CALL FOR PAPERS: The Sixth FOCUS Conference

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Sixth FOCUS Conference

Contemporary Islam in the Malay World: 

Relationship between Malay Ethnicity and Islamic Religiosity Revisited

March 09 – 11, 2021

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 for Southeast Asian countries. 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. Theme for the Sixth FOCUS Conference will be “Contemporary Islam in the Malay World: Relationship between Malay Ethnicity and Islamic Religiosity Revisited.” We welcome all scholars and post graduate students to submit abstracts relevant to the theme. 

Call for Papers

• Submission of Abstract: Before 15 February, 2021
(Language: Bahasa and English. Length: 250 – 350 words)
• Notification of Acceptance: 22 February, 2021
(Only accepted abstract for Conference presentation will be notified)
• Conference Dates: 09 – 11 March, 2021
• Submission of Full Paper: 15 May, 2021

Please send abstract and a brief CV to iiit.eastasia@gmail.com and shahrankasim@yahoo.com. 

Secretariat

Convenor: Prof. Emer. Dato’ Dr. Osman Bakar
Secretariat: Shahran Kasim (IIIT East and Southeast Asia Office)
Contact:         iiit.eastasia@gmail.com / shahrankasim@yahoo.com 

or +60193326274 (WhatsApp)
Website: https://forumcendekiawanumatserantau.blogspot.com