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Diversity, Understanding Islam, Urdu

تکثیریت اور تنوع پر مبنی اسلام – ڈاکٹر جواد سید

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تکثیریت یا پلورل ازم کسی معاشرے کی وہ کیفیت ہے جس میں مختلف مذہبی، لسانی، معاشرتی اور ثقافتی فرق موجود ہوں اور سب لوگ مشترکات کی بنیاد پر آپس میں مل کر مجموعی ترقی کا راستہ اختیار کیا جائے – تنوع یا ڈائیورسٹی کا مطلب ہے کہ ہر معاشرے میں مذہب، رنگ، نسل، جنس، زبان وغیرہ کی بنیاد پر لوگوں میں فرق موجود ہوتے ہیں اور سب کا حق ہے کہ کسی بھی طرح کی تفریق اور تعصب کے بغیر سب کو یکساں حقوق اور سہولیات میسر ہوں دنیا میں آج تقریبا ایک ارب اسی کروڑ مسلمان ہیں،مسلمان ممالک کی … Continue reading تکثیریت اور تنوع پر مبنی اسلام – ڈاکٹر جواد سید

Diversity, English, Understanding Islam

Internal diversity, pluralism and the future of Islam – Dr Jawad Syed

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Pluralism as a philosophy is the recognition and affirmation of diversity within a society or political body, to enable peaceful coexistence of different interests, convictions, and lifestyles. A pluralist society is one where religious, linguistic, social, cultural and other forms of difference exist in a harmonious and inclusive manner. Diversity encompasses all those differences that make individuals unique. There are about 1.8 billion Muslims in the world today and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) comprises 57 countries. Muslims worldwide have numerous forms of internal diversity. They are divided not only into different sects such as Sunni, Shia, Sufi … Continue reading Internal diversity, pluralism and the future of Islam – Dr Jawad Syed

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Ideological Roots of Faith based Violence & Terrorism – Interview by Caleb Maupin

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Political Analyst & Journalist Caleb Maupin sits down with 3 of the 4 editors of “Faith Based Violence & Militancy in Pakistan” including: Professor Jawad Syed, ‎Professor at Suleman Dawood School of Business, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Professor Tahir Kamran, Dean of Arts & Social Science, Government College University. Lahore, Pakistan Professor Edwina Pio, University Director of Diversity, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. Continue reading Ideological Roots of Faith based Violence & Terrorism – Interview by Caleb Maupin

Diversity, English, Extremism, Understanding Islam

From Karachi to San Bernadino: In Quest of an Alternative Discourse on Terrorism

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In the aftermath of the Paris and San Bernardino attacks, the world can no longer afford apologist and politically correct discourses on terrorism. Jawad Syed In the aftermath of the Paris and San Bernardino attacks, the world can no longer afford apologist and politically correct discourses on terrorism. During my recent trip to Pakistan to attend an international educational and cultural conference in Karachi, I had an interesting discussion on the Paris attacks. A warm and friendly American academic colleague suggested how terrorism could be attributed to U.S. foreign policy failure and mentioned Iraq as an example. He opined that … Continue reading From Karachi to San Bernadino: In Quest of an Alternative Discourse on Terrorism

Diversity, English, Extremism

Unsophisticated and naive? Fragmenting monolithic understandings of Islam

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Jawad Syed and Edwina Pio Abstract Mainstream academic literature and media use the word ‘Islam’ or ‘Muslim’ in a monolithic manner that implies internal homogeneity. However, the Islamic faith is subject to multiple interpretations, with multiple types of Muslims who practice Islam based on their ideological interpretations, sect, ethnicity and gender. Drawing on a review of literatures on Islam and Muslims from diverse fields such as religion, gender, diversity and extremism, we present a taxonomy of different types of Muslims, and highlight implications for management, organizations and governance. We trace ideological sources of divergence among variants of Islam and analyze … Continue reading Unsophisticated and naive? Fragmenting monolithic understandings of Islam