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| CONFERENCE 2010: The Future of Faith in the Age of Globalization, 19-20 SEPTEMBER 2010 |
The phenomenon of globalisation has unleashed unprecedented forces in the spheres of politics, culture, economics, science and technology, and international relations. This conference is set to address these issues.
Click here for more information (pdf) - dates have been changed to 19-20 September.
Click here for Registration Form (word format, or pdf format) - please note that this registration form is only for registrants OUTSIDE of Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Registrants from Sarajevo should contact cns@bih.net.ba, for a registration form.
Click on links to read article in Asharq Al-Awsat (arabic newspaper). PDF link. External link. |
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| OUR SHARED VALUES SYMPOSIUM, 29-30 MARCH, ISTANBUL, TURKEY |
Jointly organised by the British Council, the Civilisation Studies Centre at Bahcesehir University and the Association of Muslim Social Scientists (UK).
The British Council, Bahçesehir University- Civilization Studies Centre (CSC) and Association for Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS UK) are jointly organising “Our Shared Values” Symposium which is the first Turkey based event of the British Council’s initiative “Our Shared Europe” Project. It is also the first of a series of “Our Shared Values” symposia being jointly organised in the UK and Europe by the AMSS UK in cooperation with HRH Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre for Islamic Studies at Cambridge University and the Center for the Study of Democracy at Westminster University.
The purpose of the symposia is to explore the key issues which need to be addressed by an alliance of communities in formulating a set of shared values and principles which underpin a common vision of a benign civil society and its deeper roots in the higher moral and spiritual order represented by the very idea of human civilization.
The essential premise of the symposium is that any alliance of communities dedicated to responsible citizenship and the health of wider society needs to be an alliance not only between followers of the ‘Abrahamic’ faiths and the composite Judeo-Christian-Islamic heritage which underpins our civilization, but between all people who seek to advance higher civilisational values and ethical principles for the common good, whether those values and principles are integral to other faith or wisdom traditions or based simply in a vision of what it means to be fully human.
Recognition of the importance of engagement, dialogue and debate in fostering a truly pluralistic society is central to the discovery of shared values and principles which can form a common bond between communities. The symposium will also explore how governments, instead of imposing upon communities an assumed set of supposedly ‘core national values’, can foster constructive engagement with diverse communities to reach a common understanding of what those values are and how such convergence might underlie a shared national narrative to which all citizens might subscribe.
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| British Council Reception given 9th June, London, UK. |
A reception was given by the British Council to celebrate the British Council's work with the British Muslim community and the Association of Muslim Social Scientists. Speeches were given by Martin Davidson CMG, Director of the British Council and by Dr Anas Al-Shaikh-Ali, Chair, AMSS (UK) and Academic Advisor, IIIT. This event was also an opportunity to acknowledge the recent presentation of the AMSS (UK) Building Bridges Award for 2009 to the British Council's 'Our Shared Europe' Project (jointly awarded to 1001 Inventions). The award was presented during the AMSS (UK) Third Zaki Badawi Memorial Lecture on 5th June 2009, where Professor Mike Hardy received the award on behalf of the British Council.
Click here for Martin Davidson's speech (pdf)
Click here for Dr Anas Al-Shaikh-Ali's speech (pdf)
Click here to see photos of the British Council event (9th June 2009)
Click here to see photos of the Memorial Lecture & Awards event (5th June 2009)
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| 3rd AMSS(UK) Annual Zaki Memorial Lecture held in London, UK. |
| The third AMSS(UK) annual Zaki Badawi Memorial Lecture was held at the University of Westminster, London, UK on 5th June 2009. The lecture, entitled 'A Shared Past for a Shared Future', was delivered by Martin Rose, Director of the British Council Canada and Director of the 'Our Shared Europe' project. During the event, the 2009 AMSS(UK) Building Bridges award was jointly presented to the British Council's 'Our Shared Europe' project and 1001 Inventions. More details of the event can be found on the events page. Photos of the event can be found here. |
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| AWARDS: |
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| AMSS (UK) 2010 Building Bridges Award given to Professor Ahmet Davutoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turkey. The AMSS UK is pleased to announce that its prestigious 2010 Building Bridges Award has been awarded to
Professor Ahmet Davutoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turkey in recognition of outstanding scholarly service, exceptional work on building bridges between communities and nations, and developing peaceful solutions to conflict.
The Award will be presented at a ceremony to take place soon. Click here for full announcement (PDF). |
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AMSS (UK) 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award given to Professor John L. Esposito and Professor Charles E. Butterworth. The AMSS UK is pleased to announce that its prestigious 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award has been presented to two recipients at the A Common Word Between Us and You: A Global Agenda for Change Conference, 6-8 October 2009 at the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, USA. The Award was presented by Dr. Ibrahim Kalin, Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister of Turkey, and Shaikh Amr Khaled on behalf of Dr. Anas S. Al-Shaikh-Ali, Chair, AMSS UK.
Professor John L. Esposito,
Founding Director, Prince Alwaleed Centre for Muslim-Christian Understanding, USA,
in recognition of his outstanding academic contributions and pioneering work in developing the academic study and understanding of Faiths and their relations.
Professor Charles E. Butterworth,
Emeritus Professor, University of Maryland, USA,
in recognition of outstanding scholarly service to the study of Islamic political philosophy and medieval Arabic giving academic prominence to advanced Islamic philosophical discourse and its relevance for the current era. |
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| PUBLICATIONS: |
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Zaki Badawi Memorial Lecture No. 3: A Shared Past for a Shared Future by Martin Rose. In this third Zaki Badawi Memorial Lecture, Martin Rose argues that history is as often a polemical weapon as a dispassionate exploration of the past. It can, at worst, support entrenched positions and inhibit understanding – but it also offers solutions to difficult questions of identity and belonging in
today’s Europe.
Paperback: £2.95 (ISBN: 978–1–56564–447–2). Available for free download (pdf).
31 pages. Co-published by AMSS (UK) and The British Council: 2009 |
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Citizenship, Security & Democracy: Muslim Engagement with the West edited by Wanda Krause. Selected Papers from the Citizenship, Security, and Democracy conference held on 1–3 September, 2006, organised by the Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS UK) and the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA). Click here for CSD Press Release (pdf)
Hardback: £17.99 (ISBN: 978–1–56564–444–1)
Paperback: £12.99 (ISBN: 978–1–56564–443–4)
Hbk/Pbk: 308 pages.
Co-published by AMSS (UK) and SETA (Turkey): October 2009 |
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| British Muslims: Media Guide by Ehsan
Masood is a brand new publication launched on 22nd May 2006. The book describes
Britain’s Muslim communities, their history, their present and future.
Published by the British Council, and Association of Muslim Social Scientists
(UK). Buy the book: Price £5.00, ISBN: 0-86355-569-1; or download the
book in pdf format from: http://www.britishcouncil.org/scotland-enews-june-2006-british-muslims-book-mailing.pdf A translation into Arabic has been produced. Please contact the British Council for
availability. |
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| Muslims On Education position paper launched 9th June 2004. It was with great pleasure that The Association of
Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS UK) in association with The Forum Against
Islamophobia & Racism (FAIR), FED2000 (For
Education & Development) and The Muslim
College London UK, launched their position paper entitled "Muslims on
Education" at the House of Lords on 9th June 2004. The hosts for this
launch were the Rt. Hon. Baroness Uddin of Bethnal Green and Dr. Shaikh Zaki
Badawi KBE OBE. The Minister of State for Schools David Miliband MP was also in attendance and took
questions following addresses by the Rt. Hon. Baroness Uddin, Dr. Shaikh Zaki
Badawi, Dr. Anas Al-Shaikh-Ali, Mohammed Siddique Seddon, Lord Ahmad of
Rotherham and Dr. Nasim Butt. It is hoped that this paper will initiate
discussion between the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and
representatives from the Muslim Community, to help faciliate the formulation,
development and implementation of an inclusive educational strategy for the UK.
An electronic/printable copy of the position paper can be downloaded by clicking here (PDF). |
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| The Challenge of Pluralism and the Middle Way of
Islam, the first in the series of AMSS (UK)
Occasional Papers, by Dr. Jeremy Henzell-Thomas points to the 'middle way' as an
important area of convergence between the West and Islam with the vision of a
spiritually deeper and more multiculturally aware social order, to restore
mankind's sense of balance, beauty, harmony and justice. Click
here for more information on AMSS (UK) publications. |
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| AMSS(UK) Newsletter No. 7. A 20-page issue No. 7 of the AMSS (UK)
Newsletter is now available. This issue also contains a review of the Fiqh for
Minorities conference held in February 2004 in London, UK; and the Islam in
Higher Education conference held in January 2005 in Birmingham, UK. Those
interested in receiving a copy of this issue please e-mail/fax your name and
address details to us (click here for our contact details). Alternatively,
you may view/download a printable electronic copy by clicking here (PDF). |
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| SPECIALIST GROUPS: |
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The AMSS intends to establish a number of
specialist groups in various areas of the social sciences and provide support
to these groups to organize workshops in issues related to their own
disciplines. The AMSS intends to begin with the formation of the following
specialist groups:
This activity will be coordinated with FAIR (Forum Against
Islamophobia & Racism) as well as other organisations working in these two
areas. Those interested in joining these groups or coordinating their
activities, please write to the AMSS (UK) Executive Committee sending your
name, address and a short CV. For more information on the AMSS (UK) Specialist
Groups as and when it becomes available, please click on the 'S.Groups'
navigation button on the left or click here. More information
about FAIR can be found on their website: http://www.fairuk.org/ |
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| 'NEMRO' RESEARCH INITIATIVE: |
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| The AMSS (UK) and SETA (Turkey) have led
an initiative to create a Network for European Muslim Research Organisations.
The aim of the network is to coordinate between various research organisations
to work together, support each other ,and coordinate activities. The By-Laws
are currently being drafted to be followed by a first meeting. Among other
founding members are the Centre for Advanced Studies (Sarajevo), IIIT (UK),
AMSS France, AMSS Germany and several others. |
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| MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: |
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| Members will receive complimentary copies
of A.J.I.S.S. (American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences) and
(for those who know arabic) Islamiyat Al-Ma'rifah. Note that AMSS (UK)
members and students are usually entitled to a discount for conference fees. If
you are not a member already then how about joining today to get your discount
for forthcoming conferences and also enjoy the other membership benefits as
well. Click here for a printable membership form (PDF). |
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