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  • Gallipoli, humanity… quo vadis?

    Only in dreams, memories of yesterdays are seen and hear.ย Every night, thunders of volley guns and howls of criesย Of men and women shiver us in our dreams.ย See, a shadow holding a scythe. Death is upon us!ย Abrupt expiry of courageous juveniles is hunting the future.ย Only hope is left for us. A desire to live, and to…

  • Gallipoli, humanity… quo vadis?

    The story of Gallipoli is not unitary. Thousands of stories fill up the emptiness of curiosity. It expresses an inquisitiveness of actuations of brave souls who fought and died. Two opposing narratives billowing Gallipoli: a campaign to take over Hellespont and a defense to rebuild imperial sovereignty.

  • Highly Recommended Degree Program on Islamic Studies Worldwide

    For those who would like to study a degree program on Islamic Studies, here are my highly recommended specialized/higher learning institutions where ijtihad (independent thinking) and academic freedom are commonly practiced: 1. University of Chicago (USA) https://divinity.uchicago.edu/islamic-studies2. McGill University (Canada) http://www.mcgill.ca/islamicstudies/3. University of Oxford (UK) http://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/iw/index.html4. Marmara University (Turkey) http://ilahiyat.marmara.edu.tr/tr/5. International Islamic University Malaysia http://www.iium.edu.my/…

  • Co-IRIS Panel at Sakarya University’s Middle Eastern Congress

    Co-IRIS Panel: Islamic Perspectives on Theory and Praxis in International Relations Chair: Nassef Manabilang Adiong The 2nd Middle Eastern Congress on Politics and Society is organized by the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies of Sakarya University and will take place in Sakarya, Turkey on 14-17 October 2014. 1st Presenter: [Yusuf Sayฤฑn] ABSENT Editor of Strategic…

  • Worlding beyond the Clash of Civilizations: An Agenda for an International Relations-Islam Discourse

    Workshop Proposal: ISAโ€™s Venture Research Grant Worlding beyond the Clash of Civilizations:ย  An Agenda for an International Relations-Islam Discourse Conveners:Dr. Deina Abdelkader (Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, USA)Dr. Raffaele Mauriello (Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy) โ€“ is the overall communication coordinator.Mr. Nassef Manabilang Adiong (PhD Candidate, Alliance of Civilizations Institute in Istanbul and…

  • Proposed ISA Panel: International Relations and Islam: The Peculiar Case of Nation-State

    Chair: Raffaele Mauriello Discussant: Deina Abdelkader The first section discusses the theoretical and empirical comparative analogies on nation-state between Islamic and Western scholars. It includes three categorical responses whether there is an Islamic nation-state, then comparing Western and Islamic understandings of nation-state which the author concludes that there is probable applicability of modern nation-state paradigm…

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