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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180419
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SUMMARY:3rd USPPIP Team Meeting and Workshop: Maslaha\, Siyasa and Good Governance: Shari'a and Society
DESCRIPTION:A challenge for the Islamic Shari’a is that it should span from a religious ideal to a social and political reality. Islamic thinkers have long discussed whether this should primarily take the form of a fixed set of rules to be applied “because God has said so”\, or whether these rules reflect a divine intention (Ar. maqasid) which humans can grasp\, the intention of welfare for mankind (maslaha). If the latter\, should Muslims seek the rules and methods that best furthers these intentions in contemporary society? This has been a central issue for reform and modifications of Islamic practices for centuries\, as well as today. \nLinked to this discussion is the issue of authority. The Shari’a gives the state (the “ruler”) the authority to implement rules and make decisions beyond the literal rules of the Shari’a when they follow its intentions\, this is called siyasa shar’iya\, “Shari’a politics”. How the limits for the state’s freedom of action within Shari’a thinking goes\, depends on the relationship between the ruler and the religious authorities at any time. \nHow are these topics discussed today? This workshop will focus on the use of concepts such as maslaha and siyasa in Islamic discussion of reform and orthopraxy. To what degree do Islamic NGOs appeal to maslala in their activities? To what degree do Muslim thinkers today use the terms of siyasa  and maslaha in their discussions of state activities and laws in Muslim\, mixed and non-Muslim states? A central concept for many state-oriented NGOs is “good governance”. This term\, which may be used for accountability of the ruler\, or more widely for works promoting democratic practices\, is in many ways akin to “promotion of public welfare”\, i.e. maslaha. \nThe object of this workshop is to see the relationship between these modern ideas of reform and the classical fiqh debates on the same topics. Do modern Islamic thinkers refer to the classical debates at all; and if so\, are the fiqh concepts simply used as rhetoric\, putting a classical name to a modernist concept\, or are contemporary debates informed about the classical fiqh argument? How is the fiqh debates of the past used in the present? \nKeynotes speakers will be: \nFelicitas Opwis\, Georgtown University \nMohammad Fadel\, University of Toronto \nThe workshop will also include participants from civil society organizations.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/3rd-usppip-team-meeting-and-workshop-maslaha-siyasa-and-good-governance-sharia-and-society/
LOCATION:University of Bergen\, Norway
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180419
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180421
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CREATED:20171030T161124Z
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SUMMARY:Maslaha\, Siyasa and Good Governance: Shari’a and Society Workshop
DESCRIPTION:On the 19th – 20th April 2018\, the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Bergen will host the workshop Maslaha\, Siyasa and Good Governance: Shari’a and Society. We are pleased to announce the Call for Paper proposals for this two-day event organised as part of the Humanities in the European Research Area ( HERA) “Uses of the Past” joint research programme. \nA challenge for the Islamic Shari’a is that it should span from a religious ideal to a social and political reality. Islamic thinkers have long discussed whether this should primarily take the form of a fixed set of rules to be applied “because God has said so”\, or whether these rules reflect a divine intention (Ar. maqasid) which humans can grasp\, the intention of welfare for mankind (maslaha). If the latter\, should Muslims seek the rules and methods that best furthers these intentions in contemporary society? This has been a central issue for reform and modifications of Islamic practices for centuries\, as well as today. \nLinked to this discussion is the issue of authority. The Shari’a gives the state (the “ruler”) the authority to implement rules and make decisions beyond the literal rules of the Shari’a when they follow its intentions\, this is called siyasa shar’iya\, “Shari’a politics”. How the limits for the state’s freedom of action within Shari’a thinking goes\, depends on the relationship between the ruler and the religious authorities at any time. \nHow are these topics discussed today? This workshop will focus on the use of concepts such as maslaha and siyasa in Islamic discussion of reform and orthopraxy. To what degree do Islamic NGOs appeal to maslala in their activities? To what degree do Muslim thinkers today use the terms of siyasa  and maslaha in their discussions of state activities and laws in Muslim\, mixed and non-Muslim states? A central concept for many state-oriented NGOs is “good governance”. This term\, which may be used for accountability of the ruler\, or more widely for works promoting democratic practices\, is in many ways akin to “promotion of public welfare”\, i.e. maslaha. \nThe object of this workshop is to see the relationship between these modern ideas of reform and the classical fiqh debates on the same topics. Do modern Islamic thinkers refer to the classical debates at all; and if so\, are the fiqh concepts simply used as rhetoric\, putting a classical name to a modernist concept\, or are contemporary debates informed about the classical fiqh argument? How is the fiqh debates of the past used in the present? \nKeynotes speakers will be: \nFelicitas Opwis\, Georgtown University \nMohammad Fadel\, University of Toronto
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/maslaha-siyasa-and-good-governance-sharia-and-society-workshop/
LOCATION:University of Bergen\, Norway
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180301
DTSTAMP:20260613T233944
CREATED:20180122T175515Z
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SUMMARY:Uses of the Past in Islamic Legal Thought and Practice: Summer School 8th -14th July 2018\, University of Exeter\, UK
DESCRIPTION:Call for Applications \nThe Understanding Shari`a Project is organising an all-expenses paid summer school for the 7-14th July on the project theme of ‘uses of the past’ in Islamic Law\, to be hosted by the University of Exeter.  The deadline for applications is February 28th.  Anyone in the final 18 months of their PhD\, or within 18 months of the completion of their degree\, is most welcome to apply.  Participant expenses will be covered from the project budget (including food\, board and flights as necessary). For more information please click here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/uses-of-the-past-in-islamic-legal-thought-and-practice-summer-school-8th-14th-july-2018-university-of-exeter-uk/
LOCATION:University of Exeter
CATEGORIES:Applications,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180112
DTSTAMP:20260613T233944
CREATED:20171030T154034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171030T154034Z
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SUMMARY:Islamic Law and Sexuality Conference 9th – 11th January 2018\, University of Exeter
DESCRIPTION:This two day workshop aims to investigate questions of Islamic law and sexuality\, broadly conceived\, including but not limited to such subjects as il/legitimate sex\, communal perceptions of sexuality\, marriage\, sexual violence\, gender\, concubinage and sexual consent.  We are interested in shifting patterns of argumentation and in the formation of legal categories; how did pre-modern jurists conceptualise the legitimate expression of sexuality\, for example?  How have these boundaries shifted in the modern period?  How have modern jurists and others drawn on the legacy of the past in thinking through these questions?  And what are some of the fundamental dynamics underlying these processes of change?  Our papers address the construction of these categories and their reformulation in the modern period.  For the purposes of this workshop we are concerned with the fiqhī heritage itself as well as its representation and deployment in modern legal argument.  What did pre-modern jurists think about these subjects and how has thinking changed or otherwise; if so\, what explains these dis/continuities? \nKeynote lecture to be delivered by Kecia Ali.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/islamic-law-and-sexuality-conference-9th-11th-january-2018-university-of-exeter/
LOCATION:University of Exeter\, Exeter\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171124T080000
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SUMMARY:Governance and Violence in Islamic Law Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This one-day workshop is held under the auspices of the USPPIP project (Understanding Sharia: Past Perfect\, Imperfect Present) and will be hosted by the University of Exeter.  The workshop will cover the specific focus of two elements of the project – violence (studied by Exeter USPPIP research team) and governance (studied by the Bergen USPPIP research team).  The workshop will be convened by the USPPIP team members Drs Omar Anchassi and Eirik Hovden and Professors Robert Gleave and Knut Vikor.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/governance-and-violence-in-islamic-law-workshop/
LOCATION:University of Exeter\, Exeter\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops
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