An Invitation to a Public Forum on Religion and The Common Good

Assalamu’alaikum and greetings to all !

I am so happy to inform you that there would be a public forum on Religion and The Common Good organized by IAIS Malaysia. The Muslim representative would be Dr Kamar Oniah Kamaruzzaman, an Associate Professor of Comparative Religion, International Islamic University of Malaysia and also the President of an NGO called IMAN (Islamic Perspective). She is a former lecturer of mine, an erudite intellectual who is so active in Parliament of world religions. The details are as follows :

Forum Title: Religion and The Common Good

A Public Forum jointly organised by
•International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia
•Malaysian Social Research Institute (MSRI)

Date & time: Monday 20th December 2010 2:30pm - 5:30pm

Venue :International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia

Speakers:

1.Associate Professor A. Balraman, Lecturer, Nottingham University, Malaysian Campus; Secretary, Religious Section of Malaysia Hindu Sangam (Hindu Perspective)
2.Mr. Looi Onee Choong, Deputy Youth Chief and Assistant Editor, Malaysian Soka Gakkai Association (Buddhist Perspective)
3.Rev. Sivin Kit, Pastor, Bangsar Lutheran Church (Christian Perspective)
4.Dr Kamar Oniah Kamaruzzaman, Associate Professor of Comparative Religion, International Islamic University of Malaysia; President, IMAN (Islamic Perspective)

Moderator:
•Professor Datin Dr Azizan Baharuddin (Director, Centre of Civilizational Dialogue, University of Malaya)

Program:

2:30pm >Welcome address by Professor Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Founding Chairman/CEO, IAIS Malaysia
2:40pm >Welcome address by Yg. Bhg. Dato' Fuad Dato' Hassan, Chairman, MSRI
2:50pm >FORUM
5:30 pm >Refreshment

For Registration: click here

Make sure you get yourself registered. As a former student of Dr. Kamar Oniah, I can assure you that this person would really impress you a lot !