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• Family as the main pillar to preserve human dignity in the contemporary Muslim world
• Marriage and human dignity in the Muslim family, celibacy and its challenges in the contemporary world
• The function of Hijab in the stability of Muslim family, the significance of Hijab in the maintenance of human dignity
• Islamic sexual ethics in the contemporary world
• Muslim family, cyberspace and entertainment in the contemporary world
• The challenges of the contemporary world for a Muslim family; immigration, abortion, revolutionary transformations in science, population, minority groups…..
• Family and the newly-emerged relations in the contemporary world; adoption, surrogacy, artificial insemination, oocyte donation, fetus donation
• The economics of the Muslim family; mothers with a job, Halal industry…..

The first human dignity conference

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An Overview on the International Conference Series on “The One Single Community and Human Dignity”

Regarding the role and function of Muslim academicians in the realization of Macro-Pattern of “The One Single Community”, the Center for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought intends to set the ground to achieve this crucially significant objective. Henceforth, a series of conferences are planned for the academic scholars and researchers to present their recent research studies on the needs and challenges of Muslims in the contemporary world.   
The main theme of these periodical conferences is to maintain and improve the human dignity of Muslims in the contemporary world. In every period, we intend to deal with one macro challenging issue that a Muslim civilian needs to cope with to be able to live in the contemporary world. The academia, first and foremost, endeavors to solve these and similar issues in the light of the realization of human dignity. And next to provide ways to achieve the Koranic goal: “The One Single Community”.  
In this regard, the overall encompassing title of these conference series will be “The One Single Community and Human Dignity”. The main theme of the first conference will be “Human Dignity and the Challenges of the Family in the Contemporary World” (November  2024). 

About the First Conference

Significance and Purpose

God the Almighty is the owner of all dignity and all honor (Sura Al-Naml or “The Ants” 40). The most important feature, the Holy Koran has attributed to the pure nature of mankind, is dignity. For the sole reason of being a human, mankind is in ownership of peculiar honor and dignity. It is for such reason that Islam invites all humanity to mutually respect each other, dignify each other and disseminate fraternity as well as justice in the society. For God the Almighty, the most fundamental asset of mankind is his honor and dignity, besides the fact that He excelled man over other beings.   
In Islam, ‘family’ is the main pillar and the live beating heart of the society. It is the main background for molding the morality and personality of the individuals. God bestows love and passion to a family to fortify family relations and prevent its disintegration.   
At the opening of the third millennium, the world is witnessing the accelerated fast occurrence of many changes and transformations in many areas. Such transformations have not merely occurred in the areas of planning, means and methodology. Rather such revolutionary changes have affected man’s attitude to world and self, have caused deep generational transformations and have reformed educational system.   
The main concern of this International conference is to address the challenges, the accelerated fast occurring transformations, have imposed on families. The conference also seeks solutions for the Islamic community to overcome these challenges. The organizers of the conference also intend to benefit from the knowledge and capacity of the academia, to implement the projects that close the gap between society and academia, and synergize such capacities in Islamic communities. The main purpose is to fight against the organizations and ideologies which threat the family in the Islamic communities. 

Statement of the Theme

The abrupt unprecedented cultural metamorphosis that has afflicted the contemporary world has caused excessive changes and abnormalities in the types and forms of the families; one parent family, celibacy, multiple marriages, unconventional marriages, adoption, step father, step mother, having a partner with no commitment and host of similar issues. Divorce, remarriage, polygamy, illicit affair with stepfather or step mother and adoption have caused many emotional problems, personality complexes and legal predicaments.   
Today a new social system has emerged in the wake of the emergence of cyberspace, virtual world, information abundance in the websites, increase of communication via social networks and the possibility of interaction and transaction via such networks. Under such space, the dominant ideology, lifestyle as well as personal, family and social values have undergone fundamental transformations. And such transformations and the subsequent predicaments are in serious need of search, research and study.   
Moreover, encouraging people to stay single, to live with pets, to have partners with no commitment or white marriage and propagandizing homosexuality are going to be established as values in the Western World and are the so called ‘freedom’.   
Regarding the facts that Islam has rejected all these and similar lifestyles and regarding the subsequent corruptions that happen as the result of these lifestyles, the elite and academia of the Islamic world can prioritize cultural confrontation with such predicaments. They are expected to improve personal and academic capabilities and plan to develop mutual collaboration between academia and society to overcome such social predicaments. 

 

Important Dates

2024 September 22
Final Abstract Submission Deadline

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2024 October 11
Results Abstract Submission

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2024 October 22
Final Full Paper Submission Deadline

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Conference Dates       
2024 November 11-13 1403

Our Associates

the world forum for proximity of islamic school of thought
International University of Islamic Denominations
University of Tehran
University of Religions and Denominations
Al-Mustafa International University
The Islamic Azad University
Alzahra University
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Imam Reza International University
Shahid Beheshti University
ALLAMEH Tabataba'i University
Imam Hossein University