DOHA: The Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) is holding a high-level international conference entitled ‘Arts and Politics from an Islamic Perspective: Critical Questions’ today at Qatar Foundation Student Center.
This one-day conference is the first such event to be organised by CILE, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development.
It aims to bring together scholars of Islamic jurisprudence, artists and politicians to discuss and tackle critical issues pertinent to today’s cultural and political spheres.
Participants in the first session, ‘Islamic Ethics’, includes Sheikh Dr Yusuf Al Qaradawi, Chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars; Sheikh Dr Ali Al Qaradaghi, Secretary General of the International Union of Muslim Scholars; Sheikh Dr Ahmed Raissouni, Chairman of the League of Sunni Scholars; and Professor Muhammad Kamal Hassan, Rector of the International Islamic University of Malaysia.
The second session which focuses on ‘Ethics and Arts’ includes a panel of prominent personalities comprising British singer/songwriter Dr Yusuf Islam, Egyptian singer and guitarist Hamza Namira, Moroccan singer and composer Saloua Chaoudry, and Egyptian researcher and Islamic calligrapher Dr Ahmed Moustafa.The Peninsula
