2012 MECO CONFERENCE

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2012 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

ISLAM & HUMAN RIGHTS - The European Paradigm

  • Prominent Speakers
  • Idealogical Diversity
  • Interactive Workshops

Oxford University
28 - 30th September 2012

PREVIOUS MECO CONFERENCES

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2008

ISLAM AND FEMINISM: Text, Tradition and Theology

  • FRIDAY CONGREGATIONAL PRAYERS (JUMU’AH) with the sermon (khutbah) presented and prayers led by Professor Amina Wadud
  • 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

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