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- Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium
Film Symposium: The Reformist – A Female Imam
- Date
- 2025/10/26(Sun) 14:00-17:00
- Venue
- Waseda University Toyama Campus, Building 38, AV Room 1
- On-site/Online
- In-person
- Language
- Japanese
Events
To what extent is Islamic "reform" possible in the modern era? This symposium will explore recent reform-related trends and the challenges they present, using a documentary film about the establishment of a mosque with female imams in Denmark as a case study. Website: https://www.islamkyokai.org/. *No advance registration is required, admission is free.
Programs
| 2025/10/26 | ||
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Opening Remarks and Film Introduction | Dr. Emi Goto （Associate Professor, ILCAA, TUFS） |
| 14:15 - 15:20 | Film Screening | |
| 15:20 - 15:30 | Break | |
| 15:30 - 16:10 | Talk Session | Prof. Keiko Takaki （Fellow, ILCAA, TUFS; Professor Emeritus, J. F. Oberlin University）, Prof. Kei Takahashi （Professor, Faculty of Letters, Toyo University） |
| 16:10 - 16:50 | Q&A | |
| 16:50 - 17:00 | Closing Remarks | Prof. Tetsuya Otoshi （Director, Research Institute for Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University; President, Association for Islamic Studies in Japan） |
- Organized by
- Association for Islamic Studies in Japan; Research Institute for Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University; Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B): A Study of the Challenges and Solutions for Muslim Communities in the Context of Contemporary Pluralism and Diversity (24K03160)
Contact
- emi-gto[at]aa.tufs.ac.jp