International Seminar on ‘Islam in Myanmar’

Abstract

A day-long international Seminar on Islam in Myanmar on the theme “Democratization in Myanmar: Opportunities and Challenges for Its Muslim Community” was held Conference Hall, IAIS Malaysia on April 29, 2012. International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia and Myanmar Muslim Intellectual Forum (MMIF) jointly organized the seminar in collaboration with International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) East Asia, Institute for the Study of the Ummah and Global Understanding (ISUGU) and Regional Islamic Da'wah Council of Southeast Asia and the Pacific (RISEAP). Emeritus Professor Datuk Dr. Osman Bakar, Program Chairman and Deputy CEO, IAIS Malaysia and Dr Nay Aung Kyaw @ Mohammed Ali Hassan, Vice President, MMIF broke the ice with their welcoming addresses. Then Founding Chairman and CEO, IAIS Malaysia Professor Dr Hashim Kamali gave his opening speech while officiating address was delivered by Tun Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi, Patron of IAIS Malaysia and Former Prime Minister of Malaysia.