CREEPING CRISIS FOR MUSLIMS; DIAGNOSIS & REMEDIES

LEARNING EYE Academic Staff Association International Islamic University is holding a talk/discussion on:

CREEPING CRISIS FOR MUSLIMS; DIAGNOSIS & REMEDIES
The talk will be delivered by Dr. Manzoor Ahmad, Rector IIUI

There is no second opinion that Muslims, for the last few centuries, are in crisis which encompasses intellectual, social, economic & religious spheres to the extent that it seems that the whole fabric of the Muslim entity is at stake. Every passing day begets new & unprecedented addition to the existing state of affairs.

Since the inception of the crisis, Muslim mind is endeavoring to react, analyze, adjust, adopt, adapt or synchronize itself with the off-shoots of this crisis. Of these endeavors, we see that varied & diversified approaches are in vogue e.g. Some seek refuge in the glories of the past suggesting that either this crisis does not prevail or it will disappear automatically with the passage of time, a few others try to provide tailor made solutions, still others put emphasis on the dire need of internal reformation.

The questions that arise from the proposed theme are not only numerous in number but they are pinching too; what are the causes of this crisis? Why Muslims have been unable to address it properly? Are our efforts limited to the symptoms? Does our blaming & complaining attitude yield results? What do Muslim lack in the presence of so many remedies? Have we been unable to grasp the modern sensibilities? Or have we been unable to comprehend Islam in the contemporary context? Why our efforts have been a failure or even counterproductive?

You are requested to contribute in this Talk/discussion session with the best you have; be it a precise question, an opinion, a reading or a thought process. We are ‘Learning Eye’ committed & open to all that “which is for the good of mankind (& hence) remains on earth” (Quran: 13/17)

The lingua franca of the talk/discussion would be either English or Urdu or both.

The schedule of the program is as followed:

Day: Saturday,
Date: 11th October 2008
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Venue: Seminar Room, Central Library IIU H-10 Sector Islamabad

For more information please contact:

Inam ul Haq Ghazi
Tel. 051-9019607
Email: ighazi@iiu.edu.pk