Doha, Qatar, 23 March 2014
Research Centres from the Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS) at Hamad bin Khalifa University held a public seminar on 'Electronic Resources of Islamic Studies' last week. Computers and their applications have become an integral part of modern societies and as a result, some countries have developed IT strategies which include computers and the Internet, as key elements in their curricula. The seminar shed light on how people can benefit from technology such as computer software and the internet with regards to Islamic education and jurisprudence research.
Teachers, students and researchers attended the seminar and heard from key speaker Dr Abdul Haq Hamish, a Professor from QFIS, who talked about the importance of making full use of all electronic tools available in the field of education and research technology in order to achieve objectives. Attendees were also given details about which Islamic jurisprudence software to use in addition to the most important websites to reference for Islamic jurisprudence and other areas of Islamic Sciences.
Dr Hamish shared recommendations for using electronic resources effectively and also warned those gathered about the dangers related to misusing the internet.
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Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies
Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies was established to achieve intellectual plurality that emphasises the richness and diversity of the Islamic heritage under the umbrella of Hamad bin Khalifa University. The vision at QFIS is to become a platform of thought and dialogue that leads research and debate in all that relates to Islam and Muslims, be that contemporary concerns or issues of heritage; and that produces scholars who are strongly-grounded in Islamic faith, practice, and civilisation, and who are open for engaging with all that their civilisation produced, and with the wisdom and thought of other civilisations.
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