International Conference on Civilisational Dialogue
(IConCiDi) 2017
(IConCiDi)
HIGHLIGHT
The International Conference on Civilisational Dialogue (IConCiDi) 2017 with the overall theme on “Dynamics of Cultural Diversity”, was held from 16-17th May, 2017 in conjunction with the Center’s twentieth anniversary at the Royale Chulan Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. A number of experts, paper presenters, and participants came together to jointly make the conference a success. There were 21 paper presenters from five different countries; Taiwan, China, Netherland, Brunei, and Indonesia, and from public and private universities around Malaysia.
The conference hosted two keynote speakers discussing two significant contemporary global issues and events relevant to the theme of the conference. Professor Dato’ Mohammad Abu Bakar from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences spoke on “‘Caliphate Writ Large?: The Globalization of Islamic Values and The Clash of Cultures’ in which Professor Mohammad Abu Bakar deliberated about the different interpretations of the caliphate that had an impact on the understanding of Islam and the acceptance of Islamic values.
“‘Celebratory Neutrality?: Lessons from India’s Constitutional Secularism’ was the title of a keynote delivered by Dr Ronojoy Sen, Institute of South Asian Studies and the South Asian Studies Programme, National University of Singapore. Dr Ronojoy eloquently presented the dynamics of the current Indian dilemma of promoting secularism and accepting religious pluralism (see appendix B for the keynote abstract). Both these keynotes were delivered on the 16th and 17th of May, 2017 respectively.
These keynote addresses attracted a few embassy officials from Iran, and Pakistan in addition to the overall attendees. Others who attended the keynote address and opening ceremony include Mr. Peter Chang, from
The conference hosted two keynote speakers discussing two significant contemporary global issues and events relevant to the theme of the conference. Professor Dato’ Mohammad Abu Bakar from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences spoke on “‘Caliphate Writ Large?: The Globalization of Islamic Values and The Clash of Cultures’ in which Professor Mohammad Abu Bakar deliberated about the different interpretations of the caliphate that had an impact on the understanding of Islam and the acceptance of Islamic values.
“‘Celebratory Neutrality?: Lessons from India’s Constitutional Secularism’ was the title of a keynote delivered by Dr Ronojoy Sen, Institute of South Asian Studies and the South Asian Studies Programme, National University of Singapore. Dr Ronojoy eloquently presented the dynamics of the current Indian dilemma of promoting secularism and accepting religious pluralism (see appendix B for the keynote abstract). Both these keynotes were delivered on the 16th and 17th of May, 2017 respectively.
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The International Conference on Civilisational Dialogue (IConCiDi) 2017 with the overall theme on “Dynamics of Cultural Diversity”, was held from 16-17th May 2017 in conjunction with the Center’s twentieth anniversary at the Royale Chulan Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. A number of experts, paper presenters, and participants came together to jointly make the conference a success. There were 21 paper presenters from five different countries; Brunei, Indonesia, Taiwan, China and the Netherlands, and from the public and private universities in Malaysia.
The conference hosted two keynote speakers discussing two significant contemporary global issues and events relevant to the theme of the conference. Professor Dato’ Mohammad Abu Bakar from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences spoke on “‘Caliphate Writ Large?: The Globalisation of Islamic Values and The Clash of Cultures’ in which he deliberated upon the different interpretations of the caliphate that had an impact on the understanding of Islam and the acceptance of Islamic values.
“‘Celebratory Neutrality?: Lessons from India’s Constitutional Secularism’ was the title of a keynote delivered by Dr Ronojoy Sen, Institute of South Asian Studies and the South Asian Studies Programme, National University of Singapore. Dr Ronojoy eloquently presented the dynamics of the current Indian dilemma of promoting secularism and accepting religious pluralism (see appendix B for the keynote abstract). Both these keynotes were delivered on the 16th and 17th of May, 2017 respectively.
These keynote addresses attracted a few embassy officials from Iran, and Pakistan in addition to the overall attendees. Others who attended the keynote address and opening ceremony include Mr. Peter Chang, from International Chinese Studies, University of Malaya, Ms. Liva Sreedharan
Prof. Dato Mohamad Abu Bakar delivering his keynote address
Dr Ronojoy Sen, National University of Singapore, delivering his keynote address