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Tourists in Our Homeland

Submitted by siteadmin on Mon, 03/09/2020 - 09:40

Some people can enter only Palestinian territories, while others can only enter occupied territories; and many cannot enter either, as long as Palestine is under occupation. 

Learn more about how Palestinians got to where they are today. Take a tour around the country and get to know the people through the eyes of a Palestinian visiting her homeland for the first time.

Speaker:

Bayan Khaled,
Research Fellow, College of Islamic Studies
 

Morality and Childhood

Submitted by siteadmin on Mon, 03/09/2020 - 09:37

Educating children to actualize the “good child” model has been considered a moral obligation by various societies and communities throughout history. However, the exact parameters and criteria of this aspired model sometimes vary due to socio-religious and cultural factors. 

Religious Tolerance: A Catalyst for Peaceful Coexistence

Submitted by siteadmin on Mon, 03/09/2020 - 09:34

Co-sponsored by the College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), and the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID), this specialized roundtable discussion explores the theme of religious tolerance. The focus will be on the Middle East but will highlight Qatar’s unique role in promoting religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence.

 

Women and Religious Knowledge: Producers or Consumers?

Submitted by siteadmin on Mon, 03/09/2020 - 09:17

Feminist studies have recently shifted the focus from women rights and their position in society to the role of women in producing religious knowledge. Thus, women active participation in research conferences and symposia has become a must and missing women in such events is now increasingly frowned upon. Since about three decades, women started to produce a distinctively feminist religious knowledge.

Speakers:

Maker Majlis - Youth Advocacy Edition

Submitted by siteadmin on Mon, 03/09/2020 - 09:13

The aim of this program is to address the direct involvement of adolescents and youth in the design processes of stakeholder institutions, using the Human-Centered Design approach, which is a collaborative and creative problem-solving methodology. It is aimed for youth to discover how they can bring the problems in their daily lives to the national agenda of the country.

Law, Empire, and the Sultan: Ottoman Imperial Authority in Late Hanafi Jurisprudence

Submitted by siteadmin on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 16:51

This lecture explores imperial authority in Hanafi legal works from the Ottoman world of the 16th to 19th centuries CE, casting new light on the understudied late Hanafi jurists. Discussions will center on the probative value and authority that these jurists assigned to the orders and edicts of the Ottoman sultan.