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PROFESSOR MESUT IDRIZ DELIVERED A KEYNOTE LECTURE IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF CIVILIZATION
Prof. Dr. Mesut Idriz, Director of the Sharjah International Foundation for the History of Arab and Muslim Sciences (SIFHAMS), was invited to deliver a keynote lecture at the international conference titled “What is Civilization? Envisioning the Future of Humanity,” held in Kathmandu, Nepal, from 4 to 6 October 2024.
The conference was organized by the Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Hong Kong, in collaboration with the Asian Institute for Advanced Research (Kathmandu, Nepal), the Centre for Studies in Science and Humanities at Beijing Normal University (China), and the Center on Modernity in Transition (USA), and was sponsored by the Institute for Global Civilization.
The event brought together a distinguished group of international scholars and experts from around the world, addressing critical questions on civilization, humanity, and global futures.
Prof. Idriz delivered his keynote address entitled “Nexus of Islamic Civilization: Change, Development and Progress as Constituent Elements in the Correlation between the Concepts of Dīn and Madaniyyah,” in which he explored the dynamic relationship between religious and civilizational concepts within Islamic intellectual tradition, and their relevance to contemporary discussions on civilization and progress.
