Islamic Governance
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Tackling Violent Religious Extremism Through Dialogue
As faith-based violence escalates globally, successful models of interreligious dialogue and peacebuilding in Southeast Asia serve as a critical reminder that such engagements are essential in reducing and dismantling stereotypes and building a more understanding among diverse community members. The role of religions in the security landscape is severely underrepresented. This stems partly from the false…
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Social Media as a Tool for Information (Dis)order: A Bruneian Experience
Dr Iznan presented at a Webinar Series on 8 April 2025, titled ‘Social Media as a Space for Interreligious Dialogue for Peace in Southeast Asia’, in celebration on 10-year Anniversary for the King Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID). The title of the presentation is ‘Social Media as a Tool for Information…
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Maqasid al-Syari’ah: Ingredients of Organisational Success?
Presentation at the Islamic Leaders Conference, Jakarta on 12 September 2024. Thank you to the organizers for the invitation. I acknowledge that I am among leaders in formal and informal organizations, and also mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters exercising their own leadership capabilities. Today I am invited to share my thoughts on the topic Maqasid…
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KAICIID 2023 Reflection (Final): Graduating on Dialogue and Peace-building
All good things come to an end. The KAICIID 2023 International Cohort program is coming to a close. From February until December, the journey to develop myself in the arts of dialogue and peace-building has been extremely rewarding! Since the last face-to-face training in Bangkok, we all went our ways to work on our peace-building…
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KAICIID 2023 Reflection (Part 4): Dealing with Global Catastrophe
After a fruitful journey online and offline, the KAICIID International Cohort 2023 is about to graduate in December in Lisbon, Portugal. Whilst waiting for the celebratory day, many of us shared snippets of our respective interreligious and/or intercultural projects, ranging from training and workshops to site visits and writing books. We congratulated one another for…
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KAICIID 2023 Reflection (Part 3): Powerful Fishbowl Conversation
In May, the second face-to-face KAICIID training was conducted in Bangkok, Thailand. Once we arrived at the Royal Orchard Sheraton Hotel, the programme started with an initial gathering and catching up with everybody. It was so good to see everyone physically again. But the training was mind-blowing. Some of the lessons included interworldview dialogue (IWVD),…
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KAICIID 2023 Reflection (Part 1): Transforming Through Dialogue
Dialogue is a transformative tool to connect and love others, whether they are your fellow Muslims, or other Christians, Jews, Buddhists and so on.
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Heart-centered Islamic Governance: An Alternative For Good Governance
Good governance is a critical aspect of society, encompassing the processes, structures, and systems in place to guide decision-making and behavior within organizations and communities. It involves the exercise of power, authority, and legitimacy through leadership and followership, with contextual factors playing a significant role in shaping governance approaches. Within the realm of governance, Islamic…
