“Religious Pluralism, Civil Freedoms and Economic Progress” in Muslim Majority Societies

Call for Papers

Date: October 27-28, 2022

Venue: Artuklu University, Mardin, Turkey

Abstract Submission Deadline: May 15, 2022

International Islam & Liberty Conference is the annual flagship event of Islam & Liberty Network (ILN) that is a two-day forum featuring keynote speeches, panel discussions, academic lectures, and presentations. ILN is organizing 9th International Conference on 27-28 October 2022 in the historic South-eastern city of Mardin, Turkey hosted by Mardin Artuklu University. The main theme of this conference is “Religious Pluralism, Civil Freedoms and Economic Progress” within the context of Muslim majority societies. The Conference will deliberate on the theoretical, historical, and contemporary challenges faced by these societies with a view to advance the ideas and institutions of a free society consistent with the contours of Islamic faith. The papers will be subsequently published and widely disseminated.

The debate will have theoretical, historical and practical dimensions and authors are expected to prepare well-grounded arguments. We invite authors to submit abstracts covering the following topics.

• Religious freedom and pluralism
• Civil society, secularism and tolerance
• Innovation, property rights and development
• Free markets, commerce and prosperity
• Political pluralism in contemporary societies
• Refugee crisis, freedom of movement and immigration
• Islamophobia, multi-culturalism and democracy
• Corruption and rule of law
• Violence and prospects of peaceful transitions
• Varieties of change and reform in Arab world and in Muslim majority countries

More information on: islamandlibertynetwork.org