohesion, and multiculturalism in society, as well to raise public understanding of these important issues and promote inter-faith dialogue. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, gave the inaugaral Zaki Badawi Memorial Lecture at Lambeth Palace on 26th April 2007. The lecture was entitled 'Islam, Christianity and Pluralism', and focussed on the different attitudes between the two faiths regarding both pluralism as a religious thesis, and pluralism as a social and political reality. Click here for a transcript of the lecture
Conference: Citizenship, Security & Democracy 1st-3rd September 2006 Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall and Safir Hall, Grand Cevahir Hotel and Convention Centre Istanbul, Turkey.	The Association of Muslim Social Scientists (UK) and the Foundation for Political, Economic, and Social Research (Turkey) in conjuction with the Association of Muslim Social Scientists (USA) and the Association of Muslim Social Scientists (France) organised an international conference on Citizenship, Security and Democracy. This conference took place 1st to 3rd September 2006 in Istanbul, Turkey. Click here for conference background Click here for conference booklet
Methodology Course 2005-2006: 5th-6th December 2005 6th-7th Februrary 2006 6th-7th March 2006 The Muslim College, London, UK.	Methodology Course 2005-2006: This short series of courses aimed at alerting the scholar, student, researcher and thinker to a new and beneficial approach to the study of the fundamental sources of the Islamic faith. This course was organised by The Muslim College London, The International Institute of Islamic Thought (UK), and in cooperation with AMSS (UK) Click here course information Click here for course flyer
Conference: Islam in Higher Education 29th-30th January 2005 Birmingham University, Selly Oak, Birmingham, UK.	This conference set out to bring together a diverse cross section of individuals and organisations concerned with the challenges facing Islam in higher education (HE). It seeks to make a positive contribution to discourse and policies on Islam in higher education in the UK, through critical analysis and dialogue on broad ranging issues including: the status of the study of Islam in higher education; acces, employability, recruitment and participation; academic standard & pedagogy; and the depiction of Islam and Muslims in higher education: comparativ e international approaches to Islam in higher education. This conference was organised by the Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS) - UK, the Centre for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations (CSIC) - Birmingham University, and the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies - UK. This was held on 29th-30th January 2005 at the University of Birmingham, Selly Oak, Birmingham, UK. Download Professor Tamara Sonn's paper (pdf). Click here for conference booklet Click here for conference review (AMSS UK Newsletter 7)
AMSS (UK) Fifth Annual Conference: Fiqh Today: Muslims as Minorities 21st-22nd February 2004 University of Westminster, London, UK.	"Fiqh for minorities" has become essential for the well being and development of muslim communities living in non-muslim lands, especially in the West. The limited attempts to deal with many serious issues facing these communities have overlooked the views and contributions of muslim social scientists who live in the West, speak its languages and have a comprehensive understanding of its social, political, religious and economic systems. The aim of this conference was to bring shariah scholars and social scientists together to debate these issues and to work towards an interdisciplinary convergence. Click here for conference booklet Click here for conference review (AMSS UK Newsletter 7)
AMSS (UK) Fourth Annual Conference: Muslim Education in Europe 27th-29th September 2002 Gustav-Stresemann-Institut e.V. (GSI), Bonn, Germany	This conference sets out to co-ordinate and exchange the expertise and experiences of European Muslims in monitoring, analysing and assessing the state of education as it impinges on Muslims. In doing so, it seeks to develop an educational rationale which is capable of meeting the needs of the Muslim presence in the West. Click here for conference booklet Click here for conference review (AMSS UK Newsletter 6)
AMSS (UK) Third Annual Conference: Unity & Diversity: Islam Muslims and the Challenges of Pluralism 20th-21st October 2001 University of Westminster, London, UK	This Conference sets out to critically analyse and explore Islam’s relationship to the concepts of unity, diversity and pluralism. In doing so, it seeks to make a positive and constructive contribution to the challenges faced by modern Muslim Communities Click here for conference booklet Click here for conference review (AMSS UK Newsletter 5)
AMSS (UK) Second Annual Conference: Social Responsibility: Challenges for the Future 21st-22nd October 2000 University of Westminster, London, UK	Click here for conference booklet Click here for conference review (AMSS UK Newsletter 4)
Muslims of Europe in the New Millennium: Multiculturalism, Identity and Citizenship 9th-10th September 2000 Regents College, London, UK	Click here for conference booklet Click here for conference review (AMSS UK Newsletter3)
AMSS (UK) First Annual Conference 30th-31st October 1999 London School of Economics, London, UK	Click here for conference booklet Click here for conference review (AMSS UK Newletter 2)