Institute of Islamic Studies, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Facebook Facebook Youtube
Menu

Category: News & Archives

Categories
Events News & Archives

Public Lecture: “Islam, Buddhism and Politics in Southeast Asia” by Dr. Imtiyaz Yusuf

The UP Institute of Islamic Studies is proud and honored to host the public lecture of distinguished scholar, Dr. Imtiyaz Yusuf, who specializes in religion with a focus on Islam in Thailand and Southeast Asia and also Muslim-Buddhist dialogue. The lecture is entitled ‘Islam, Buddhism and Politics in Southeast Asia‘ and it was held on September 29, 2017 (Friday) from 1:00 to 5:00 PM at the Juinio Hall’s audio-visual room of UP National Engineering Center (NEC).

Morocco (1)

Dr. Imtiyaz Yusuf is the Director of the Center for Buddhist-Muslim Understanding in the College of Religious Studies at Mahidol University in Thailand. He holds the rank of Senior Fellow at the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding of Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA. He has contributed to the Oxford Encyclopedia of Islamic World (2009), Oxford Dictionary of Islam (2003), Encyclopedia of Qur’an (2002), and Oxford Encyclopedia of Modern Islamic World (1995). Presently, he is the Southeast Asian Editor of the prestigious Oxford Islamic Studies Online.

You can watch the lecture below.

Dr. Yusuf’s presentation, Islam, Buddhism and Politics in Southeast Asia, seeks to understand the place of Buddhism in our shared common religious history. It employs Wilfred Cantwell Smith’s reference to “unity among the religions,” i.e. humankind shares a singular religious history. This is done without imposing the finality of Muhammad’s prophetic position on the Buddhists, or imposing the Buddhahood of Siddhartha on the Muslims; for both positions are unacceptable at the institutionalized levels of Islam and Buddhism. The presentation is made of three parts: (1) History of Muslim-Buddhist Relations and Islam-Buddhism Parallels, (2) Islam in Southeast Asia – An Overview, and (3) Case studies of Islam-Buddhism relations and conflicts in contemporary Southeast Asia.

You can download Dr. Yusuf’s “Tracing the Exclusion of the Rohingya in Myanmar: Research Notes” here.

Everyone is invited. For inquiries, email us at iis@upd.edu.ph or call us at +63.2.981.8500 local 3583.

Categories
Events News & Archives

Welcome to the Premier UP Institute of Islamic Studies

Please subscribe to the official Youtube channel here. For inquiries, submit them to the contact form below. Thank you.

← Back

Thank you for your response. ✨

Categories
Events News & Archives

UP-IIS and ICRC host Seminar on IHL and Islamic Law

This year, the University of the Philippines, Diliman Campus is hosting the “Lakbayan 2017” composed of national minorities from the Cordillera, Central and Sothern Luzon, Mindoro, Panay and Mindanao. The delegates of this Lakbayan will be staying at the Kampuhan along CP Garcia Avenue and Jacinto, UP Diliman Campus from August 31 to September 22, 2017

 

Since UP Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS) has a standing MOU with the ICRC-Philippines, The UP-IIS in coordination with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC-Philippines) spearheaded a seminar on “International Humanitarian Law and its interplay with Islamic Law” on September 13, 2017 at Balay Kalinaw, UP-Diliman, Quezon City.

The objective of the seminar is to educate the participants regarding the basic functions and mandate of ICRC in the Philippines and how to access ICRC services, discussion on the convergence of Islamic Law and IHL and also a lecture on the basic principles of human rights. Furthermore, the Institute of Islamic Studies students and faculty members warmly welcomed the delegates of Lakbayan 2017 during the event.

 

The program commence on introduction of International Humanitarian Law and its fundamental principles by Atty. Evecar Cruz-Ferrer (ICRC Legal Advisor). The participants attentively listened and participated during the discussion. On the other hand, Sheikh. Loderson Gustaham (ICRC Consultant) discussed the matter of laws related to armed conflict in the context of Islam. Sheik Gustaham shows commonalities between the rules of Islam in engaging into war and the International Humanitarian Law. He highlighted in his presentation the Islamic principles in war -that is to protect the civilians as much as possible and to show mercy and compassion as enjoined by Islam even if the war is declared to Muslims.

 

Furthermore, the sharing of experience among the selected delegates of the Lakbayan 2017 catch the ears of the event. Ms. Aila Ebrahim from Marawi shared her experience and expressed her sympathy on the on-going Marawi siege. On her speech, she asked the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) action on the issue of continues air strike in Marawi and the arms and weapons used to control the situation in Marawi. Also she asked to stop the airstrike in Marawi and to finally end the war.

In a nutshell, the seminar successfully achieved its main objectives. The participants were educated about the basic functions and mandates of ICRC in the Philippines and how  they can access the ICRC services. The most important is, they become aware of their basic Human Rights under the principle of IHL and on the Islamic law. Moreover, the seminar gives them avenue to express, interact and engage into dialogue with the speakers and other participants.

 

One of the highlights of the forum was the distribution of prayer carpets (sajadah) to the male participants and hijab (viel) to the female participants from the IIS partner Engr. Sadoun Alowayesh and wife Ms. Zainab Hainto. The ICRC sponsored the snacks and dinner of the participants.

Categories
Events News & Archives

Commemorating Jabidah Massacre

 

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

The killing of some Tausug recruits in Corregidor, Bataan in March 1968 became known as the Jabidah Massacre. It is one of the important events in the history of contemporary Moro struggle for self-determination as it sparked the formation of the Moro National Liberation Front. Every year in March, the said incident is being commemorated by various Muslim and even non-Muslim groups in the country.

On March 17, 2017 at 2 PM, the Institute of Islamic Studies of the University of the Philippines in collaboration with the SANDUGO Movement of the Moro and Indigenous Peoples for Right to Self-Determination and the Moro-Christian People’s Alliance (MCPA) held a public forum at Bulwagang Salam, Romulo Hall. Dean Morados formally opened the forum with a remarks thanking those who participated and the partner organizers.

Though it was attended by small audience mostly students of UP Islamic Studies, the forum succeeded in highlighting the challenges of the continuing Bangsamoro Struggle for Self-Determination. The Lecturers, former Dean Prof. Julkipli Wadi tackled the story behind Jabidah and what happened next until the rise of the Moro National Liberation Front, and co-chairperson of SANDUGO Mr. Jerome Succor Aba discussed the historical message and challenges of the current struggle of the Moro people.

The small audience actively participated during the open forum. Former Tawi-Tawi governor Al-Tillah recounted his personal history at the height of Jabidah controversy in Manila. Some students of UP Islamic studies having realized the complexity of current moro struggle realized the need for the Moro groups to unite asked for a mechanism of achieving unity.

The forum ended with a closing remark by the UP MSA Chairperson Mr. Ben Balt followed by the song presentation of SANDUGO members.

 

Categories
Events News & Archives

World Hijab Day Forum

Computer display isolated on white background

For the second time on February 1, 2017, the Institute of Islamic Studies, University of the Philippines, Diliman in cooperation with the National Commission of Muslim Filipinos, Manila Human Development Inc., Wahdatul Asabiyyah and Muslim Student Association joined commemoration of the World Hijab Day by holding an interfaith forum on Women’s Rights in the Light of Islam. The World Hijab Day (WHD) was founded by Nazma Khan who came to US from Bangladesh at the age of eleven. Having experienced discrimination of being a hijabi Muslim, she came up with the idea of a hijab day where non-Muslim women are invited to wear the hijab and experience hijab themselves to promote religious tolerance and understanding. In 2013, the first World Hijab Day was celebrated in the US. Since then until its recent commemoration on February 1, 2017, the increasing number of sympathizers and supporters from around the world joined the said event.

Similarly, the forum conducted by UP IIS was attended by more than 200 Muslims and non-Muslims from both government and non-government organizations. Non-Muslim participants have accepted the challenge of wearing the free hijab for the day. Free hijabs were donated by Engr. Sadoun Alowayesh and his wife Ms. Zainab Hainto. The forum was strongly supported by the University of the Philippines, some colleges and offices like Office of the University Registrar, College of Education, and College of Economics, College of Science, College of Mass Communication, and College of Social Work and Development participated the Hijab Challenge. Students of Islamic Institute went to their respectively colleges and taught them how to put on the hijab, while some students from these colleges went to attend the forum.

Indeed the University of the Philippines remains to be not only a community of intellectuals but also of religious tolerant where Filipino cultural diversity is celebrated, where people of different faiths find the sense of belongingness as family.

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Featured Hijabi

This slideshow requires JavaScript.