Saturday 13 March 2021

The Sixth FOCUS Conference - Full Program


 The Sixth FOCUS Conference
Contemporary Islam in the Malay World: 
Relationship between Malay Ethnicity and Islamic Religiosity Revisited

Conference Program

March 16, 2021 - Tuesday

D1-01 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
1. Islamization of History: Kuntowijoyo Model 
Nurudin Akbar – Universitas Gajah Mada, Indonesia 
2. Analysis of moral education development in universities in Indonesia 
M. Zainul Umam - Jakarta Islamic University
3. The effect of Islamic tradition on resistance to colonial mind-set in Malaysia 
Alparslan Onbaşi – ISTAC, IIUM 
4. Portrayal of Islam in Malaysian literature in English 
Mohd. Ezamir Azral bin Mohd. Azrul – ISTAC, IIUM

D1-02 13:00 PM - 14:30 PM
1. The usage of MIB in Bruneian's daily life in strengthening the Malayness and Islamness
Jacky Li Chun-Leung - Islamic History and Civilization Department, University of Malaya
2. Food Security in the Muslim World
Patrick Velez – Transparency International, Philippine 
3. KEMUDI’s pursuance of Muslim identity and its implications to Malaysian muslims
Sharifah Noorulhuda binti Habib Elias- ISTAC, IIUM
4. Ta'lim halaqah in mental development and planting of religiusity students IAIN (State Islamic Institute) of Tulungagung, East Java Indonesia
Rita Pusvitasari – Sidoarjo, Indonesia
5. Towards the Renewal of Islamic Art: Examining Western Influences and Responses in Islamic Malaysian Contemporary Art.
Nur Fiqah Binti Mohd Qari - ISTAC-IIUM

D1-03 16:00 PM - 17:30 PM
1. The Face of Contemporary Islam in the Malay World
Dr. Supratman - Faculty of Letters, Hasanuddin University, Makassar
2. Nilai Ilmu Berpaksi Islam Dalam Dinamika Jati Diri Melayu Muslim
Prof Madya Dr Khadijah Mohd Khambali @ Hambali
Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya
3. Green sufism: Dimensi spiritual mengatasi krisis lingkungan di dunia Melayu-Indonesia
Dr. Bambang Irawan - UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta
4. Tarekat dan Politik di Indonesia - Studi Preferensi Tarekat dalam Pilgubsu 2018
Dr. Muhammad Faisal Hamdani - UIN Sumatera Utara Medan

D1-04 19:00 - 20:30 PM
1. The Virtue of Temperance and the Vice of Overindulgence: A Case Study of Perceptions in Muslim Households.
Sumaya Hassan – University of Cape Town, South Africa
2. Halal lifestyle as a form of Malay ethnic’s Islamic religiosity in the Southeast Asia
Binti Mutafarida - IAIN Kediri
3. Exploring the perception of religious pluralism among public university’s students
Fathiyyatunnur Binti Idris - CFS, IIUM  
4. Post Mortem Examination in Islam and Current Practices in Indonesia and Malaysia
Abdulla Ahmed – ISTAC, IIUM


March 17, 2021 – Wednesday

D2-05 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
1. Cut Nyak Dien: In between Indonesia Islamic perspectives and Dutch colonialist conspiracies
Putri Silaturrahmi - AILA CENTRE, Research Division, Jakarta
2. Implementasi Hukum Waris Islam Terhadap Penduduk Muslim di Indonesia
Nabila Luthvita Rahma - IAIN Kudus, Indonesia
3. Potensi pengembangan lembaga keuangan berbasis masjid di Palembang
Maftukhatusolikhah - UIN Raden Fatah Palembang
4. Islamic Revivalism in Saudi Arabia and Its Impact to the Malay World
Abdul Hadi Bin Abdul Rahim – CFS, IIUM

D2-06 13:00 PM - 14:30 PM
1. Jembatan di Negeri Bawah Angin: Kontribusi Hamka dalam Mempromosikan Hifẓ al-‘Aql
Muhammad Abdul Aziz - Madrasah Bahrul Ulum, Melaka  
2. Kontribusi Muhammad Arsyad al-Banjary dalam Islamisasi di South Borneo pada abad ke 18-19
Ibnu Khaldun – IAIN Samarinda
3. Tuan Guru Haji Nik Aziz bin Nik Mat: A Preacher and Political Powerhouse in Malaysia
Muhammad Syahir bin Md Ali – ISTAC, IIUM
4. Bibliographical study on history of Shi’a and Ahl Sunnah wal Jama’ah in Malay archipelago: Special focus to Malaysia
Wan Mohd Azziadi – ISTAC, IIUM
5. Moral and akhlak (ethics) in sustainable social development: A literature study of the Western concept and Islamic psychology approach
Depy Eka Rachmawati - Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta

D2-07 16:00 PM - 17:30 PM
1. New media and the Malay Muslim society in Malaysia
Dr. Shafizan Binti Mohamed – KIRKHS, IIUM
2. Universe Creation Designed by Worship Revisited for Islamization And Ethnicity in Economic Covid Era
Roikhan Mochamad Aziz - UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia
3. Mental Health Issues in the Malay Muslim community
Noor Zakiah Zainudin / Dr Bibi Jan Md Ayyub – Educators, Singapore
4. Kedudukan Wali Semarga dalam Pernikahan Melayu-Toba di Kabupaten Samosir dari Perspektif Hukum Islam
Dr. Ramadhan Syahmedi Siregar - UIN-Sumatera Utara Medan 
5. Islamophobia in Southeast Asia: Current challenges among Muslim Malays
Asst. Prof. Dr. Nor Razinah Mohd. Zain – IIBF, IIUM

D2-08 19:00 PM - 20:30 PM
1. Gagasan Rahmatan Lil 'Alamin: Satu Percubaan Memperkenalkan Islam Sederhana di Malaysia
Ali Muda - Malaysia
2. The pattern on trends on Islamic Reform publications from 2011 to 2020: A thematic review
Raja Nurul Balqis Raja Mohd Ariff – ISTAC, IIUM
3. A Survey on Islam in the Malay World with a Focus on Intellectual and Educational Response to Colonialization
Shahran Kasim – IIIT East and Southeast Asia
4. Islam and Sustainable Development: Analyzing the Connections in The Malay World 
Foyasal Khan - Uttara University, Dhaka, Bangladesh  

Friday 5 March 2021

SIXTH FOCUS CONFERENCCE: KEYNOTE ADDRESS


Dear Friends,

Assalamu alaykum wrh wbt.,

We are delighted to invite all friends to attend a Keynote Address by Emer. Prof. Dato’ Dr. Osman Bakar on Contemporary Islam in the Malay World: Relationship between Malay Ethnicity and Islamic Religiosity Revisited in conjunction with the Sixth FOCUS Conference. Details of the lecture are as follows:

Topic: Contemporary Islam in the Malay World: Relationship between Malay Ethnicity and Islamic Religiosity Revisited
Speaker: Emer. Prof. Dato’ Dr. Osman Bakar – ISTAC, IIUM
Time: March 9, 2021 10:30 AM Kuala Lumpur
Meeting ID: 872 7030 2225 / Passcode: FOCUS6
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87270302225?pwd=cWJ0UTREQllFQ3h1UGxKbjlDZHhJQT09

Please kindly register online at https://forms.gle/Uy7YAD4FFMr2oops5 to receive future invitation and updates on online programs organized by our office.

May Allah swt guide and bless us all. Thank you.

Wassalamu alaykum wrh wbt.

Your brother,

SHAHRAN KASIM
Deputy Director, IIIT East and Southeast Asia