Social, Ethical, Political, and Policy Implications Of Interpretations Of Islam’s Foundational Text: The Qur’an

APPENDIX I: CONFERENCE PROGRAM

November 10, 2010

9:00am — 9:30am

Registration

9:30am — 10:00am

Opening Session

Mustapha Tlili, Founder and Director, NYU Center for Dialogues (U.S.)

In Memory of Mohamed Arkoun, Professor Emeritus of the History Islamic Thought, Sorbonne (Algeria/France, 1928–2010)

Abdelmajid Charfi, Professor Emeritus of Arab Civilization and Islamic Thought, University of Tunis (Tunisia)

10:00am — 1:00pm

Session I

Normative Islam Versus Historical Islam: A Critical Distinction for Our Times and the Modern Epistemological Tools that Make It Possible

The ideas of Mohamed Arkoun (Algeria/France): Robert Lee, Professor of Political Science, Colorado College (U.S.)

The ideas of Muhammad Shahrur (Syria): Andreas Christmann, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam, University of Manchester, U.K. (Germany)

Abdelmajid Charfi

Discussant:

Stefan Wild, Professor Emeritus of Semitic Languages and Islamic Studies, University of Bonn (Germany)

Floor Discussion

1:00pm — 2:30pm

Lunch

2:30pm — 5:30pm

Session II

Interpreting the Qur’an, Responding to the Challenges of the Modern World: Muslim Societies at a Crossroads

Mohammad Amin Abdullah, Professor of Islamic Studies, Sunan K. Islamic State University, Yogyakarta (Indonesia)

Mahmoud Hussein (Adel Rifaat and Bahgat El Nadi), Political Scientists and Islamologists (Egypt/France)

Discussant:

Dale Eickelman, Professor of Anthropology and Human Relations, Dartmouth College (U.S.)

Floor Discussion