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S. Asian Muslims indicates the importance of this
Return Trip from the U.S. to S.Asia region in the ongoing struggle against extremism and
Programme Implemented by Dr. Riffat Hassan, on behall the U. S. Department of State, for violence through the development of a culture which
is knowledge-based and justice-and-peace-oriented.
UNIVERSITY of LOUISVILLE - Dare to be great In the first Exchange of the “Religion and
“RELIGION AND SOCIETY: A Department, it was stated, “You can be very proud of Society : A Dialogue” Program (October 27 -
what you have accomplished, every Department of State November 17, 2007), fourteen participants from
DIALOGUE” exchange project that brings Muslim and non-Muslim Bangladesh, India and Pakistan visited the U.S.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY clerics, scholars and community activists together from The names of the participants and the country to
In December 2005, the Bureau of Educational this point forward will be inspired by and modeled on which they belonged, are given below:
and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State, the South Asia program that you designed and Bangladesh: Professor Dr. Aminul Islam,
announced a Request for Grant Proposals (RFGP) implemented.” Professor Dr. Azizun Nahar Islam, Professor Dr.
entitled “Religion and Society : A Dialogue.” In The proposal that was submitted for the Najma Begum, Professor Dr. Kawthar Mustafa
response to this RFGP, the University of Louisville “Religion and Society : A Dialogue” aimed to build Abululayee, and Professor Dr. Munir Ahmad;
proposing a multi-phased exchange to engage influential on the foundations laid by the “Islamic Life in the India: Dr. Syed Zafar Mahmood, A. R. Shaheen,
religious scholars, teachers, preachers, and community U.S” program. It included two visits of S. Asian Muslim Professor Ali Mohammad Naqvi, Professor
leaders from Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, in religious scholars, preachers and community leaders to Farrukh Saiyyeda Waris, and Dr. Aslam Parvaiz;
dialogue with their American counterparts and a variety the U.S., and two return visits by their American Pakistan: Moiz Amjad. Sardar Iqbal
of academic, interfaith, and community-based groups counterparts. Some alumni of the previous program from Muhammad Khilji, Dr. Arfa Seysa Zehra, and
in the U.S. Dr. Riffat Hassan, Professor of Humanities Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and the U.S. would be Professor Dr. Saad Malik.
and Islamic Studies at the University of Louisville, was included amongst the participants in each of the four During their visit to the U.S., the S. Asian
the Director of the Program. exchanges. The inclusion of alumni will ensure the participants engaged in academic, community-based,
The objectives of “Religion and Society : A continuity and sustainability of the bridge-building and and interfaith activities in Louisville, Gethsemane,
Dialogue,” as stated in the RFGP were “i) to enhance peace-building process that started with the “Islamic Philadelphia, New York and Washington D.C. These
the non-American participants’ understanding of the Life in the U.S.” Program . The activities undertaken activities gave them an opportunity for interaction
place of religion and serious religious study, particularly in the “Religion and Society ; A Dialogue” Program and dialogue with diverse civil society and religious
Islam, in American life; 2) to provide a forum for aims to take the dialogic process to a higher level where groups. Of central importance amongst these
examination and discussion of the compatibility of concrete collaborative projects begin to materialize. activities were Forums in three parts. Part I consisted
religious practice and democratic social and political It also seeks to widen the circle of those who can of a discussion on the “theoretical” or “normative”
values and structures, the benefits produced by become a part of the evolving, deepening dialogue aspects of intra-religious and inter-religious dialogue
coexistence among religious communities, and the through multi-media projection of important between Muslims and people of other religions. In
practice of Islam in a multi-cultural, multi-religious interactions. Part II, the discussion was on the experiential and
context; and 3) to broaden the understanding of In September 2006, the U.S. Department of historical aspects of such dialogue. In Part III, there
American scholars, clerics, and laypersons of the place State awarded $535,000 to the University of Louisville was a focused discussion on collaborative
of Islam in non-American societies.” Our proposal for the “Religion and Society : A Dialogue” programs/projects that could be undertaken by
endeavored to meet the above-stated objectives through Program. The fact that the Department of State the S. Asian participants and their American partners
activities that include “both theoretical orientation and awarded a second substantial grant to the University to strengthen and advance the process of peace-
experiential, country-based initiatives.” of Louisville for an Exchange Program focusing on building .......Contninued to page 4
There is obvious similarity between the RFGP
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RFGP entitled “Islamic Life in the U.S.” which had vyhx<+ eqfLye ;wuholZVh ds fFk;kyksth fMikVZesaV esa gq, lsfeukj xqyjst+ vgen] Mk0 v”khZ [k+ku] Mk0 vCnqy [k+kfyd+] Mk0 “kdhy
been announced by the Bureau of Educational and Mk0 jQ+gr gqlSu dh lnkjr esa gqvk ftl esa vesfjdk ds ;gwnh lenkuh] Mk0 eqfgcqy gd+ Q+SdYVh vkWQ+ ykW] fMikVZesaV vkWQ
Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State in Summer Lihdj izksQ+slj Msfu;y iksfy”k us dgk fd reke et+gcksa ds fFk;kyksth ds vlkrt+k vkSj Nk= o Nk=kvksa us Hkh f[k+rkc fd;k
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won an award of $343,785. It was the only institution in dqN “kjkjrh yksx fofHkUu leqnk; ds chp fo’koeu dj vius vkSj funksZ’k ukxfjdksa dk dRysvke djus dk ft+Eesnkj lkfcr
the U.S. to get this grant. In 2004, the Department of eUlwcs ijs u dj ldsaA mUgksaus dgk fd losZ ls ekywe iM+rk gS fd;kA
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$157,000. Once again, the University of Louisville was et+kfgc dks tkuus dh dksf”k”k gh ugha djrs cfYd drjkrs gSaA yanu esVªksiksyhVu ;wuholZVh ds lgk;d funs”kd Mk0 eqgEen
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State Department for an ongoing project. cPpksa] ekrgrksa vkSj nwljs et+gc ds yksxksa ds lkFk ,d tSlk vkSj
The four exchanges conducted under the pkfg, rkfd bLyke ds ckjs esa QSyh Hkzkfra;kas dks nwj fd;k tk
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“Islamic Life in the U.S.” Program - two bringing S.
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Asian Muslim religious scholars, teachers and preachers
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to the U.S, and two taking their U.S. counterparts to S.
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the participants and the State Department. In an e-mail eTk+kfgc esa fofHkUurk gksrs gq, Hkh muds ed+kfln ,d gh gSA pk¡lyj ihds vCnqy vt+ht+ ls feydj yanu esVªkis ksyhVu ;wuholZVh
sent to Dr. Hassan on December 15, 2005, by Dr. mUgksaus dgk fd Ikf”peh ns”kksa dks “kkafr dk lans”k iwjc ds ns”kksa vkSj ,,e;w ds chp fjyhft;l LVMh vkSj g;wesu jkbV~l ds
Thomas Johnston, Senior Exchange Specialist at the dks nsus dh t+:jr ugha] cfYd if”pe ds ns”kksa dks gh t+:jr Q+hYM esa rkvoqu dh t+:jr ij cy fn;kA
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A. Prophet of Allah said, “Allah has not
created any disease without also creating a
Important traditions of Prophet
it”. (Abu Daw’ud Nasai). Huraira; Tirmidhi).
medicine or a remedy for it”. (Narrated by Abu
A. The Prophet said, “Accept treatment and use A. The Prophet said, “The
Huraira; Bukhari).
medicine”. (As-Suyuti). many men are cheated- go
A. Prophet of Allah said, “Whoever gives
medical treatment without having previously A. The Prophet said, “He who has put disease (Bukhari).
on the earth, has also put its remedy there. (Abu A. The Prophet said, “Wh
studies medicine must be held responsible for
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