2021 CILIS Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference
Wednesday 10 November, 2021
This conference aims to bring together postgraduate students, from around Australia and overseas, who are researching topics relating to Islam. In 2021, the conference will be held online, via Zoom.
Within a supportive and collegial atmosphere, this conference brings together students and senior academic mentors with similar interests.
Special sessions on thesis-writing and small-group feedback on student research will be included in the program.
Participants will be mentored by leading scholars and researchers, who will also chair the Panels.
Examples of possible presentation and panels include (but are not limited to):
- Islam and Education
- Islamic Thinking
- Muslims and Gender
- Muslims and Modernity
- Islam and Identity
Apply to Present a Paper
Note: Applicants must be current postgraduate students studying in any research area relating to Islam.
Call for Papers
If you are a current postgraduate student studying in any research area relating to Islam, you may like to consider presenting a paper at the conference. You will gain invaluable feedback from fellow students, as well as leading scholars and researchers.
Examples of possible presentations and panels include (but are not limited to):
- Islam and Education
- Islamic Thinking
- Muslims and Gender
- Muslims and Modernity
- Islam and Identity
APPLY TO PRESENT
Required materials for application:
1) biography (strictly 100 words max.)
2) abstract (strictly 100 words max.)
3) complete and submit online form CALL FOR PAPERS by 5pm, Friday 24 September 2021
If you would like further information, please email law-cilis@unimelb.edu.au
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the conference will be held via Zoom this year. The number of speakers will also be strictly limited to a total of 15 speakers. Please apply early to ensure a chance of being included in the conference.
DATES FOR THE DIARY
Monday 16 August - Registration for conference opens - speakers and observers
Friday 24 September - Deadline for CALL FOR PAPERS
Friday 8 October - Notification of successful applications
Wednesday 10 November - 17th Annual CILIS Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference
This is an online conference, so we have made some changes to procedures to ensure you are able to participate fully in the conference discussions.
- The conference sessions will be ‘live’ and will take place via Zoom.
- The conference will be recorded.
- Presenters will present for 15 minutes, talking about the main aspects, issues and arguments of the papers.
- The rest of the session will be devoted to discussion about all papers.
- Participants can type their questions in the 'Chat' section of Zoom, or can use the 'raise hand' function to ask a question.
- Directly after each Panel, the Mentor and Panel members will go into a ‘breakout room’ to further discuss the papers.
Conference Program
The conference will take place on Wednesday 10 November, 2021
Melbourne time - GMT+10: 10:00am-4:00pm
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Times shown are in GMT+10 (Melbourne time).
10:00AM-10:15AM | OPENING OF CONFERENCE | Professor Tim Lindsey, Director, Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne |
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SESSION 1: ISLAM AND RADICALISM | Mentor: Associate Professor Greg Fealy, Department of Political and Social Change, Australian National University | |
10:15AM-10:30AM | Australian Young Muslims Engagement in Countering Violent Extremists (CVE): Towards Effective Community Engagement Model | Mr Emad Al-hammadin, PhD Candidate, The University of South Australia |
10:30AM-10:45AM | Islamic Values in Education: Growing Intolerance in Indonesian Public Schools | Ms Dissa Julia Paputungan, PhD Candidate, Humboldt University of Berlin |
10:45AM-11:00AM | Discussion | |
Discussion in Breakout room for Panellists and Mentor | ||
SESSION 2: ISLAM, GENDER AND SEXUALITY | Mentor: Dr Dina Afrianty, Research Fellow, La Trobe University Law School | |
11:00AM-11:15AM | Anti-Modernist Islam? Women’s Rights in Afghanistan and the Taliban | Mr Murtaza Mohiqi, PhD Candidate, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad |
11:15AM-11:30AM | Repressive Pluralism and Islamist Women: A Case Study of Muslimah Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia | Mr Muhammad Ammar Hidayahtulloh, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland |
11:30AM-11:45AM | Of Agency, Allah, and Authority: The Making of a Divine Trial among Muslims with Same-Sex Attraction in Indonesia | Mr Febi Ramadhan, PhD Candidate, Northwestern University |
11:45AM-12:00PM | Discussion | |
Discussion in Breakout room for Panellists and Mentor | ||
SESSION 3: ISLAMIC THOUGHT | Mentor: Professor Tim Lindsey, Director, Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne | |
12:00PM-12:15PM | Liberation Theology within Nahdlatul Ulama: Abdurrahman Wahid Ideas and Legacies on Poverty and Development Issues in Indonesia | Mr Ahalla Tsauro, Masters Candidate, National University of Singapore |
12:15PM-12:30PM | Al-Qānūn al-kulī in al-Rāzī, al-Falsafah and Ibn Taymīyah, between Reason and Tradition | Mr Julio César Cárdenas Arenas, PhD Candidate, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain; Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia |
12:30PM-12:45PM | Resolving Lexical Ambiguity in Translations of Jurisprudential Terminologies in Inheritance Law | Mrs Maha Shamakhi, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne |
12:45PM-1:00PM | Discussion | |
Discussion in Breakout room for Panellists and Mentor | ||
1:00PM-2:00PM | LUNCH BREAK | |
SESSION 4: ISLAM, CULTURE AND SOCIETY I | Mentor: Dr Nadirsyah Hosen, Faculty of Law, Monash University | |
2:00PM-2:15PM | Revisiting Ecological Islam in Indonesia: From Green Mosque, Eco-Madrasah | Ms Stania Puspawardhani, PhD Candidate, IPB University Indonesia |
2:15PM-2:30PM | Education and Democratization in Indonesia: The Case of Makassar | Ms Mutmainna Syam, PhD Candidate, Humboldt University of Berlin |
2:30PM-2:45PM | How Muslims use Compassion to Overcome Major Life Crises: A Psycho-spiritual Analysis of Compassion | Ms Nasreen Hanifi, PhD Candidate, Charles Sturt University and Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation |
2:45PM-3:00PM | Discussion | |
Discussion in Breakout room for Panellists and Mentor | ||
SESSION 5: ISLAM, CULTURE AND SOCIETY II | Mentor: Professor Jamhari Makruf, Vice Rector, Indonesian International Islamic University | |
3:00PM-3:15PM | The Concept of Human as a Khalifa (Vicegerent): A Religious Requirement in Complying and Realising the Responsibilities for Preserving Faith in Allah | Ms Zanirah Mustafa, PhD Candidate, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) |
3:15PM-3:30PM | The Involvement Pattern of Authors on Mosque Architecture Historical Writings in Malaysia | Ms Siti Hajar Aziz, Masters Candidate, University of Malaya |
3:30PM-3:55PM | Discussion | |
Discussion in Breakout room for Panellists and Mentor | ||
3:55PM-4:00PM | CLOSE OF CONFERENCE | Dr Helen Pausacker, Deputy Director, Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne |
Speakers
- Mr Emad Al-hammadin
The University of South Australia
- Ms Siti Hajar Aziz
University of Malaya
- Mr Julio César Cárdenas Arenas
Complutense University of Madrid, Spain; Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia
- Ms Nasreen Hanifi
Charles Sturt University and Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation
- Mr Muhammad Ammar Hidayahtulloh
The University of Queensland
- Mr Murtaza Mohiqi
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
- Ms Zanirah Mustafa
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA)
- Ms Dissa Julia Paputungan
Humboldt University of Berlin
- Ms Stania Puspawardhani
IPB University Indonesia
- Mr Febi Ramadhan
Northwestern University
- Mrs Maha Shamakhi
The University of Melbourne
- Mr Hamza Surbuland
The University of Melbourne
- Ms Mutmainna Syam
Humboldt University of Berlin
- Mr Ahalla Tsauro
National University of Singapore