‘Islam and Covid-19 in Indonesia’
Online Conference
9 November, 2021
Hosted by:
Indonesian Democracy Hallmark Research Initiative (IDeHaRI)
Co-hosted by:
Indonesian International Islamic University (UIII)
Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society (CILIS), The University of Melbourne
National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies, The University of Melbourne
Covid-19 has had a dramatic impact in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim society and home to some of the world’s largest Muslim organisations, with high levels of infection and many deaths. This online conference, a joint initiative of the new Indonesian International Islamic University and the University of Melbourne, explores how Muslims and Islamic institutions have responded to the pandemic. Leading experts from Indonesia and Australia will debate a wide range of issues, including Muslim leadership and the responses of women leaders, Islam and disaster management, the impact on Islamic education (pesantren and universities), and the politics of halal vaccination, among others.
Prominent speakers will cover the following topics:
- Islamic thought and responses to Covid-19;
- Covid-19, Islam and disaster management;
- Covid-19 and Islamic leadership;
- Women, Islam and Covid-19;
- The role of Islamic women in community groups during the pandemic;
- The impact of the pandemic on pesantren;
- The impact of the pandemic on Islamic higher education; and
- Halal and vaccination issues.
The conference will be followed the next day by the CILIS Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference on 10 November 2021.
Conference Program
The conference will take place on:
Tuesday 9 November, 2021
Melbourne time - GMT+11: 2:00pm-5:00pm
Jakarta time - GMT+7: 10:00am-1:00pm
***Please note this program is still subject to change.
INTRODUCTION | 2:00-2:10PM | Professor Tim Lindsey Professor Jamhari Makruf | |
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PANEL 1 Chairperson: Professor Tim Lindsey | 2:10-2:25PM | Professor Abdullah Saeed | Responses to Covid-19 and Islamic Thought |
2:25-2:40PM | Dr Syafiq Hasyim | Halal and Covid-19 Vaccination in Indonesia | |
2:40-2:55PM | Dr Eva Nisa | Relegitimising Religious Authority: Indonesian Women 'Ulamā' Amid Covid-19 | |
PANEL 1 DISCUSSION | 2:55-3:05PM | ||
PANEL 2 Chairperson: Dr Nadirsyah Hosen | 3:05-3:20PM | Professor Jamhari Makruf | Impact of the Pandemic on Pesantren |
3:20-3:35PM | Dr Laifa Hendarmin | Impact of the Pandemic on Islamic Higher Education | |
PANEL 2 DISCUSSION | 3:35-3:45PM | ||
PANEL 3 Chairperson: Dr Dave McRae | 3:45-4:00PM | Dr Yunita Faela Nisa | Religious Behaviour and Social Trust Amid Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesian Students |
4:00-4:15PM | Dr Nadirsyah Hosen | Covid-19 and Islamic Leadership | |
PANEL 3 DISCUSSION | 4:15-4:25PM | ||
GENERAL DISCUSSION AND CLOSE | 4:25-4:35PM | Professor Jamhari Makruf Dr Helen Pausacker |
Conference Guidelines
Speakers
- Syafiq Hasyim
Indonesian International Islamic University
Halal and Covid-19 Vaccination in Indonesia - Laifa Hendarmin
Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta
Impact of the Pandemic on Islamic Higher Education - Nadirsyah Hosen
Monash University
Covid-19 and Islamic Leadership - Tim Lindsey
The University of Melbourne
- Jamhari Makruf
Indonesian International Islamic University
Impact of the Pandemic on Pesantren - Rebecca Meckelburg
Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana
The Pandemic and Muslim Women's Leadership: Surprising Outcomes - Eva Nisa
Australian National University
Relegitimising Religious Authority: Indonesian Women 'Ulamā' Amid COVID-19 - Yunita Faela Nisa
State Islamic University Jakarta
Religious Behaviour and Social Trust Amid Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesian Students - Abdullah Saeed
The University of Melbourne
Responses to Covid-19 and Islamic Thought
This is an online Conference, and many of you will be attending from different time zones. We have therefore made some special arrangements to ensure you are able to participate fully in the conference discussions.
- The conference sessions will be ‘live’ and will take place via Zoom.
- Attendees can type their questions in the 'Chat' section of Zoom, and they will be answered live during the discussion.
- The language to be used in the conference is English.
Conference Registration
- This Conference is hosted by:
- Indonesian Democracy Hallmark Research Initiative (IDeHaRI)
- It is co-hosted by:
- Indonesian International Islamic University (UIII)
- Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society (CILIS), The University of Melbourne
- National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies, The University of Melbourne
- Please direct queries about the Conference to: Kathryn Taylor