“Islamic Approaches to Global Issues”

International Symposium

10-11 October 2024—Sinop/Online or in-Person

Organised by

Department of Theology – Sinop University

Cultural imperialism has gained a new dimension on a global scale with the development of technology today. The technological power that reinforces the authoritarian superior language of imperialism carries the risk of evolving towards a uniformizing and hegemonic understanding that could eliminate all diversities on a global scale. Accordingly, our aim in organizing this symposium is to raise awareness about the current and potential risks of the powers that control the technology, while benefiting from the indispensable blessings of technology, science, transportation and communication. It is important to recognize this issue, which constitute a point of mobilization for Muslim consciousness, and to question it from different perspectives. Understanding the cultural imposition resulting from this new situation will be possible by reconsidering the intellectual accumulation of orientalism and colonialism. Such analysis will enable the identification of the limitations of existing perspectives and the emergence of new possibilities. The 1st International Symposium on Islamic Approaches to Global Problems will bring together researchers from various disciplines, especially the field of Theology, to discuss the problem in question. Thus, it is hoped to contribute to the enrichment of Islamic intellectual knowledge and the increase of Islamic consciousness’s sensitivity to global issues.

We look forward to meeting at the 1st International Symposium on Islamic Approaches to Global Issues. Symposium panels will be related, but not limited, to:

• Cultural Imperialism
  • Racism
  • Migration
  • Cultural Imperialism
  • Orientalism
  • Colonialism
  • Sacred Space
  • Islam and West Relations
  • Israel-Palestine conflict
• Technological Imperialism
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Chip Technology
  • Starlink
  • Internet of Things
  • Cyber Systems
  • Space Technologies
  • Metaverse
  • Cryptocurrencies
  • Transhumanism

We invite proposals from various disciplines including, Islamic Sciences, education, history, political sciences, philosophy, psychology, sociology, etc.

Publication Opportunities

*The abstracts of the papers accepted for presentation at the symposium will be published in an E-ISBN proceedings abstracts book after the presentations.

*The full texts of the papers accepted for presentation at the symposium can be published in an E-ISBN proceedings full texts book after the presentations, and this book will be available online to everyone. Additionally, there is an option for the full texts to be published in the Sinop Theology Journal.

*The symposium meets the criteria for associate professorship.