Dr. Tariq Ramadan, Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom will deliver a lecture on "Globalization and the Redefinition of Muslim Identity: Challenges and Opportunities" on Friday, the 4th of July, 2008 at 6:15 P.M. at the Faisal Mosque Campus of International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI). It is being organized by the Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue, IIUI. And here is a profile of the visiting scholar.The leading Islamic thinker among Europe's Muslim immigrants, the Geneva-based author and university lecturer Tariq Said Ramadan, with a measured delivery of an academic, purports his ingenuous interpretation of Islam in a bid to bridge Islamic values and Western culture.
Born on September 26, 1962, Tariq Said Ramadan is an academician, theologian, teacher and scholar. Included in time Magazine's top 100 thinkers and innovators of the 21st century, he belongs to a new generation of Islamic reformers and thinkers engaged in the application of Islamic values within a modern pluralistic context. As one of the most noted intellectuals in the West, Ramadan advocates the studying and reinterpretation of Islamic texts and emphasizes the heterogeneous nature of Islamic society. He evokes both respect and criticism on account of the intensity and scope of his thoughts.
Ramadan holds MA in Philosophy and French literature and PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Geneva. He is a Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Oxford (UK) and a Visiting Professor, holding the chair "Identity and Citizenship" at Erasmus University (the Netherlands). He is also a Senior Research Fellow at St Antony's College (Oxford), Dosisha University (Kyoto, Japan) and at the Lokahi Foundation (London).
Ramadan is currently President of the European think tank "European Muslim Network" (EMN) in Brussels. Through his writings and lectures he has contributed substantially to the debate on the issues of Muslims in the West and Islamic revival in the Muslim world. He is active both at the academic and grassroots levels lecturing extensively throughout the world on social justice and dialogue between civilizations.
His major works include: In the Footsteps of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad, 2007; Western Muslims and the Future of Islam, 2004; Jihad, Violence, War and Peace in Islam, 2002; Islam, the West, and the Challenge of Modernity, 2001; and To Be a European Muslim, 1999. He has authored more than 20 books and has also contributed 700 articles in edited books, academic reviews, and magazines. Ramadan's famous book, To Be a European Muslim, written in English is being translated in German, Italian and Dutch languages. And Ramadan's message isn't intended for Muslims alone. "The real question is about spirituality," he says, "If the presence of Muslims leads Europeans to think about who they are and what they believe in, that has to be positive." Ramadan's contribution is critical in highlighting Islam as an integral part of Europe's religious landscape. He may be contacted through Mr. Zakir Muhammad Jauhar, Director (A&F), IRD, IIUI. Phone Number 051-2253285, 9262048
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