areas of research and concentration

1. Islamic and Other Civilizations

Sub-areas:

1.1 Islamic Civilization : Nature, Formation and Development

1.2 The Qur'an and The Sunnah: Foundations of Islamic Personality, Society and Cultures

1.3 Islamic Institutions: Religious, Political, Administrative, Economic, Social, Educational, Cultural.

1.4 Islamic Art: Calligraphy, Architecture, Music and Other Forms of Islamic Art

1.5 Classical, Modern and Contemporary Islamic Civilization

1.6 Comparative Civilizational Studies and Inter-Civilizational Dialogue

1.7 Malay-Indonesian Islamic Thought and Civilization

1.8 Manuscript-based studies of Aspects of Islamic Civilization

2. Philosophy, Theology, Ethics and Contemporary Issues

Sub-areas:

2.1 Islamic Philosophy and Kalam: Classical, Medieval, Modern, Contemporary

2.2 Western Philosophy and Theology: Ancient, Medieval, Modern, Contemporary

2.3 Indian, Chinese and Japanese Philosophies

2.4 Comparative Philosophical Studies

2.5 Ethics and Moral Philosophy

2.6 Islamic and other intellectual traditions

2.7 Contemporary Issues: Modernism, Post-Modernism, Human Rights, Feminism, Pluralism and Environmentalism.

3. Islamic Spirituality and Contemporary Society

Sub-areas:

3.1 The Spiritual Teachings of al-Qur'an, Sunnah and Major Muslim Scholars

3.2 Tasawwuf and its Development in the Muslim World

3.3 Islamic Perspectives on Spiritual Health, Disease and Therapy

3.4 Deviant Teachings and Movements in the Muslim World

3.5 Comparative Spiritual Traditions and Systems

4. Islamic Science

Sub-areas:

4.1 History of Science:

4.1a. Islamic Science

4.1b. Western Science

4.2 Philosophy of Science

4.3 History of Islamic Medicine

4.4 Islamic Medical Ethics

4.5 Modern Science and Religion

5. The Contemporary Muslim World: Regions and Issues

Sub-areas:

5.1 Regions:

5.1.1 South-east Asia & The Malay World

5.1.2 Central Asia

5.1.3 The Balkans

5.1.4 Indo-Pakistan Sub-continent

5.1.5 Sub-Saharan Africa

5.1.6 West Asia and North Africa

5.1.7 Muslims in the West

5.1.8 Muslim Minorities

5.2 Issues and Problems: Economic, Political, Social and Cultural

5.2.1 Disunity, Conflicts, Sectarianism

5.2.2 Corruption, Oppression, Mismanagement and Leadership Problems

5.2.3 Terrorism, Radicalism, Fundamentalism, Extremism

5.2.4 Globalization and the Muslim World in the New Millennium

5.2.5 The Encounter between Islam and Modern Western Civilization

5.2.6 Revival and Reform Movements in the Modern Muslim World