Breakfast at Hotel Akgun where the delegates will stay and the conference will take place.

09.15-9.30        the Opening By Faris Kaya, Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture  

09.30-10.00      1st Lecture by Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Abu Rabi, University of Alberta, Canada
"Late Ottoman and  Modern Turkish History"

10.00-10.40      Student Session One

Chair Person: Prof. Dr. Thomas Michel           

Marikoh Chijoh - Meiji University, JAPAN

Ustadih Hamza - University of Jogjakarta, INDONESIA

Salih Sayilgan- University of Alberta, CANADA

Tubanur Yesilhark - University of Durham, UK


Ferroum Hicham - Algeria University, ALGERIA


Iman Ghanim Shareef Al-Hamid - Musul University - IRAQ

--------------------10.40-11.00       Tea-Coffee break--------------------

11.00-11.30      2nd Lecture

 Chair Person: Prof. Dr. Said Özervarlı

Prof. Dr. Syed Farid Alatas, National University of Singapore                                                               "Concept Formation in the Social Sciences with Reference to Nursi"

11.30-12.30      Student  Session Two

Chair Person: Prof. Dr. Syed Farid Alatas          

Nureddin Lamuri, Algeria University - ALGERIA

Ossama Raougui, V. Mohammad University - MOROCCO

Mokhtar Fathy Sallam, Minufiya University - EGYPT

Zeyneb Salim- University of George Town, USA

Mustafa Zaari - Mevla Ismail University, MOROCCO

Talal Rezk Ahmed Rezk, Al-Azhar University – EGYPT

--------------------12.30-14.00       Lunch Break-------------------

14.00-14.30      3rd Lecture

Chair Person: Prof. Dr. Ibrahim M Aburabi          

 Prof. Dr. Said Ozervarli, Yildiz Technical University, TURKEY
“Intellectual and Social Dimensions of Nursi's Revitalization Project” 

14.30-15.00      4th Lecture

Chair Person:  Dr. Hasan Horkuc

 Fred Reed, Writer, CANADA
“Learning from Said Nursi”

15.00-15.30      5th Lecture

Chair Person: Prof. Dr. Ashrati Silimane           

 Prof. Dr. Abdulhekim Enis, UAE
”Scientific Research Methodology”

--------------------15.30-16.00       Tea-Coffee Break--------------------

16.00-16.30      6th Lecture

Chair Person: Prof. Dr. Ashrati Silimane

Prof. Dr. Thomas Michel, University of George Town, USA                                                                     Muslim Christian Understanding in Nursi Studies

16.30 -17.30     Student Session Four

Chair Person:  Dr. Hasan Horkuc          

Mohamad Zaoui. V. Mohammad University -MOROCCO

Reda Faruk Abdel Maaboud, Higher Instute of Islamic Studies Cairo - EGYPT

Afaf Rabee Zaki Husain, Ayn al-Shams University - EGYPT                        

Masheed Turner- Unıversıty of Durham, UK

Mustafa Rabahi, Buzzria University - ALGERIA

Mohammad Bilbeshir – Tilimsan University, ALGERIA

--------------------18.00   Departure for Dinner--------------------

Day 2: 27th June  2010

9.00 - 9.30       Mehmet Firinci, Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture, Turkey                                       Positive Action: The Risale-i Nur

09.30-10.00      7th Lecture

Chair Person: Prof. Dr. Bilal Kuşpınar

Prof. Dr. Ashrati Silimane
"The Background of the Text"

10.00-10.20      8th Lecture

Chair Person: Prof. Dr. Abdulhakeem Enis

 Dr. Hasan Hasan Horkuc, Unıversıty of Durham, UK
“PhD :  Academic Career-Motivation-Time Managemant”

10.20-10.40      9th lecture

Chair Person: Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Abu Rabi

 Dr  Jeremy Walton–The New York University USA
"Theological and Social Dimensions of  Piety: Turkey's Nur Community as Example of Civil Islam"

--------------------10.40-11.00       Tea-Coffee break--------------------

11.00-11.30      10th Lecture

Chair Person:  Dr. Jeremy Walton

 Prof. Dr. Ammar Cidal                                                                                                                           "The questions to be addressed in a Thesis" 

11.30-12.00      11th Lecture

Chair Person: Prof. Dr. Yunus Çengel

 Prof. Dr. David Goa, University of Alberta, CANADA
"The Public Importance of the Study of Religion Nursi Studies Models a Way Forward"

12.00-12.30      12th Lecture

Chair Person: Prof. Dr. Syed Farid Alatas

 Prof. Dr. Yunus Cengel, University of Nevada, USA
“The Quasi-Scientific Method  in Religious and  Theological Studies as Found in Nursi’s Works”

--------------------12.30-14.00 Lunch Break--------------------

14.00-14.30      13th Lecture

Chair Person: Prof. Dr. David Goa

Prof. Dr. Bilal Kuspinar, University of Ahlia, Kingdom of Bahrain
"How to Study the Risale in a Mystical/Spiritual Context? Methodology and Themes." 

14.30-16.00      Student Session Six

Chair Person: Prof. Dr. Bilal Kuşpınar

Huseyin Kurt, Hartford Seminary, USA

Telmout Hassan, Al Uyun University - MOROCCO

Wasiul Haque, Cevahir lal Nehru University - INDIA

Khadija Lachheb, V. Mohammad University - MOROCCO

Ali Khadra - Algeria University,ALGERIA

Dr. Zaprul Han - University of  Bangka, INDONESIA 

Ali Ahmad El Tegany Ali, Suez Canal University – EGYPT

Dusmamat Karimov – Durham University, UK

Toumi Ghania - Biskre University, ALGERIA

--------------------16.00-16.30       Tea-Coffee Break--------------------

16.30- 18.30     CLOSING PANEL

Chair Person: Prof. Dr. David Goa

THE PLACE OF RISALE-I NUR IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Prof. Dr. Bilal Kuspinar, Prof Dr Ammar Cidal, Prof. Dr. Ashrati Silimane,    Prof. Dr. Thomas Michel, Prof. Dr. Farid Alatas, Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Abu Rabi,Mehmet Fırıncı,Ihsan Mustafa, Prof. Dr. Servet Armağan

--------------------19.00   Departure for Dinner--------------------