IAIP Inaugural Conference
Evolving Islamic Psychology:
Past, Present & Future
October 26, 27 & 28, 2018
Conference Schedule
Day 1 - Friday October 26
9:15 - 10:00 Registration, coffee and tea
10:00 - 10:05 Qur’an recitation
10:05 - 10:20 Welcome by Dr. Mehmet Bulut, President IZU
10:20 - 11:20 Keynote speech by Dr. Malik Badri, “Islamic Psychology, Past, Present, Future”
11:20 - 11:35 IZU/IAIP summer intensive video and presentation
11:35 - 12:00 Presentation by Abdallah Rothman “IAIP: Building on the Past, Harnessing the Present, Propelling into the Future”
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 13:45 Jummah prayer
14:00 - 14:30 Presentation by Dr. Yasien Mohamed “Islamic psychology in the Classical Islamic Tradition: The therapy of emotions according to al-Raghib al-Isfahani”
14:30 - 15:00 Presentation by Dr. Rania Awaad “Historical Perspectives and Modern Clinical Implications for the development of Islamic Psychology”
15:00 - 15:30 Break - coffee and tea
15:30 - 16:00 Presentation by Yusuf Jha "Intersections between Transpersonal Developmental Psychology and an Islamic Model of Consciousness based on a Classical Text from the Islamic Tradition"
16:00 - 17:00 Panel Discussion: “Catching Up with the Past: Illuminating the Relevance of Early Muslim Scholars” with Malik Badri, Yasien Mohamed, Rania Awaad, Imam Mohamed Magid and Yusuf Jha (moderated by Hooman Keshavarzi)
End of program day 1
Day 2 - Saturday October 27
9:00 - 9:25 Coffee and tea
9:25 - 9:30 Qur’an recitation
9:30 - 10:00 Presentation by Muhammad Khalily- “Rediscovery and Integration: Applying religious approaches used by early Muslim scholars in the context of modern psychological treatment”.
10:00 - 10:30 Presentation by Elham Abubakr “An Islamic paradigm shift in relation to theoretical constructs and experimental research in psychology”
10:30 - 11:00 Break - coffee and tea
11:00 - 12:00 Panel Discussion: “Integrating Islamic Theoretical Concepts into the Therapeutic Encounter” with Muhammad Khalily, Elham Abubakr, Mustafa Merter, Rasjid Skinner, and Hakim Archuletta (moderated by Fahad Khan)
12:00 - 14:00 Lunch and Dhuhr prayer
14:00 - 14:30 Presentation by Hakim Archuletta “The Holistic Paradigm of Islamic Healing: Tibb, Prophetic Medicine, Somatic Therapy and Health Counseling”
14:30 - 15:00 Presentation by Dr. Mustafa Merter “An Islamic Spiritual Approach to Psychology and Mental Health”
15:00 - 15:30 Presentation by Suleyman Derin “Positive Psychology and Traditional Islamic Spirituality”
15:30 - 16:00 Break - coffee and tea
16:00 - 17:00 Panel Discussion: “Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy: Uniting Faith with Professional Practice” with Hooman Keshavarzi, Fahad Khan, Rabia Malik, Abdallah Rothman, and Carrie York Al-Karam (moderated by Nasima Khanom)
End of program day 2
Day 3 - Sunday October 28
9:00 - 9:25 Coffee and tea
9:25 - 9:30 Qur’an recitation
9:30 - 10:00 Presentation by Alizi Alias “Islamisation, Releventisation and Integration: A guide for Islamic Psychology Curriculum”
10:00 - 10:30 Presentation by Rasjid Skinner “Developing Islamic Psychology into Clinical Practice and Academic Learning in the UK"
10:30 - 11:00 Break - coffee and tea
11:00 - 11:30 Presentation by Hooman Keshavarzi “An Islamically Integrated Model of a Community Mental Health ‘Teaching’ Clinic in the US”
11:30 - 12:00 Presentation by Imam Mohamed Magid “Clergy and Counselors, a Cooperative Model of Care: Partnerships Between Religious/Spiritual and Therapeutic Support Services”
12:00 - 12:30 Presentation by Carrie York “Bringing Islamic Psychology into the Mainstream”
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch and Dhuhr prayer
14:00 - 15:00 Panel Discussion: “Toward a Unified Field of Islamic Psychology: Cooperation, Collaboration, and Coalition” with Hooman Keshavarzi, Carrie York Al-Karam, Rasjid Skinner, Rania Awaad and Mustafa Merter (moderated by Abdallah Rothman)
15:00 - 15:30 Closing remarks by Malik Badri and Abdallah Rothman
End of Conference