Islam and Buddhism Relations Over the Ages and Current Trends

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh.

Islam and Buddhism are the two main religions of Southeast Asia. Islam is the second largest religion in the world which has had a far-reaching impact on world civilization while Buddhism is part and parcel of the cultures of some of the most important countries today. Islam and Buddhism have a shared interreligious and inter-cultural exchange in India, Central Asia and Southeast Asia. Thus, Muslim-Buddhist understanding and dialogue is critical at the moral, spiritual, cultural and also political levels. This presentation will delve on the history and the current state of the interreligious understanding and dialogue between Islam and Buddhism.

Dr. Imtiyaz Yusuf is currently non-Resident Research Fellow at the Center for Contemporary Islamic World (CICW), Shenandoah University, Leesburg, USA. Formerly, he was an Associate Professor and the Coordinator for the Islamization of Knowledge Program and also the Islam and Buddhism Program at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation (ISTAC-IIUM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dr. Yusuf specializes in the study of Religion with a focus on Muslim-Buddhist relations and dialogue, Islam in Thailand and Southeast Asia.

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