Thriving in A Plural World: Principles and Values of the Singapore Muslim Community by Basma Abdelgafar (LP303)

Published 2018: First Edition / Hardcover / As New / Illustrated photographs throughout

Original pictorial boards and original pictorial dust jacket. 235 as new clean and bright pages, previous owners neat dedication possibly from the author. Slight shelf wear on covers. (LP303)

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"This Publication is a commemoration of Muis' 50th Anniversary. It documents Muis' journey in developing religious thought leadership that shapes a thriving religious life of a Muslim Community of Excellence that radiates blessings to all. The publication articulates anew the Singapore Muslim Identity (SMI), the religious values that underpin it and the new horizons in the socio-religious life of Muslims. It synthesizes key ideas generated from the various discourses organized by Muis in shaping a Gracious Muslim Community of Excellence that inspires and radiates blessings to all. A community that thrives with diversity, and develops a profound religious life and dynamic institutions. Furthermore, it postulates the way forward for a thriving religious community based on continued critical reflection and mindful civic engagement"

Basma Abdelgafar is Vice President of Maqasid Institute and Associate Professor of Public Policy. She is an international consultant on policy, governance and Muslim affairs. She has consulted in a number of countries around the world, including Egypt, Qatar, Guyana, Bosnia, South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. She obtained her Ph.D. in Public Policy from Carleton University, Ottawa, in 2003. Her prior studies include a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Public Administration from the American University in Cairo. She has been awarded several prestigious international and national scholarships and fellowships. Dr. Abdelgafar has worked in government, academia and the third sector. She is founding member of the Public Policy in Islam Masters Program at Qatar Foundation where she spent five years teaching and heading the program. Other positions have included Special Advisor, Intellectual Property, Canadian International Development Agency; Policy Analyst in the Canadian Federal Government; and Research Associate at Carleton University and the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics. Her early research focused on intellectual property rights, innovation systems, and the pharmaceutical industries particularly of developing countries. For the past decade she has taken a keen interest in public policy and governance in Muslim history, thought, institutions and communities. Google Books...