EventArcade » Religion http://eventarcade.com Your Event Place Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:43:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 2010 International Conference on Islam in Nigeria since Independence http://eventarcade.com/2010/01/2010-international-conference-on-islam-in-nigeria-since-independence/ http://eventarcade.com/2010/01/2010-international-conference-on-islam-in-nigeria-since-independence/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:03:20 +0000 eventarcade http://eventarcade.com/?p=520

Organiser: Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies,

University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Proposed Date: 19-21 April, 2010

Even though  there is panoply of information on the history and the spread of the religion of Islam in Nigeria and even though the of the religion in the socio-economic and political development of Nigeria has been recognized and applauded and  knowledge and information about the roles and contributions of the Muslims to the weal and woe of Nigeria since independence, however, are hard to come by. The need is equally felt for an Inside- and Outside-In critical appraisal of the destiny, fortune and “futures” of Islam and Nigerian Muslims as the country begins its march to its centenary. How does it feel to be a Nigerian and a Muslim? What do these categories imply with reference to the idea of Nigeria and of what impacts have they been to the country since 1960? How do Muslims in post-independence Nigeria view the public sphere? To what extent is their idea of the sphere a reflection of Islam’s theologico-jurisprudential constructs or the Western conception of same? How and where might we begin to “locate” Muslims in Nigeria ‘s public sphere particularly since the country attained flag independence from the British in 1960 and of what value has been their participation in it? How might a study of Islam and the Muslim’s role in Nigeria ‘s public sphere since 1960 positively impact the larger Nigerian society? What are the fissures, contradictions and paradoxes that could be observed in-between Islam in the text and Islam in context in Nigeria ? How have Islamic practices in Nigeria reinforced the argument for the separation between or the union of the state and religion? What is the fact or fiction of the Muslims’ majority/minority status in Nigeria ‘s demographic, political, economic and intellectual/educational space and of what effect has that been on the Nigerian state since 1960? How might Nigerian Muslims evolve a more constructive nexus between Islamic theory and the existential realities of Nigeria ‘s public sphere?

How do trends within Islam in Nigeria in the contemporary period reflect the socio-cultural and econo-political global flows and how has the latter, in turn, become impacted by the former since independence?

Theme

The Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies invites papers on any of the following sub-themes or on any other theme that may fall within the general concept of the conference:

  • History of Islam in Nigeria since 1960
  • Muslims in Nigeria ‘s Public Sphere since 1960
  • Islam and the Sokoto Caliphate since 1960
  • Islam, Muslims and the Nigerian Education sector since 1960
  • Qur’anic Education in Nigeria since 1960
  • Arabic Culture in Nigeria Since 1960
  • Islam, Muslims and the Nigerian Economy since 1960
  • Islam, Muslims and the Nigerian Social Malaise since 1960
  • Islam, Muslims and the Challenges of the ICT in contemporary Nigeria
  • Gendering Islam in Nigeria since 1960
  • Islam and Muslim Organizations in Nigeria since 1960
  • Islam and the Media
  • Islam and Bio-Medical Issues in Nigeria
  • Islam and National Security
  • Islam and Religious Identities in Contemporary Nigeria
  • The Nigerian Constitution and the Islamic Law in Nigeria
  • Islamic Culture in Nigeria and its Impacts on the West-African Sub-region
  • Sufi Orders in Nigeria and Trans-national Islam
  • Global Islam and Local Nigerian Muslims: Comparative Studies

Proposed Plenary Speakers:

Prof D. O. S Noibi

Professor of Islamic studies and Sec. Gen MUSWEN, Ibadan, Nigeria

Prof Ibrahim Zein, Dean, ISTAC

International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM), Malaysia

Prof Muhammad Sani Umar,

Program of African Studies, Northwestern University,, United States of America

Submission of abstract

Abstracts of not more than 250 words should be sent to the secretary of the conference not later than the 30th November, 2009. Decisions on accepted abstracts shall be communicated to participants after two weeks while full papers shall be expected latest by the 28th February, 2010. The proceedings of the conference shall be peer-reviewed and published.

Registration fee: $100

Accommodation:

For accommodation bookings in the University of Ibadan Guest House or in adjoining hotels

contact: arabic_studies[at]mail.ui.edu.ng, accommodation50@yahoo.com

Convener/Secretary:

Afis A. Oladosu  Ph. D

Email: a.oladosu[at]mail.ui.edu.ng,  fiftyislamicyears@yahoo.com

Phone: +234-8055115001

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