December 04, 2023
Linda Blaser
Religion lecturer Hazim Fazlić speaks at conference in Turkey
Dr. Hazim Fazlić, a lecturer in the Department of Religion, recently spoke at the Conference on Contemporary Muslim Thought in Istanbul, Turkey.
The conference brought together leading intellectuals who discussed contemporary Muslim thought on November 18 and 19.
In his talk, Fazlić discussed the debates among Muslim intellectuals in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He focused on the challenges Muslim communities have been facing in the last three decades, such as the war and genocide, new interpretations of Islam and practicing Islam in a secular state.
The international conference examined the "Contemporary Thought in the Muslim World Project," consisting of an 11-volume book series led by the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB). The project, initiated in 2020, explores the contemporary experiences of Muslim communities in Turkey, Egypt, Iran, the Indian subcontinent, North Africa, Southeast Asia, the Balkans, and the West (Europe/USA), as well as in the Turkish world, the Arab world, and sub-Saharan Africa.