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Annual Conference
ISLAM AND JIHAD
Theology and Politics
WOLFSON COLLEGE
OXFORD UNIVERSITY
Saturday, 13th May 2006

PROGRAMME
8:15 - 9:00 am    Breakfast & Registration
9:00 - 11:00 am
PANEL ONE
THE CONCEPT OF JIHAD IN THE QUR'AN AND HADITH
  1. Mawlana Shahid Raza
  2. Imam Ibrahim Mogra
  3. Professor Richard Bonney
  4. Professor Abu Nasr Zayd
11:00 - 11:30 am    Morning Coffee
11:30 - 1:15 pm
PANEL TWO
THE DEVELOPMENT OF JIHAD IN EARLY / MEDIEVAL ISLAM
  1. Shaykh Michael Mumisa
  2. Dr Sajjid Rizvi
  3. Professor Yahya Michot
  4. Dr Malise Ruthven
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm    MIDDAY PRAYERS & LUNCH
Keynote Presentation - Dr. Kenneth Cragg
  THE RIGHT JIHAD FOR TODAY
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
PANEL THREE
THE EVOLUTION OF JIHAD IN THE MODERN PERIOD
  1. Dr Gharda Karmi
  2. Dr Charles Allen
  3. Professor Natana Delong-Bas
  4. Dr Azzam Tamimi
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm    Afternoon Tea
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
PANEL FOUR
THE MANIFESTATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY JIHAD
  1. Imam Yusuf al-Khoei
  2. Dr Qudsia Mirza
  3. Dr Larbi Sadiki
  4. Dr Haifa Jawad


The conference fee is £25
(including morning coffee, three course lunch & afternoon tea)

For more details, or to book your place, telephone: 01865-766032
or Email: info@meco.org.uk

For details of last year's conference, click here

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