Melbourne Law School ARC Federation Fellowship

Islam and Modernity: Syari'ah, Terrorism and Governance in South-East Asia

 

Project on Malaysia Supported by Federation Fellowship

A project by Dr Amanda Whiting on "Lawyers in Malaysia: Religious Orientation and Legal Professional Practice" is being support by Professor Tim Lindsey's Federation Fellowship. This project will investigate whether, and if so, how, the religious orientation of Malaysian lawyers influences their professional lives, and their capacity or desire to respect and promote the rule of law and the moderate state. For information, please click here.

NASSLP appoints Professor Tim Lindsey

Federation Fellow Professor Tim Lindsey has recently been appoint to the National Asian Languages and Studies in School Program (NALSSP) Reference Group, reporting to the Deputy PM and Minister of Education, Julia Gillard.

 

Shariah and Law Curriculum Reform Project Indonesian State Islamic University

ARC Federation Fellow, Professor Tim Lindsey of the Centre for Islamic Law and Society at the Melbourne Law School, in conjunction with Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), is pleased to announce the commencement of a partnership in curriculum reform with the Shariah and Law faculty of Indonesia's preeminent State Islamic University (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah in Jakarta. Click here for further details.

Events


CILS

ALC/CILS Research Seminar: Growing Together in Partnership: Women's Views of the Business Practices of an Islamic Savings and Credit Cooperative
Tuesday, 24/11/09 1:00PM - 2:15PM
This seminar explores the impact of the rise of Islamism on women in Indonesia, and how Islamic jurisprudence has been linked to the business operations of the BMTs (Baitul Maal wat Tamwil).