Islamic Civilisation in Southern Africa Symposium 2006 Awqaf SA, IRCICA, UJ:

A Mini Documentary on the International Symposium on Islamic Civilisation in Southern Africa held in Johannesburg during 1-3 September 2006. Jointly organised by IRCICA (OIC Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture), the University of Johannesburg (UJ), and the National Awqaf Foundation of South Africa (Awqaf SA). About 500 participants and 65 papers were presented by local and international speakers. The documentary also features interviews with OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Ebrahim Rasool, Premier of the Western Cape and Zeinoul Abedien Cajee, CEO - Awqaf SA.

THE SYMPOSIUM AIMED:
• To increase our knowledge of the history and heritage of Islam in Southern Africa
• Make the religious and cultural heritage of Southern African Muslims better understood by themselves and other communities inside and outside the region;
• Strengthen affinities and cooperation among Muslim and African nations and peoples by producing and disseminating Islamic and cultural knowledge;
• Promote better understanding and dialogue amongst Muslim people and people of other faith and cultural communities;
• Offer a forum for the true understanding of Islamic culture in the world.

For more info please visit: www.awqafsa.org.za

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Islamic
• Civilisation
• symposium
• history
• art
• culture
• Awqaf
• SA
• IRCICA
• UJ
• Conference