This winter school is organized by the Sharjah International Foundation for the History of Arab and Muslim Sciences (SIFHAMS) in collaboration with the Institute of Physics at the University of Cologne (Germany), MES Mampad College (India), and the Islamic University of Technology (Bangladesh).
This winter school gives intensive graduate course study and training at the MA and Ph.D. levels on the contributions of Muslims to the sciences throughout the history of Islamic Civilization. In addition, it offers a number of sessions dealing with various aspects and issues in Islamic Civilization. The program will be presented in Arabic and English, where the simultaneous translation will be available. The program will be a Hybrid (online and on-site) for a week.
The presented topics are varied and cover the following:
- Meaning of Science in Islamic Civilization
- Islamic Economics and Finance: Resources and Contents
- Understanding Muslim philosophy in Islamic civilization
- Understanding Muslim Historiography in the Modern World
- Islamic Psychology and its Literature
- Books and manuscripts in Islamic civilization - A survey and methodology
- Interpreting Eleråents of Isla mic Architecture
- Distinguished Aspects of Islamic Architecture and Engineering
- History of Astronomy: Muslim scholars
- The knowledge of the Milky Way in the Arabic culture between the 8th and 15th century
The program of the 4th International Graduate Winter School is summarized in the following table:
|
No. |
Date |
Time (pm) |
Title |
Presenter |
Institution |
|
1 |
03/01 |
1 – 4 |
“Introduction to the Concept of Knowledge in Islamic Civilization” |
Dr. Alparslan Acikgenc |
Usküdar University Turkey |
|
2 |
4 – 7 |
«Books and Manuscripts in Islamic Civilization: |
Dr. Issam Okleh |
University of Khorfakkan |
|
|
3 |
04/01 |
1 – 4 |
“Calligraphy in Islamic Civilization and its Impact on Other Cultures” |
Dr. Fikry El-Naggar |
University of Sharjah |
|
4 |
4 - 7 |
“The Cultural and Social Foundations of Islamic Civilization” |
Dr. Huseyin Yilmaz |
George Mason University- USA |
|
|
5 |
05/01 |
1 - 4 |
“The Importance of Preserving Heritage and its Distinctive Aspects in Islamic Civilization” |
Dr. Maamoun Abdulkarim |
University of Sharjah |
|
6 |
4 - 7 |
«Philosophy of Science among Arabs and Europeans» |
Dr . Nader El-Bizri |
University of Sharjah |
|
|
7 |
09/01 |
1 - 4 |
“The Unique Aspects of the Islamic Astronomical Knowledge” |
Prof. Ilias Fernini |
University of Sharjah |
|
8 |
4 - 7 |
«History of Mathematics in Islamic Civilization» |
Prof.. Jan P.Hogendijk |
University of Utrecht - Netherlands |
|
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9 |
10/01 |
1 - 4 |
“Selected Topics and Works on Astrophysics in the Muslim History” |
Prof.. Andreas Eckart |
University of Cologne, Germany |
|
10 |
4 - 7 |
“The beginning of the universe in the Holy Quran” |
Prof. Hamid M. Al Naimiy |
Chancellor of University of Sharjah |