International Workshops On Nursi Studies

13-Ağustos-2008 Çarşamba 04:31:52

Two Internationally participated workshops took place in Istanbul. The first one was in English and took place 27-28th July 2008 and the second one was in Arabic took place 30-31st July 2008. The theme for both meetings was same "THE THEOLOGY AND SOCIETY: THE RISALE-I NUR’S PERSPECTIVE".

The workshops were organized and hosted by The Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture. 30 scholars from all over the world discussed how Said Nursi affected the community.

Both of the workshops were coordinated by Prof. Dr. Farid Alatas from Singapore State University. Professor Alatas stated that the meeting had earned more attention than he had expected. Prof. Dr. Faris Kaya, the secretary of The Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture, considered this event a success and then stated that the papers presented by the contributors would be published into a book and Prof. Dr. Farid Alatas would be the editor of this project.         

The scholars who have contributed to the workshops are as listed below;

Ahmet Wolf Aries, (Dr.), Kasel University, GERMANY

Bilal Kuspinar, (Prof. Dr.), Mc. Gill University, CANADA

Bunyamin Duran, (Prof. Dr.), Islamic University of Rotterdam, HOLLAND

Cuneyd Simsek, (Dr.), Uludag University, TURKEY

Farid Alatas, (Prof. Dr.), Singapore University, SINGAPORE

Gareth Jones, (Prof. Dr.) Christchurch University, ENGLAND

Hasan Horkuc, (Dr.),  Durham University, ENGLAND                                               

Isra Yazıcıoğlu, (Dr.), St Joseph University, USA

Murat Ciftkaya, ( Writer), TURKEY

Oliver Leaman, (Prof. Dr.) Kentucky University, USA

Said Özervarlı, (Doç. Dr.), ISAM, TURKEY

Sukran Vahide, (Writer), TURKEY

Yamine Mermer, (Dr.), Swarthmore University, USA

Yunus Cengel, (Prof. Dr. ) Nevada University, USA

Abdulkerim Akewi, (Prof. Dr.), Agadir University, MOROCCO

Muhammed Bil Besir, (Prof. Dr.), Tilmisan University, ALGERIA

Said Sabbar, (Prof. Dr.), Binmellal University, MOROCCO

Habiba Abuzeyd, (Prof. Dr.), Agadir University, MOROCCO

Muhsin Abdulhamit, (Prof. Dr.), Bagdat University, IRAQ

Imadeddin Halil, (Prof. Dr.), Musul University, IRAQ

Edip Ibrahim Debbag, (Writer), IRAQ

Ammar Jedal, (Prof. Dr.), Cezayir University, ALGERIA

Asrati Suleyman, (Prof. Dr.), Vahran University, ALGERIA

Husameddin Farfur, (Prof. Dr.), Fethi İslam University, SYRIA

Maher Hindi, Fethi Islam University, SYRIA

Mohamed Hamakinane, (Prof. Dr.), Maiga, Islamic University, MALI

Aliou Yacouba, (Prof. Dr.), Islamic University, NIGERIA

Kindo Bukhary, (Prof. Dr.), Islamic University, BURKINA FASO

Halil Cicek, (Prof. Dr.), Van Yuzuncuyil University, TURKEY