Programme
International Symposium of Imam-Hatip
(Vocational Religious) Schools on Their Centennial Day,
November 23-24, 2013
November 23, 2013, Saturday
Registration: 09:00-09:30
Protocol Speeches: 09:30-10:30
Assistant Professor Mustafa Öcal |
Symposium Organizing Committee |
İsmail Cenk Dilberoğlu |
Symposium Honorary Board (President of Ensar Foundation) |
M. Tevfik Göksu |
Esenler Municipality Mayor |
Dr. Kadir Topbaş |
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor |
Hüseyin Avni Mutlu |
Governor of Istanbul |
Associate Proffesor Yusuf Tekin |
Undersecretary Ministry of National Education |
Professor Numan Kurtulmuş |
Justice and Development Party Deputy Director |
Professor Mehmet Görmez |
Head of Religious Affairs |
Suat Kılıç |
Minister of Youth and Sports |
Bekir Bozdağ |
Minister and Deputy Prime Minister |
Opening Speech: 10.30-11.00
Professor Hayrettin Karaman
Reception: 11:00-11:30
Opening Panel: 11:30-13:00
Islamic Religious Education in the Modern World
Chair: Professor Ali Bardakoğlu –Istanbul 29 Mayıs University / Turkey
1.The Past, Present, and Future Importance of Islamic Education
Professor Robert William Hefner – Boston University / USA
2.Educating Muslims: Local and Global Issues
Professor Tahir Abbas – Fatih University / Turkey
3.Turkey’s Religious Education Experience
Professor Recep Kaymakcan – Head of Symposium Organizing Committee / Turkey
4.Religious Education in a Secularist Muslim State: Turkey Between Reforms and Repressions
Professor Elisabeth Özdalga – Bilkent University / Turkey
Lunch Break: 13:00-14:00
Parallel Sessions
Session I: 14:00-15:15
Hall A – The Historical Development of Imam-Hatip Schools in Turkey
Chair: Professor İrfan Aycan – General Director of Religious Teaching, Ministry of Education / Turkey
1.The Imam-Hatip Schools: Past and Present (1913-2013)
Assistant Professor Mustafa Öcal – Uludağ University / Turkey
2.Imam-Hatip Schools and the “Hacıveyiszade Family’’
Professor Mustafa Fayda – Emeritus Associate Professor / Turkey
Associate Professor Mustafa S. Kücükaşçı – Marmara University / Turkey
3.Relation between Religion and Science, and The Imam-Hatip Schools
Professor Celal Kırca – Erciyes University / Turkey
4.The Initial Prototype of Imam-Hatip Schools: The Case of Darülhilafeti'l Aliyye Madrasas
Professor Hamit Er – Istanbul University / Turkey
Hall B - Islamic Education in the Modern World
Chair: Associate Professor Nuri Tınaz – Marmara University / Turkey
1. Islamic Education Around the World
Professor Holger Karl Daun – Stockholm University / Sweden
2.Minority Islam in Europe: States of Exception or the Clash of Secularisms?
Associate Professor Jonathan Laurence – Boston University / USA
3.An Islamic View on Vocational Education
Professor Khosrow Bagheri Noaparast –Tehran University / Iran
4.What does Islamization of Education Mean in the Context of Iran
Associate Professor Hossein Godazgar – El Maktum Higher Education College (United Kingdom) / Iran
Hall C – Domestic Politics and the Imam-Hatip Schools in Turkey
Chair: Alpaslan Durmuş – EDAM ( Educational Consultancy & Research Center ) / Turkey
1.Debates of Imam-Hatip Schools within the Framework of the Unification of Instruction (Tevhid-i Tedrisat) Law
Associate Professor Selçuk Uygun – Akdeniz University / Turkey
2.The Premiership of M. Semseddin Gunaltay and The Revolutionary Regressions during his Era: The Opening of Imam-Hatip Courses as a Regress Example
Dr. Ali Cağlar Deniz – Uşak University / Turkey
3.The Forced Legitimacy: Making a Space for Imam-Hatip Schools under the Circumstances of Early Republican Period
Hicret K. Toprak – Turkish Religious Foundation / Turkey
Tea & Coffee Break: 15:15-15:30
Session II: 15:30-16:45
Hall A – Today’s Imam-Hatip Schools
Chair: Professor Cemal Tosun – Ankara University / Turkey
1.Structural Changes in Imam-Hatip Schools and its Reflections in Vocational Religious Education
Professor Ramazan Buyrukçu – Süleyman Demirel University / Turkey
2.The Desired Role Model within Imam-Hatip Schools
Associate Professor İsmail Sağlam – Uludağ University / Turkey
3.The Physical Space Conditions and Problems of Imam-Hatip Schools
Assistant Professor İlknur Yüksel – Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University / Turkey
4.The Democratisation Process and the Future of Imam-Hatip Schools
Assistant Professor Behram Hasanov – Bülent Ecevit University / Turkey
Hall B – Islamic Education in the Muslim Diaspora
Chair: Associate Professor İsmail Demirezen – Istanbul University / Turkey
1.Education of Muslim Learners in Secular Societies
Associate Proffesor Saeeda Shah – Leicester University / United Kingdom
2.Liberal Integration, Muslim Identity and Education in Britain
Associate Professor Abdul Nasar Meer –Northumbria University / United Kingdom
3.Feasibility and Boundaries of Islamic Education in Europe
Professor Ednan Aslan – Vienna University / Austria
4.Zaytuna College and the Construction of Islamic Education in North America: Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Hatem Ahmad al-Bazian – Zaytuna College / USA
Hall C – Religious Education Experience of the Balkans
Chair: Assistant Professor Hüseyin Korkut – Kırklareli University – ÖNDER General Director (Association of İmam Hatip Alumni and Members) / Turkey
1.Religious Education of Madrasas in Macedonia after the Ottoman Empire
Professor Mesut Idriz – International University of Sarajevo / Bosnia & Herzegovina
2.Legal Status of Religious Education of the Muslim Minorities in the Western Thrace, Greece
Hüseyin Bostancı – Komotini Muslim Professional / Greece
3.The Past and Present of Isa Bey Madrasa in Skopje
Nasir Redzepi – Isa Bey Madrasa Imam-Hatip High School / Macedonia
4.Imam-Hatip Schools and their Impacts in Bulgaria
Vedat S. Ahmet – Deputy Chief Mufti / Bulgaria
Tea & Coffee Break: 16:45-17:00
Session III: 17:00-18:15
Hall A-Intergenerational Experience of Imam-Hatip Schools Graduates: Memories & Witnesses
Chair: Proffesor S. Kemal Sandıkçı – Emirutes Proffesor / Turkey
1.Imam-Hatip Graduates in 1950s
Dr.Tayyar Altıkulaç – Former President of Religious Affairs & Istanbul 29 Mayıs University / Turkey
2.Imam-Hatip Graduates in 1960s
Professor Turan Koç – Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University / Turkey
3.Imam-Hatip Graduates in 1980s
Erol Erdoğan–Author / Turkey
4.Imam-Hatip Graduates in 1990s
Bülent Turan – Justice and Development Party Deputy of Istanbul / Turkey
5.Imam-Hatip Graduates in 2000s
Sultan Işık – Psychologist / Turkey
Hall B – Religious Education Experience in the Malay World and Far East
Chair: Associate Proffesor Caner Taslaman – Yıldız Technical University / Turkey
1.Indonesian Madrasah : Reforms and Challenges
Dr. Raihani – Islam Negeri University / Indonesia
2.The Reformation of Muslim Education in Malaysia: Ensuring Relevance and Overcoming Challenges
Professor Rosnani Bt. Hashim – Malaysia International Islamic University / Malaysia
3.The Transformation of Islamic Education in Muslim Southeast Asia
Dr. Suzaina Bt Abdul Kadir – National University of Singapore / Singapore
4.Transmission of Islamic Knowledge in the Chinese Context:
The Rise of Madrasah in China's Hong Kong
Dr. Wai–Yip Ho – Hong Kong Institute of Education / China
5.What is Being Taught in South Asian Madrasas?
Professor Safdar Jamal Malik – Erfurt University (Germany) / Pakistan
Hall C – Imam-Hatip Schools & Its Pupils, Teachers and Administrators: Case Studies - I
Chair: Professor Mustafa Sinanoğlu – Istanbul 29 Mayıs University / Turkey
1.According to Administrators, Imam-Hatip Secondary Schools (Problems, Expectations & Recommendations)
Professor Ahmet Koç – Marmara University / Turkey
Research Assistant Elif Batman –Marmara University/ Turkey
2.School Atmosphere of Imam-Hatip Schools in the city of Istanbul
Dr. Gülüşan Göcen – Mobil Imam-Hatip Secondary School / Turkey
Zeynep Kaya – Kazım Karabekir Imam-Hatip School / Turkey
3.Attitudes of Religious Education Teachers Working in Imam-Hatip Secondary Schools towards Students who Cause Disorder in Schools
Professor Mehmet Zeki Aydın – Marmara University / Turkey
Research Assistant Hayri Güzel – Marmara University / Turkey
4.The Development Model of Imam-Hatip Schools – Case of Istanbul
Murad Karasoy – Istanbul National Education Directorate / Turkey
November 24, 2013, Sunday
Session IV: 09:30-10:45
Hall A – The Identity of “Imam-Hatip Graduates’’
Chair: Professor Halit Ev – Celal Bayar University / Turkey
1.The Social Representation of “Imam-Hatip Graduates” in Media: The Social Projections of a Collective Identity
Associate Professor Mustafa Macit – Atatürk University / Turkey
2.Metaphors that Imam-Hatip Pupils Formed Regarding The Concepts for “Imam-Hatip Secondary & High School” and “Being Imam-Hatip”
Assistant Professor Mücahit Arpacı – Dicle University / Turkey
Cemil Yıldırım – Dicle University / Turkey
3.Religious Youth in the Process of Subjectivity – A Sample of Imam-Hatip School Dictionary
Assistant Proffesor Abdullah Özbolat – Çukurova University / Turkey
4.Imam-Hatip Pupils’ Perceptions of Personality and Institution: Is that Possible “Being Imam-Hatip” without “Being Other”
Research Assistant Ümmügül Betül Kanburoğlu – Uludağ University / Turkey
Hall B - Religious and Muslim Education in the West
Chair: Proffesor Mehmet Paçacı – Presidency of Religious Affairs / Turkey
1.Ibn Khaldun, Islam and Religious Education
Associate Professor Syed Farid Alatas – National University of Singapore / Singapore
2.Islamic Primary Schools in the Netherlands: The Long and Winding Road to Recognition and Success
Dr. Gerard William Driessen – Radboud University / The Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Michael S. Merry – Amsterdam University / The Netherlands
3.Islamic Religious Education in State Funded Muslim Schools in Sweden: A Sign of Secularisation or Not?
Associate Professor Jenny Berglund – Södertörn University / Sweden
4.Faith Schools in the Twenty First Century
Dr. Stephen John Mckinney – Glasgow University / Scotland
Hall C – Teaching Curriculum and Course Materials in Imam-Hatip Schools
Chair: Proffesor Şükrü Arslan – Emeritus Professor / Turkey
1.Findings and Proposals Regarding The Qur’anic Commentary in the Imam-Hatip School Curriculum
Professor Mustafa Öztürk – Çukurova University / Turkey
2.Instruction of the Qur’an in İmam-Hatip Schools
Nazif Yılmaz – Religious Teaching General Directorate / Turkey
3.Teaching Islamic Law in Imam-Hatip Schools
Assistant Professor İsmail Yalçın – Pamukkale University / Turkey
4.An Assessment of Imam-Hatip Schools Vocational Religious Course Materials
Assistant Professor Ahmet Ekşi – Yıldız Technical University / Turkey
Tea & Coffee Break: 10:45-11:00
Session V: 11:00-12:15
Hall A - Imam-Hatip Schools & Its Pupils, Teachers and Administrators: Case Studies - II
Chair: Dr. Mahmut Zengin – Youth and Sports Ministry Higher Education Credit and Hostel Institution / Turkey
1.Imam-Hatip Schools According to its Pupils
Assistant Professor H. Yusuf Acuner – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University / Turkey
Assistant Professor Adem Korukçu – Hitit University / Turkey
2.Factors Affecting the Preferences of Imam-Hatip Schools Pupils: Why and How?
Assistant Professor Mehmet Korkmaz – Erciyes University / Turkey
3.Goal Orientations of Pupils at Imam-Hatip Schools in the city of Diyarbakır
Assistant Professor Tahsin Kula – Dicle University / Turkey
Hall B - Muslim Education and Schooling in the USA
Chair: Professor Ednan Aslan – Vienna University / Austria
1,Islamic Identity and Pedagogy: The case of Muslim Education in America
Associate Professor Muqtedar Khan – Delaware University / USA
2.The Precursor of Islamic Education and Schooling in the USA: The African American Muslims Experience
Associate Professor Nuri Tınaz – Marmara University / Turkey
3.Muslim Education in the United States : A Case Study of Chicago
Professor Misbahudeen Olabiyi Ahmed Rifai – Malcolm X College / USA
4.Charting a Course for Imam Hatip Schools in the Age of Global Citizenship: Some suggestions for religious education in the context of the 21st century global environment
Professor Soon Yong Pak – Yonsei University / South Korea
Hall C – Understanding of Imam-Hatip Schools
Chair: Proffesor Hayati Hökelekli – Uludağ University / Turkey
1.Conservative Critics of Religious Education and Imam-Hatip Schools in the Republican Period
Associate Professor Mustafa Gündüz – Yıldız Technical University / Turkey
2.Female pupils who will not be Imam : An Assessment of the Presence of Female Pupils in Imam-Hatip Schools
Assistant Professor Z. Şeyma Arslan – Istanbul University / Turkey
Sema Silkin – Üsküdar Municipality / Turkey
3.The Narratives of Imam-Hatip Schools Graduates from Anatolia to Vienna: Modernization, Diaspora and Criticism
Dr. İsmail Çağlar – Fatih University / Turkey
4.Identities that can not be Mould/Shaped: Imam-Hatip Graduate Girls
Dr. Esra Albayrak – California University ( USA) / Turkey
Lunch Break: 12:15-13:30
Session VI: 13:30-14:45
Hall A – Roundtable Discussion -The Place of Imam-Hatip Schools in Turkish Political and Cultural Life
Moderator: Dr. Necdet Subaşı – Presidency of Religious Affairs / Turkey
- Professor Yasin Aktay –Yıldırım Beyazıt University & Institute of Strategic Thinking / Turkey
- Etyen Mahcupyan – Zaman Newspaper
- Proffesor Bekir Berat Özipek – Star Newspaper
Hall B – Islamic Education in Bosnia & Herzegovina: Its Past & Present
Chair: Professor Ahmet Koç –Marmara University / Turkey
1.Programme and Functional Development of Madrasas : The Formative Period Islamic Secondary Schools in 20th Century in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dr. Nezdzad Grabus – Ljubljana University / Slovenia
2.Islamic Religious Education in Public Schools
Assistant Professor Ahmet Alibasic / University of Sarajevo / Bosnia & Herzegovina
3.Religious Education and Madrasas in Bosnia & Herzegovina
Assistant Professor Hasan Korkut – International University of Sarajevo / Bosnia & Herzegovina
4.Gazi-Husrev Bey Madrasah as Centuries-long Guardian of Bosnian Identity and Spirituality
Assistant Professor Mirsad Karic – International University of Sarajevo /Bosnia & Herzegovina
Hall C – Islamic Religious Education Experience in Caucasus and Central Asia
Chair: Assistant Professor Ali Murat Yel – Marmara University – Turkey
1.Religious Situation and the Opening Process of Imam-Hatip Schools in Kyrgyzstan
Professor Mevlut Uyanik – Hitit University / Turkey
2.The Role of Turkey in Religious Education in Azerbaijan
Associate Professor Cavid Qasimov – Azerbaijan National Academy for Sciences / Azerbaijan
3.Religious Education in Azerbaijan
Assistant Professor Mehriban Gasimova – Baku State University / Azerbaijan
4.Policies of Religious Education and Madrasas in Kyrgyzstan
Dr. Kubatali Topchubaev – Gaziosmanpaşa University / Turkey
Tea & Coffee Break: 14:45-15:00
Session VII: 15:00-16:15
Hall A – Religious Education between Tradition and Modernity -I
Chair: Professor Halis Ayhan –Istanbul Aydın University – (Emeritus Members of Higher Education)
1.Teaching of Religious Traditions in the Imam-Hatip High Schools: Findings and Proposals
Proffessor Mahmut Aydın – 19 Mayıs University / Turkey
2.Education of Islamic Sects History in Imam-Hatip Schools while the Islamic World Drag into Sectarian War
Professor Mehmet Dalkılıç – Kırklareli University / Turkey
3.Can the Imam-Hatip Schools be Counted as a Continuation of Madrasas Founded After the Transition Period from the Ottomans to Republic?
Associate Professor Şevket Topal – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University / Turkey
4.Religion in State Schools in the USA
Assistant Professor Şule Albayrak – Marmara University / Turkey
Hall B - Religious Education between Tradition and Modernity -II
Chair: Associate Proffesor Salime Leyla Gürkan – Centre for Islamic Studies (ISAM) / Turkey
1.Islamization of Educational System in Iran: Upward Mobility of Young Women from Traditional Families
Associate Professor Masoumeh Velayati – El Maktum Higher Education College (United Kingdom) / Iran
2.Roots of Resistance to Reform : Pakistani Madaris in Historical and Comparative Perspective
Associate Professor Christopher Candland - Wellesley College / USA
3.‘Ulama’ and Political Defiance in Sunni Islam: A comparative perspective
Professor Meir Hatina – Jerusalem Hebrew University / Israel
4.Diverse Experience of Religious / Islamic Education in Modern Egypt
Professor Said Sadek – The American University in Cairo / Mısır
Hall C- Comparative Models on Imam- Hatip (Religious Vocational) Schools
Chair: Professor Mustafa Köylü – 19 Mayıs University / Turkey
1.Islamic Theology College and High School in Northern Cyprus Republic of Turkey
Professor Talip Atalay – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, President of Religious Affairs / Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
2.Traditional Religious Instruction Institutions in Pakistan: The Case of Madrasas
Professor Halit Ev – Celal Bayar University / Turkey
Assistant Professor Mefkure Nur Pakdemirli – Celal Bayar University / Turkey
3.The Imam-Hatip Schools as a Model for Pakistan Madrasas: A Comparative Study
Assistant Professor İbrahim Aşlamacı – İnönü University / Turkey
4.An European Model of Imam-Hatip School: Ibn Avicenna Institute Girls Imam-Hatip School in Belgium
Associate Professor Adem Efe – Süleyman Demirel University / Turkey
Dr. Abdulhalim İnam – Ibn Avicenna Institute Girls Imam-Hatip School in Belgium / Belgium
Closing: 16:30
