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Sinopsis Rekonstruksi Pemikiran Keagamaan Dalam Islam oleh Muhammad Iqbal
Buku Rekonstruksi Pemikiran Keagamaan Dalam Islam ini merupakan kumpulan siri syarahan Allamah Muhammad Iqbal antara tahun 1928 hingga 1930. Ia menghimpunkan lontaran idea dan warisan pemikiran Iqbal yang luar biasa tentang ijtihad, intuisi, metafizik, falsafah esoteric Islam, tajdid dan pembaharuan […]
Forum “Is Reason a Threat to Faith and Society?”
Date: Sunday, 22nd October 2017 Time: 2.00PM – 5.30PM Venue: University of Nottingham, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/forum-is-reason-a-threat-to-faith-and-society-tickets-38899648897 Panelists: Prof Zaharom Nain, University of Nottingham Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir, Sisters In Islam Dr Isham Pawan Ahmad, International […]

Islamic Renaissance: A New Era Has Started by Kassim Ahmad
My book, Islamic Renaissance — A New Era Has Started, published by Rainbow Press, U.S.A (2012) will be republished in Malaysia soon (and also translated into Malay). I am grateful to Dr. Chandra Muzaffar for having written a Foreword to it […]

Catatan Ringkas Presentasi Mun‘im Sirry
Diskusi Terbatas Pakar Islamic Studies Ahmad Syafii Ma’arif School of Political Thought and Humanity tanggal 21 September 2017 di Gedung Pasca Sarjana Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, antara lain dihadiri oleh Prof. Dr. Ahmad Syafii Ma’arif, Dr. Hamim Ilyas, dan beberapa ahli […]

Foreword to the Malay edition of Islam Without Extremes – A Muslim Case For Liberty – “Islam Tanpa Keekstreman – Berhujah Untuk Kebebasan”
I have written this book for several reasons: To counter the Islamophobic trends in the West, to give a concise story of the Muslim civilization, or to criticize the authoritarian regimes in the Middle East. But most importantly, I wrote […]

Forum On: Post-Islamism: Potential and Challenges
Date: Sunday, 1st October 2017 Time: 930AM-12Noon Venue: Cyberlodge, Cyberjaya Panelists: Prof Robert Hefner, Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA), Boston University, Dr Zainal Abidin Bagir, Director of the Center for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies (CRCS), Gadjah Mada University […]

Tertutupnya Pemikiran Kaum Muslimin
Ahmad Farouk Musa || 19 September 2017 “Al-Qur’an mengarahkan kita menerapkan prosedur yang rasional dan penelitian intelektual dalam manifestasi cakerawala ini, sejauh yang mungkin, dalam segala butirannya, agar ia dapat membawa pada keyakinan dalam perkara yang ia tuntuni.” [Muhammad […]

SECOND REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON: A Civil Islam: Prospects and Challenges in the 21st Century
Date: 29th September -1st October 2017 Vanue: Cyberview Lodge, Cyberjaya BY INVITATION ONLY Key Speakers: Robert W. Hefner, Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA) at Boston University Topic: “Civil Islam in South East Asia: Prospect and Challenges in […]

Public Lecture on: “The Islamic Jesus: The Commonalities Between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam”
Date: Monday, 25th Sept 2017 Time: 14300-1700 Venue: Nottingham University, Kuala Lumpur Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-lecture-on-the-islamic-jesus-the-commonalities-between-judaism-christianity-and-islam-tickets-37379045732 Presenter Mustafa Akyol Moderator: Ehsan Shahwahid Jointly organized by: Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF), Nottingham University & G25 History has narrated a story of a great man called […]

Roundtable Discussion On: “Does Freedom of Conscience Open the Floodgate to Apostasy?”
Date: Sunday, 24th Sept 2017 Time: 1400-1730 Venue: Heritage Room, Royal Selangor Golf Club Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roundtable-discussion-on-does-freedom-of-conscience-open-the-floodgate-to-apostasy-tickets-37052262314 Video Recording: Youtube LiberTV Presenter Mustafa Akyol Interveners: Dr Mohd Farid Mohd Shahran, Datin Paduka Che Asmah Ibrahim, Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad Moderator: Ehsan Shahwahid Jointly organized […]
Book Launch: “Tertutupnya Pemikiran Kaum Muslimin” Translation of: The Closing of Muslim Mind by Robert R Reilly
Date: Saturday, 23rd September 2017 Time: 2.00PM – 5.30PM Venue: Spices, Concorde Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Video Recording: Youtube LiberTV BY INVITATION ONLY Ever wonder why there are some Muslims, despite having good education and excellence grades, could be sympathizers to […]

Uraian Tertutupnya Pemikiran Umat Islam
Buku Tertutupnya Pemikiran Kaum Muslimin ini mendakwa telah berjaya mendedahkan akar umbi krisis semasa umat Islam. Krisis ini merupakan satu persengketaan dalaman yang sangat sengit dalam dunia Islam. Pertelagahan tersebut memakan masa hampir seribu tahun. Dalam persengketaan antara peranan akal […]
Uraian bagi “Tertutupnya Pemikiran Kaum Muslimin” Terjemahan daripada “The Closing of The Muslim Minds”
Kadangkala, manusia yang melihat satu masyarakat dari luar dapat menawarkan kritikan yang lebih baik yang mungkin sangat membantunya. Hal ini mungkin benar malah ketika kritikan itu mungkin pada masa-masa tertentu datang dengan keras, jika bukan tidak ramah. “The Closing of […]

Blurb On “Tertutupnya Pemikiran Kaum Muslimin” Translation Of “The Closing of The Muslim Minds”
Sometimes, people who look at a community from the outside can offer better criticisms which can be helpful to it. This may be true even when the criticism may at times can come as harsh, if not unfriendly. “The Closing […]

Seminar On: “Islam, Secularism and Nihilism”
Date: Thursday, 24th August 2017 Time: 1030 AM – 01.00 PM Venue: Nottingham University, Level 2, Chulan Tower, Kuala Lumpur Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seminar-on-islam-secularism-and-nihilism-tickets-36257482105 Speakers Dr Isham Pawan Ahmad, International Islamic University of Malaysia. Dato’ Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa, Islamic Renaissance Front Prof […]

Reading Session on “Scriptural Polemics: The Qur’an and Other Religions” With Dr Mun’im Sirry
Date: Sunday, 20th August 2017 Time: 7PM – 10PM Venue: Graha Pemuda, Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-session-on-scriptural-polemics-the-quran-and-other-religions-with-dr-munim-sirry-tickets-37052177059 A number of passages in the Qur’an criticize Jews and Christians, from claims of exclusive salvation and charges of Jewish and Christian […]

Reformasi Radikal Dan Tariq Ramadan
Ahmad Farouk Musa || 14 Ogos 2017 Terjemahan oleh: Ahmad Nabil Amir Apa yang mungkin jelas terhadap minda yang perseptif daripada ramai Muslimin yang rasional adalah cabaran yang mendepani umat Islam ketika ini adalah tidak sekadar dalam merumuskan semula […]

Uraian Tertutupnya Pemikiran Kaum Muslimin
Di era adanya pertarungan idea yang berlangsungan dengan sengit, percambahan idea adalah suatu rahmah selain juga ia suatu amanah yang harus terpikul. Ranah pemikiran kritis dan pembaharuan yang sedang diaju di kalangan inteligensia dan awam Muslim, memerlukan terusan suntikan, […]

Simposium: Kesederhanaan Dalam al-Qur’an: Antara Dua Titik Ekstrim
Tempat: Banquet Room, Royal Selangor Golf Club, Jalan Kelab Golf off Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur Tarikh: Sabtu, 19 Ogos 2017 Masa: 930AM-530PM Ucaptama: Sahibus Samahah Dato’ Arif Perkasa Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin, Mufti Negeri Perlis Syarahan: Professor Dr. Abdul Munir […]

Seminar: Bagaimana Berinteraksi Dengan al-Qur’an?
Tempat: Heritage Room, Royal Selangor Golf Club, Jalan Kelab Golf off Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur Tarikh: Ahad, 20 Ogos 2017 Masa: 9.30AM-1.00PM Daftar: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seminar-bagaimana-berinteraksi-dengan-al-quran-tickets-35394201008 Pembicara: Professor Dr. Abdul Munir Mulkhan, Guru Besar Fakultas Tarbiyah UIN Sunan Kalijaga “Perspektif Sosiologi Pemahaman al-Qur’an” […]