We are pleased to invite you to join us at the one-day International Conference on” The Middle East and the Malay world: Contemporary Issues and Future Challenges” that will be held at the Academy of Malay Studies – University Malaya on 19 October 2022(tomorrow)
The event is organized by Asia Middle East Center (AMEC), Bait Al Amanah Institute, Asia West-East Center (Asia WE), and the Academy of Malay Studies University Malaya
The speakers are from Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey, Albania, and Singapore.
Tentative Program
08:00-09:00 Guest arrival
- 09:00-09:15: Opening speech by Emcee: Haniss Haidi – Bait Al Amanah Institute
- 09:20 – 09:30 Welcoming Speech by: Dr Abdul Razak – chairman of Bait Al Amanah Institute
- 09:35 – 10:10 Keynote Speech by Honourable Yang Berhormat Dato Sri Wan Junaidi bin Tuanku Jaafar Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department-(Parliament and Law)
- 10:00:15 – 1030: Launching of Asia Middle East Center for Research and Dialogue:
Short speech by Mr Muslim Imran – Director of AMEC
Launching by AMEC Advisor Tan Sri Dr Syed Hamed Albar,
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi, and other VIPs
Session I: The Malay Archipelago in the Muslim World: Relations with the Middle East
Moderator: Nabila Ismail – Bait Al Amanah
* 10:30 – 10:45: Speaker I: Prof. Dr Ahmad Fauzi Abdulhamid – University of Science Malaysia (USM)
Title: Malaysian Islamists’ Responses to the August 2021 Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
- 10:45 – 11:00: Speaker II: Dr Asif Shuja –The Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore
Title: “Malay World’s Navigation in the Changing Dynamics of the Islamic World”
11:00 – 11:15: Speaker III: Assoc. Prof Mehmet Ozay. (ISTAC-IIUM)
Title: “Narration or Fictionalization of Historical Relations: The responsibility of Historians in the context of the Ottoman-Malay World Relations”
- 11:15 – 11:30: Speaker IIII: Dato Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari– Former Secretary General of D8 Title: Middle East Malay World Thousand Years’ Relations.
- 11:30 – 11:45: Speakers V: Associate Professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi – Academy of Malay Studies, University of Malaya
Title: The Role of Acheh and Turkey in Relation to Islamic Intellectualism in the Malay World
1145 – 12:20 Q & A
Session II: The Malay World and the World Powers: The United States and China
Moderator: Sohil Marjani -Asia WE
- 12:20 – 12:35 Speakers I: YB Liew Chin Tong – Former Deputy Defense Minister of Malaysia
Title: Malaysia as an aspiring middle power in the context of great power rivalry
- 12:35 – 12:50 Speaker II: Hoo Chiew Ping, Senior Lecturer – SSIR- UKM
Title: The Malay World in East Asia
- 12:50-13:05 Speaker III: Chandra Muzafar – International Movement for a Just World (JUST)
Title: The Malay World and China: past, present, and future ties
- 13:05 – 13:20 Speaker IIII: Prof. Dr. K.S. Nathan- ukm Malaysia
Title: Malaysia’s Relations with the United States and China: Examining Convergence and Divergence of Interests in a Trilateral Framework
- 13:20 – 13:45 Q & A
- 13:45 – 14:30 Lunch Break
Session III: Malaysia and Indonesia on Palestine
Moderator: Mr Muslim Imran – Asia Middle East Center (AMEC)
- 14:30 – 14:45 Speakers I: Dr Mohd Nazari Bin Ismail – Hashim Sani Center for Palestine Studies, University of Malaya
Title: Boycotting Israel – The Challenges
- 14:45 – 15:00 Speaker II: Olsi Jasexhi – International Islamic University Malaysia
Title: Israel’s belligerence against Palestine: from the Balkans to Nusantara
15:00 – 15:15 Speaker III: Asep Setiawan – Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta (UMJ), Indonesia
Title: Palestine, Indonesia and Struggle Against Colonialism
15:15 – 15:30 Speaker IIII: Dr Fauziah Mohd Hasan–
Title:
- 15:30 – 16:00 Q & A
Session IV: Closing Ceremony by
16:00 – 16:30 – Short speech by Dr Abdolreza Alami – Director of Asia WE
– Keynote Speech by YBrs. Encik Khairul Azwan former Malaysian Senator of the Dewan Negara
16:30 – 16:45 Souvenirs and Photo Session
- 16:45 – 17:00 Closing Remarks by Emcee
This is a concept paper of the conference, which includes the conference poster, a short bio of the speakers, and the abstract of their speeches:
CONCEPT PAPER -Middle East and the Malay world conferance 151020222
