ISLAM & HUMAN RIGHTS – The European Paradigm
- Prominent Speakers
- Idealogical Diversity
- Interactive Workshops
Oxford University
28 – 30th September 2012
PREVIOUS MECO CONFERENCES
2008
ISLAM AND FEMINISM: Text, Tradition and Theology
- FRIDAY CONGREGATIONAL PRAYERS (JUMU’AH) with the sermon (khutbah)
- THE QUR’AN AND WOMEN
- WOMEN IN THE AHADITH
- THE SHARI’AH (ISLAMIC LAW) AND WOMEN
- CONTEMPORARY MUSLIM WOMEN AND ISLAMIC THEOLOGY
Keynote speakers
- Professor Margot Badran– Islamic Feminism Fast-Forward
- Professor Amina Wadud– Qur’an, Reform and Interpretation
2006
ISLAM AND JIHAD: Theology and Politics
- THE CONCEPT OF JIHAD IN THE QUR’AN AND HADITH
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF JIHAD IN EARLY / MEDIEVAL ISLAM
- THE EVOLUTION OF JIHAD IN THE MODERN PERIOD
- THE MANIFESTATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY JIHAD
Keynote speaker – Dr. Kenneth Cragg – THE RIGHT JIHAD FOR TODAY
2005
British Muslims:Exclusion or Engagement?
- MUSLIM IDENTITY IN CONTEMPORARY BRITAIN
- CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR MUSLIMS IN THE UK TODAY
- FAITH & POLITICS IN THE BRITISH MUSLIM COMMUNITY
- MUSLIM WOMEN, FAMILY & YOUTH IN BRITAIN
Keynote speaker – Sir Ian Blair – The role of British Muslims in UK public life