Project Description
“Love of the Prophet in Mevlana” International Symposium titled
On the occasion of the Mawlid Qandil coinciding with Shab-i Arus, the Symposium titled “Prophet Love in Hz. Mevlana” and 13. The presentation ceremony of the DOST Service to Islam Awards will be held on December 15 in Konya.
SYMPOSIUM and AWARD CEREMONY DATE: December 15, 2016, Thursday
SEMPOSIUM and AWARD CEREMONY LOCATION: Konya Dedeman Convention Center, Symposium Hall
INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZING THE SYMPOSIUM
Republic of Turkey Governorship of Konya Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism
International MEVLANA Foundation
KERIM Education, Culture and Health Foundation
TÜRKKAD Turkish Women’s Cultural Association
SCIENCE BOARD
Mehmet Demirci, Prof. Dr.
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Theology. Department of Sufism, Retired Faculty Member
Hülya Küçük, Prof. Dr.
Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Theology, Department of Sufism
Osman Nuri Küçük, Prof. Dr.
Üsküdar University, Institute of Sufi Studies
Sachiko Murata, Prof. Dr.
New York Stony Brook University
Omid Safi, Prof. Dr.
Duke University, Director of the Duke Center for Islamic Studies
Semih Ceyhan, Assoc. Dr.
Marmara University, Faculty of Theology, Department of Sufism
Muhammad Rustom, Assoc. Dr.
University of Toronto, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
| PARTICIPANTS | AFFILIATED INSTITUTION |
| Esin Çelebi Bayru | Vice President of the International Mevlana Foundation |
| Cemâlnur Sargut | TÜRKKAD Istanbul Branch President |
| Abdussettar Yarar | Konya Provincial Culture and Tourism Director |
| Faruk Hemdem Celebi | President of the International Mevlana Foundation |
| Mehmet Celalettin Çelebi | Geneva |
| Hussein Peter Cunz | President of the International Mevlana Foundation Switzerland |
| Suleiman Wolf Bahn | President of the International Mevlana Foundation Germany |
| Mehmet Demirci, Prof. Dr. | Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Theology, Basic Islamic Sciences, Department of Sufism, Retired Faculty Member |
| Mahmud Erol Kılıç, Prof. Dr. | Marmara University, Faculty of Theology, Department of Sufism |
| Bruce Lawrence, Prof. Dr. | Duke University, Center for Islamic Studies |
| Hülya Küçük, Prof. Dr. | Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Theology, Department of Sufism |
| Kabir Helminski | The Threshold Society |
| Miriam Cooke, Prof. Dr. | Duke University, Braxton Craven Professor of Arab Cultures, Asian & Middle Eastern Studies |
| Omid Safi, Prof. Dr. | Duke University, Director of the Duke Center for Islamic Studies |
| Osman Nuri Küçük, Prof. Dr. | Üsküdar University, Institute of Sufi Studies |
| Semih Ceyhan, Assoc. Dr. | Marmara University Faculty of Theology Basic Islamic Sciences Department of Sufism |
| James Morris, Prof. Dr. | Boston University, Department of Theology |
| Dilek Güldütuna, Dr. | J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt, Department of Religious Studies |
***Symposium Live broadcast is realized by Nefes Publishing House Inc.
