Panel Discussion:
Progressive Muslim Movements: The Turkish Case

Date:	11 January 2007.
Location:	University Scholars Programme, Conference Room,Blk ADM, #07-06 NUS, Singapore

• Jointly organized by Religion Research Cluster, FASS, University Scholars Programme, NUS and Turkish Cultural Centre.
• Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Sayed Farid Alatas
• Speakers: Prof. Ibrahim Abu-Rabi and Prof. Heidi Hadsell Professors at the Hartford Seminary, Connecticut, U.S.A.

The objective of the panel discussion on was to provide a forum for inter-faith dialogue in Singapore.

By illustrating the case of Turkey, Prof.Abu-Rabi and Prof. Hadsell presented both the traditionalist and the modernist strands of Islam of Islam. The panel discussion led to an understanding of the both the syncretic and the extremist strands within Islam and underlined the need for dialogue to explore the various kinds of extremism in different faiths and emphasized the significance of inter-faith discussions in the contemporary world.

The panel successfully used the forum provided by the religion research cluster and contributed to enriching the dialogue between people professing different faiths.

There are no publications arising from this event.