Details

Shari’ah and Democracy:

The Southeast Asian Experience

13-14 March 2004

Rendezvous Hotel, Singapore

Saturday, 13 March 2004

0815 – 0900 hrsRegistration

The Rendezvous Hotel Straits Ballroom

at Level II

0900 – 0915 hrsOpening Remarks

Dr. Colin Dürkop

Regional Representative

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Singapore

Mr. Ridzuan Wu

Chairman

Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies (CCIS), Singapore

0915 – 1000 hrsKeynote Address

Issues in the Implementation of Shari’ah in the Modern World

Dr. Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi

Vice President (Acad.)

International Islamic University

Former Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Pakistan

Question & Answer

1000 – 1030 hrsCoffee & Tea Break

Chairman for Session 1, 2 & 3:

Mr. Obaid ul Haq Board Member

Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies (CCIS), Singapore

1030 – 1115 hrsSession 1: Political Islam in Southeast Asia:

Shari’ah Pressures, Democratic Measures?

Presenter:

Dr. Hussin Mutalib

Associate Professor

Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Question & Answer

1115 – 1200 hrsSession 2: Implement Shari’ah in Indonesia:

Challenges and Prospects

Presenter:

Dr. Bahtiar Effendy

Lecturer

Islamic State University and The University of Indonesia, Indonesia

Question & Answer

1200 – 1245 hrsSession 3: Enforcement of Shari’ah in Malaysia:

An Analysis of Challenges and Problems

Presenter:

Dr. Abdul Aziz Bari

Associate Professor of Laws

International Islamic University of Malaysia, Malaysia

Question & Answer

1245 – 1415 hrsLunch

at Rendezvous Restaurant

Level II Rendezvous Gourmet Gallery

Chairman for Session 4 & 5 :

Dr. Mukhlis Abu Bakar

Board Member

Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies (CCIS), Singapore

1415 – 1500 hrsSession 4: The Shari’ah in the Philippines:

A Special Focus on Women

Presenter:

Ms. Amina Rasul-Bernardo

Research Fellow

Asian Institute of Management Policy Center, Philippines

Question & Answer

1500 – 1545 hrsSession 5: Islamic Law and Modernity: Issues and Challenges

Presenter:

Dr. Hikmatullah Babu Sahib

Assistant Professor

International Islamic University of Malaysia, Malaysia

Question & Answer

1545 – 1615 hrsCoffee & Tea Break

1615 – 1745 hrsPlenary Session I

Chairman:

Dr. Mukhlis Abu Baker

Board Member

Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies (CCIS), Singapore

Sunday, 14 March 2004

Chairman for Session 6, 7 & 8:

Mr. Shabaz Ahmad

Board Member of Centre for Contemporary IslamicStudies (CCIS), Singapore

0830 – 0915 hrsSession 6: Islam, the West and the Future of Democracy

Presenter:

Dr. Hassan Hanafi

Professor

Philosophy Department, Cairo University, Egypt

Question & Answer

0915 – 1000 hrsSession 7: Democracy, a Tool or an End?

Presenter:

Datu Michael O. Mastura

President of the Sultan Kudarat Islamic Academy, Philippines

Question & Answer

1000 – 1030 hrsCoffee & Tea Break

1030 – 1115 hrsSession 8: Islamic Law and Muslims in Southern Thailand

Presenter:

Mr. Sulaiman Dorloh

Lecturer College of Islamic Studies,

Prince of Songkhla University, Thailand

Question & Answer

1115 – 1245 hrsPlenary Session II

Co-Chairmen:

Mr. Ridzuan Wu

Chairman

Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies (CCIS), Singapore

Dr. Hussin Mutalib

Director General

Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies (CCIS), Singapore

1245 – 1300 hrsClosing Remarks

Mr. Imran Andrew Price

Deputy Director General

Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies (CCIS), Singapore

Dr. Colin Dürkop

Regional Representative

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Singapore