Background
FOCUS, the acronym for Forum Cendekiawan Umat Serantau (“Regional Umma’s Intellectuals Forum”) was founded in 2006, initially serving as a vehicle for one of the intellectual and scholarly activities of International Institute of Islamic Thought, Malaysia (IIITM). Its main goal is to provide an intellectual forum for Muslim academics and scholars, especially from the heartland of the Southeast Asian region, to discourse on important issues pertaining to Islam and the Muslims and the various intellectual challenges confronting the contemporary Muslim umma. To date four FOUS conferences have been held. The first was held in December 2006 in Cherating, Kuantan, Pahang followed by the second FOCUS in January, 2008 in Kuala Lumpur. The third FOCUS was held in April 2010 in Palembang, Indonesia and the fourth in June 2011 in Phuket, Thailand.
The Fifth FOCUS-SOASCIS Conference 2013
The present FOCUS conference, the fifth in the series, is hosted by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Centre of Islamic Studies (SOASCIS), Universiti Brunei Darussalam. It was planned to be held in the Philippines with Mindanao State University as the host. However, due to unavoidable circumstances, the venue has to be changed to Brunei Darussalam. From now on, this series of conferences is to be known as FOCUS-SOASCIS Conference, since SOASCIS has agreed to institutionalize it as one of its regular regional programs, especially catering to the umma’s needs within the new ASEAN Community that is to officially materialize in 2015. However, IIIT through its East Asia branch will continue to be a partner in the organisation of future FOCUS-SOASCIS Conferences.
Theme of the Conference
Islamic Ethics and Its Application to Community Development: the Role of Educational Institutions
Objectives of the Conference
• To help advance the study of Islamic ethics, both theoretical and applied, in tertiary education
• To survey and evaluate the contemporary Muslim concern with applied ethics in various aspects of community and societal life
• To investigate and discuss the place and role of ethics in Muslim national development policies and their practical implementations
• To promote discussion of ethical issues Muslim communities are facing in the course of their participation in national development
• To discuss the role of Muslim educational institutions in helping to provide an ethical foundation to community development
• To promote studies of comparative ethics among Muslim academics and scholars in the region
Sub-themes
• Sources of Islamic ethical teachings
• Islamic ethics, theory and practice, especially its role in national development
• Contemporary Muslim applied ethics in community and societal life
• Comparative ethics in contemporary Muslim life and thought
• Ethical values and the empowerment of Muslim minority communities
• The role of Muslim educational institutions in the advancement of applied ethics
• The study of ethics in contemporary Muslim educational curricula especially at the tertiary level
PROGRAMME
Welcoming Remarks by Conference Chair
Professor DatukDr Osman Bakar, Chair Professor and Director
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Centre for Islamic Studies (SOASCIS), Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD)
Keynote Address 1
Speaker: Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Wijaya Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Hj Awang Abdul Aziz bin Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Seri Paduka Hj Awang Umar
Senior Fellow, SOASCIS, UBD and Former Minister of Education, Negara Brunei Darussalam
Topic: Islamic Ethics and Community Development: the Role of Educational Institutions
Keynote Address 2
Speaker: Professor Dr Tariq Ramadan, Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Oriental Institute, St Antony’s College, Oxford University
Topic: Source of Islamic Ethical Teachings: Reforming Our Understanding and Education about Islamic Applied Ethics
Special Address
Speaker: Professor Dr Omar Kasule, Professor of Bioethics, Faculty of Medicine, King Fahad, Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Topic: Medical Ethics: An Islamic Perspective
Panel One
Speaker 1: Professor Datuk Dr Osman Bakar, Chair Professor and Director, SOASCIS, UBD
Topic: Some Ethical Issues in Current Theories and Practices of Cross-Cultural Knowledge Transfer
Speaker 2: Professor Dr AzharArsyad, Head, Council of Professors and Former Rector, Alauddin State Islamic University (UIN), Makassar, Indonesia
Topic: Cross-Cultural Studies: Islamic Perspectives
Panel Two
Speaker 1: Professor Dr Mohd Aslam Mohd Haneef, Professor of Economics, Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Science
Topic: Qur’anic Concepts and Ethical Implications for Economics
Speaker 2: Associate Professor Dr Mulyadhi Kartanegara, SOASCIS, UBD
Topic: Etika Islam dan Peranannya Dalam Pembinaan Masyarakat: Perspektif Falsafah
Panel Three
Speaker 1: Professor Dr Yusny Saby, Former Rector, al-Raniri State Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN), Aceh, Indonesia
Topic: Post-tsunami Community Building in Aceh: Ethical Issues Facing Local Educational Institutions
Speaker 2: Professor Dr Macapado A. Muslim, President, Mindanao State University, the Philippines
Topic:The need for multiculturalist education in multicultural societies: Incorporating Islamic ethics in the educational system of Mindanao State University, Philippines.
Panel Four
Speaker 1: Dr Sukree Langputeh, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Fatoni University, Southern Thailand
Topic: The Roles of Fatoni University in Community Development: the Present and the Future
Speaker 2: Dr Albakri Ahmad, Senior Director, Capacity Building and Dean, MUIS Academy, Singapore
Topic:
Panel Five
Speaker 1: Pg Dr Norhazlin Pg Hj Muhammad, Deputy Director, SOASCIS, UBD
Topic: The Inculcation of Islamic Ethical Values in the Educational Curriculum of Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Speaker 2: Dr Mohammad Emnis Anwar, Deputy Rector, Djuanda University (UNIDA), Bogor, Indonesia
Topic: Self Reliance Education based on Tawhid in Djuanda University, Bogor, Indonesia
Speaker 3: Dr Iik Ariffin Mansurnoor, Associate Professor, SOASCIS, UBD
Topic: Forming an Islamic Community: Morality and Nation Building in the Malay World
Wrapping Up Discussion Panel and the Follow-Ups
Moderator: Professor Osman Bakar
Panelists: Professor Tariq Ramadan (UK), Professor Macapado Muslim (Philippines), Professor Mohd Aslam Mohd Haneef (Malaysia), Dr Sukree Langputeh (Thailand), Professor Azhar Arsyad (Indonesia), Dr Albakri Ahmad (Singapore), Pg Dr Norhazlin Pg Hj Muhammad (Brunei Darussalam)
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