SEVENTH CONFERENCE ON IBADISM AND OMAN
May 2016
Oxford
MONDAY, MAY 23
| 08:30 | REGISTRATION |
| 09:00 | OPENING Margaret MacMillan — Warden of St Antony’s College Eugene Rogan — Director, St Antony’s College Middle East Center Abdulrahman Al Salimi — Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman: The Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs’ Religious Policies 1997-2015 |
| 09:45 | Opening Lecture Madelung, Wilferd: Religion and Politics in Ibadism: A Historical Overview |
| 10:30–11:00 | Coffee Break (in the Buttery of the College) |
SESSION 1
Historical and Religious Understanding of the Interaction between Religion and Politics in Oman and Ibadism
Chair: Heinz Gaube
| 11:00 | Wilkinson, John: Ibadism and State Formation in Oman |
| 11:45 | Gaiser, Adam: Roots of Religious Tolerance in the Omani-Ibadi Religious Tradition |
| 12:30 | Hoffman, Valerie: Ibadi-Omani ‘Aqidat and the Construction of Omani Religious Discourse |
| 13:15–14:00 | Lunch (in the Dining Hall of the College) |
SESSION 2
On-going Religious Discourse in Oman and Ibadism (1)
Chair: Valerie Hoffman
| 14:00 | Ech-Cheikh, Mohammed: The Present Situation in the Islamic World and the Situation in Oman |
| 14:45 | Hajri, Hilal and Nikolas Panagiotou: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos as a Paradigm of Peace |
| 15:30 | Al Tay, Hatim: Religion, Policy and Identity in Oman |
| 16:15 – 16:45 | Coffee Break (in the Buttery of the College) |
SESSION 3
On-going Religious Discourse in Oman and Ibadism (2)
Chair: Hatim Al Tay
| 16:45 | Limbert, Mandana: Local Questions and National Answers in Late Twentieth Century Fatawa from al-Dakhiliyya |
| 17:30 | Di Tolla, Anna Maria: Pluralism in Islam: the Berber-Ibadi Perspective |
| 18:15 | Ateş, Orhan: Religious Tolerance in Oman and Its Historical Background |
| 20:00 | Dinner (in the “Cherwell Boathouse”) |
TUESDAY, MAY 24
SESSION 4
On-going Religious Discourse in Oman and Ibadism (3)
Chair: Adam Gaiser
| 09:00 | Rabi, Uzi: Oman and the Region. The March Toward a Better Future |
| 09:45 | Francesca, Ersilia: Religion and Politics in Contemporary Ibadi-Omani Fatwa |
| 10:30 | Broucek, James: Generic Islam? Official Religious Discourse in the Sultanate of Oman |
| 11:15–11:45 | Coffee Break (in the Buttery of the College) |
SESSION 5
Legal Understanding of Religious Policy in Oman (1)
Chair: Johann Büssow
| 11:45 | Albayrak, Ismail: Plurality in Ibadi Exegetical Tradition: with Special Reference to the Notion of Jesus Return, Nuzul Isa |
| 12:30 | Saleh, Walid: Political Interpretations of the Qur’an. Modern Approaches |
| 13:15–14:00 | Lunch (in the Dining Hall of the College) |
SESSION 6
Legal Understanding of Religious Policy in Oman (2)
Chair: Amal Ghazal
| 14:00 | Abou-El-Wafa, Ahmed: Ibadi Jurisprudence in Modern Context. International Perspectives |
| 14:45 | Al Husseini, Sulaiman: Religious Education in Oman |
| 15:30 | Al Sulaimi, Abdullah: Policy and Objectives of the Ifta in Oman |
| 16:15–16:45 | Coffee Break (in the Buttery of the College) |
SESSION 7
Legal Understanding of Religious Policy in Oman (3)
Chair: Dietrich Olms
| 16:45 | Bendrissou, Mustafa: The Impact of the Religious Authorities on Oman’s Way to Democracy |
| 17:30 | Howitz, Chris: The Christian and Hindu Communities in Oman |
| 18:15 | Wrona, Alexander: Buddhism in the Middle East? The Case of Sinhalese Theravada Buddhists in Oman |
| 20:00 | Dinner (in the “Cherwell Boathouse”) |
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25
SESSION 8
Religious Policy and Religious Education in Oman (1)
Chair: Angeliki Ziaka
| 09:00 | Al Shueili, Sulaiman: The Role of the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs in Serving the Heritage and Spread of Values of Tolerance and Understanding in and out of Oman |
| 09:45 | Sheline, Annelle: Ibadism and the Tradition of Tolerance in Oman |
| 10:30 | Mathews, Nathaniel: Ibadi Ulama in Oman and East Africa. Historical and Contemporary Migrations |
| 11:15–11:45 | Coffee Break (in the Buttery of the College) |
SESSION 9
Religious Policy and Religious Education in Oman (2)
Chair: Barbara Michalak-Pikulska
| 11:45 | Kondo, Yohei: Ibadi Policy on Education and Learning in the Premodern Period |
| 12:30 | Ziaka, Angeliki: Religious Education in the Omani Schools. An Outside Understanding of the Omani Religious Policy through the Subject of RE |
| 13:15 – 14:00 | Lunch (in the Dining Hall of the College) |
SESSION 10
Religious Policy and Religious Education in Oman (3)
Chair: Mandana Limbert
| 14:00 | Reiss, Wolfram: Religious Diversity in Omani School Textbooks. New Challenges for International Textbook Research |
| 14:45 | Schreiner, Stefan: Studying Theology in Context: Christian Theology in Islamic Context, and Islamic Theology in Christian Context – Reflections on a Unprecedented German-Omani Project |
| 15:30 | Jaabiri, Farhat: Education in Oman |
| 16:15 – 16:45 | Coffee Break (in the Buttery of the College) |
| 16:45 | Visit to the Library and the Archive of the Middle East Centre of St Antony’s College |
FINAL SESSION
Works in Progress and Perspectives for Future Studies on Ibadis and Oman
Chair: Ersilia Francesca
| 19:00 | Departure to the “Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies” A Tour of the “Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies” |
| 20:30 | Dinner (in the “Oman Hall” of the “Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies”) |
