1. Plaque Unveiling Ceremony Plaque Unveiling Ceremony for the Centre for the Study of Islamic Culture was held on 3 December, 2015 in CYT Building, CUHK. The plaque is inscribed by Prof. Joseph J.V. Sung, Vice-Chancellor of CUHK.

2. International Conference of “Chinese Muslim (Hui) in Diaspora: Culture, Gender, Identity, and Religious Traditions

Date: 3-4 December, 2015

Organizer: Centre for the Study of Islamic Culture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Co-organizers:Centre for the Study of Religion and Chinese Society, CUHK Department of History, CUHK

Sponsor: Islamic Cultural Association (Hong Kong)

Venue: CYT LT7, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the forthcoming conference, “Chinese Muslim (Hui) in Diaspora: Culture, Gender, Identity, and Religious Traditions”. This conference, organized by the Centre for the Study of Islamic Culture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and sponsored by Islamic Cultural Association (Hong Kong), is to be held on 3-4 December at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Hijrah (migration) and localization of Muslim communityare important aspects of the spread of Islam worldwide.Through studying the religious, cultural and social issues involved, we may understand how the Islamic scriptures are transmitted, the religious ritualsand duties practiced, the faith passed on, and the communities develop and survive.In the Asia-pacific region, due to various factors such as war, trade, and missionary work, migration of Han-speaking Muslims from Mainland China to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and even Central Asia led to the development of various Chinese Muslim communities outside China. Some of them even migrated again from Southeast Asia to Taiwan or the West.

Since the last two decades, more attentions have been paid to the study of Muslims in China and their religion by the Western and Chinese academicsin the field of Islamic studies. In spite of the abundant research results in Muslims in China, the migration of Han-speaking Muslims to Southeast Asia such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Burma, and East Asia such as Taiwan and Hong Kong has been mostly neglected. Due to the lacking of deep theoretical analysis,detailed understanding of the historical issues involved, and adequate interpretation of religious thought, this area of research remained largely under-developed. This conference aims to promote interdisciplinary approaches to this research area in order to attain a more comprehensive understanding of Chinese Muslim diaspora.

Themes of the Conference:

1-Theory of migration from the perspective of Islam

2-Diaspora and transnational religious movements

3-History of Chinese Muslim diaspora community

4-Inter and Intra-religious dialogues of diaspora community

5-Networking Chinese Muslim diaspora communities

6-Religious education in the diaspora community

7-The relation between diaspora communities and China

8-Diaspora community and politics in the host country

9-Acculturation of religious traditions in the diaspora community

10-Woman issues of the diaspora community

Download: Conference Brochure