Pakistan

Muslim world Conference on contemporary issues

Muslim conference elicits unusual interest due to charged atmosphere generated in the wake of the blasphemy debate.

Express January 24, 2011

A two-day international conference on ‘Islam and State: Practice and Perceptions in Pakistan and the Contemporary Muslim World’ opening on Tuesday at the Islamic University is eliciting unusual interest, possibly due to the charged atmosphere generated in the wake of the blasphemy debate.

There has been a rush on invitations which the organisers are finding hard to meet in view of the limited seating capacity of the venue and security concerns.

A press release issued by Islamabad Policy Research Institute on Sunday announced that only people carrying invitation cards will be admitted to the conference.

The conference is being organised to address the dichotomy between belief and practice that is prevalent in the present day Muslim world. Leading national and international scholars will participate in the dialogue.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 24^th, 2011.

COMMENTS (10)

maryam khalil | 13 years ago | Reply as a muslim in my point of veiw this is a very important conference for the muslim unity and hope this conference should work for the benefit of islamic community as well.and this type of confrences helps in the development of islamic world-system.

alisaad | 13 years ago | Reply @mohammed+abbasi: is this abbasi, if i am right from Birmingham?

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Babruk | 13 years ago | Reply i hope nobody presents a paper filled with all praise for the killer of the governor. if somone does, I wouldn't be surprised. if lawyers can adorn a killer with wreaths of flowers then what do you expect from this society. the society and its concept of justice is lopsided

M M Malik | 13 years ago | Reply "...dichotomy between belief and practice...." Our Holy Prophet (saw) is Rahmat-lil-Alameen and his spiritual high station can only be defended by following his footsteps and not by taking lives. God has ordained no worldly punishment for blasphemy.

Asad Badruddin | 13 years ago | Reply I hope they put the videos up somewhere?

awawu | 13 years ago | Reply i want to know the reason islamic lectures based on the end time are not been delivered

Hassan Wali | 13 years ago | Reply I also want to attend it.. Can any one help me? Plz.

Mila | 13 years ago | Reply @mohammed+abbasi: Yes agree we need more diversity. Also it need not only be so called islamic scholars but different groups should also be invited so we can have a discussion. I would like to know why a woman is only considered half the witness of a man, I would like to know why women are not given as much inheretance as a man, I would like to know why we must always blame the jews and christians for our problems, I would like to know why we have so much violence among Muslims even though we claim to be a religion of peace....

mohammed+abbasi | 13 years ago | Reply strange that a more diverse group of muslims were not found for this conference.... Mohammed Abbasi Co-Director Association of British Muslims

Aisha Khan - Relationship | 13 years ago | Reply We really need to unite for the greater cause...

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