2ND PHILIPPINE ULAMA SUMMIT

After a series of consultations with the Ulama from all over the country where they discussed and endorsed the draft by-laws prepared by a technical working group and which contains among others provisions on the name and purpose, mechanism of membership and organizational structures, more than 200 Ulama are set to meet and approve the by-laws and subsequently launch the first National Organization for the Ulama during the 2nd National Ulama Summit in January 26-29, 2009 at the Imperial Palace Suites in Quezon City, Philippines.

The historic First National Summit of Ulama in the Philippines, held early this year, produced a consensus among its ulama participants from the different regions of the Philippines towards the creation of the first “national umbrella organization” that will serve as a vehicle for the attainment of unity among Muslim religious leaders and scholars. This is part of a three-year project dubbed, “Empowering the Ulama of the Philippines,” organized by the Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy (PCID) with support from the British and Netherlands embassies.

Invited to deliver plenary lectures are Dr. Abdullah Saeed of the University of Melbourne, Dr. Hisham Hellyer of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies, Prof. Dr. Din Syamsuddin of Muhammadiyah, Dr. KH. Achmad Hasyim Muzadi of Nadhlatul Ulama, and Hji Alami Musa of Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS). 

Time: January 26, 2009 at 6pm to January 30, 2009 at 6pm
Location: Imperial Palace Suites
Street: Tomas Morato street
City/Town: Quezon City
Website or Map: http://www.pcid.org.ph
Organized By: Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy

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