Event Details:

Michigan State University Muslim Studies Program is hosting an international conference on Islam, Environmental Science and Conservation. This conference aims to foster understanding of the nexus between Islam, environmental science, and conservation. 

Friday, October 16, 2020: 

8:00am-9:45am: Indonesian Scholarship on Islam, Conservation, and the Environment 

Gatot Supangkat (Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta), "Muhammadiyah's Perspective on Environmental Management and Protection Sustainability" 

Muhammad Tri Ramdhani (Universitas Muhammadiyah Palangka Raya), "The Role of Islam in the Cultural Ceremony of the Tiwah Dayak Ngaju People of Central Kalimantan"   

Siti Maimunah ((Institut Pertanian Stiper (ISTIPER) Yogyakart), "The Role of Islam in Developing a Forest Case Study in Mungku Baru Palangka Raya" 

Atus Syahbudin (Universitas Gadjah Mada), "Is there an Islamic Tree Species?" 

Pak Ariyadi (Universitas Muhammadiyah Palangkaraya), "Religion, Forest Conservation, and the Concept of Rahmatan lil 'alamin" 

 

10:00am-11:45am: Global Case Studies: Indonesia, Gambia, and Afghanistan 

Karyanti (Universitas Muhammadiyah Palangka Raya) (co-author: Lilik Kholisotin), "The Role of Women in Forest Conservation: The Case of Ibu Siti Maimunah of the Muhammadiyah" 

Abdoulie Jabang (Michigan State University), "Transforming and 'Healing' the Environment: Founders, Migrants, Farmers, Muslim holy men, Women rainmakers, and Colonial Meteorologists in the River Gambia, 1890-1970" (via Zoom) 

Shah Mahmoud Hanifi (James Madison University), "A Deep History of Water in Afghanistan" 

M. Jamil Hanifi (Michigan State University), "An Historical Ethnography of Water in Pre-Industrial Kabul" 

11:45am-12:00pm: Closing Remarks