INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC  THOUGHT AND CIVILISATION (ISTAC-IIUM)

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC THOUGHT AND CIVILISATION (ISTAC-IIUM)

Emeritus Prof. Datuk Dr. Osman Bakar

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Emeritus Prof. Datuk Dr. Osman Bakar


1) AUTHOR OF BOOKS

Bakar, Osman (2022). Environmental Wisdom for Planet Earth: The Islamic  HeritageKuala Lumpur: Centre for Civilisational Dialogue, University of Malaya,  and Islamic Book Trust, Revised Second Edition, 100 pages. ISBN:  9789672795001.

2) CO-EDITOR OF BOOKS

Bakar, Osman, Baharuddin, Azizan (Eds). 2023. Islam-Buddhism Eco  Dialogue (IBED): Application of Religion and Science to Ecology and Sustainability. Kuala Lumpur: Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM),  Vajrayana Buddhist Council of Malaysia (VBCM), Tibetan Buddhist Culture  Centre of Malaysia (TBCC), Centre for Civilisational Dialogue (UMCCD), 164  pages. ISBN: 978-983-3070-57-2.

3) CHAPTERS IN RESEARCH BOOKS/ ACADEMIC BOOKS

Bakar, Osman (2023). “Quranic Ecology: Key Ideas”. In Islam-Buddhism Eco Dialogue (IBED): Application of Religion and Science to Ecology and Sustainability, Bakar, Osman, Baharuddin, Azizan (Eds.), Kuala Lumpur: Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM), Vajrayana Buddhist Council of Malaysia (VBCM), Tibetan Buddhist Culture Centre of Malaysia (TBCC), Centre
for Civilisational Dialogue (UMCCD): ISBN: 978-983-3070-57-2. pp. 25-38.

2023 CHAPTER Quranic Ecology, Key Ideas

Bakar, Osman (2023). "Ke Arah Memperluaskan Wawasan dan Agenda Pendidikan Umat Islam

Kampuchea: Sebuah Saranan Strategik". Dalam Strategi Pembangunan Masyarakat Kampuchea. Kajang: Ikatan Pembangunan Muslim Selangor, Mohamad Zain Musa dan Muhammad Yamin Ismail (Penyusun): ISBN: 978-623- 8091-17-1. ms. 144-164. 

2023 CHAPTER Memperluaskan Wawasan dan Agenda Pendidikan Umat Islam Kampuchea

Bakar, Osman (2022). “Malay Dünyasında İslam Medeniyeti Üzerine Çağdaş  Söylemler” (Translation of "Islamic Civilisation in the Malay World: Contemporary  Discourse") . In: Müslüman Dünyada Çağdaş  Düşünce (Contemporary Thought in the Muslim World), Lutfi Sunar (Ed.): ISBN: 978951744678. Ankara: YTB Yayınları. pp. 1-28.

Bakar, Osman (2022). “The Concept of a Human Microcosm: Exploring Possibilities  for a Synthesis of Traditional and Modern Biomedicine.” In: Islam and Biomedicine (Springer International Publishing), Afifi Al-Akiti and Aasim  Padela (Eds.),  Philosophy and Medicine Series, No. 137, pp. 63-74. https://doi.org/10.1007/978- 3-030-53801-9_4 .


4) ARTICLES IN JOURNALS

Sapiee, Radzi, Bakar, Osman (2022). Scientific History in Pre-Modern Civilisations: A Critical Review. Al-Shajarah. Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press. Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 351-369.

2022-12 ARTICLE Scientific History in Pre-Modern Civilizations

Ullah Khan, Muhammad Kalin, Bakar, Osman (2022). Religious Authority, IFTA' Culture and Sectarianism in Modern Pakistan. Al-Shajarah. Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press. Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 53-75.

2022-06 ARTICLE Religious Authority, Iftā’ Culture, Sectarianism in Pakistan


5) OTHER PUBLICATIONS (articles in magazine, newsletters, original writings, publications from  conferences, digital or print media)

Bakar, Osman (2022). “The Clash of Artificial and Natural Intelligences: Will It  Impoverish Wisdom?” The Muslim 500: The World’s 500 Most Influential Muslims 2023. Amman: The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. Available in print and  e-book. https://themuslim500.com/guest...

Bakar, Osman (2022). Book Review: Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist, Jinpa, Thupten (Ed.)(His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Intro), Lama Somerville, MA, USA: Wisdom Publications, Vol. 2 (The Mind): ISBN 9781614294740, p.554). Al-Shajarah. Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press. Vol. 27,No. 1, pp. 200-204.

2022-06 REVIEW Science and Philosophy in the Indian Classics, Vol.2


6) FOREWORDS/INTRODUCTIONS TO BOOKS

Bakar, Osman (2023). “Introduction Speech”. In Islam-Buddhism Eco Dialogue (IBED): Application of  Religion and Science to Ecology and Sustainability, Bakar, Osman, Baharuddin, Azizan (Eds.), (Kuala Lumpur: Muslim Youth  Movement of Malaysia (ABIM), Vajrayana Buddhist Council of Malaysia (VBCM),  Tibetan Buddhist Culture Centre of Malaysia (TBCC), Centre for Civilisational  Dialogue (UMCCD). ISBN: 978-983-3070-57-2). pp. 1-5.

Bakar, Osman (2022). “Kata Pengantar” . In Manusia dan Alam Tabii:  Kemelut Ruhani Manusia Moden (Man and Nature: The Spiritual Crisis in  Modern Man), Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (1968). (Khairul Anam (Trans.), Abdullah, Alina (Ed.). Kuala Lumpur: Inisiatif Buku Darul Ehsan: ISBN: 9789672672319). pp. xiii-xx.

Bakar, Osman (2022). “New Preface”. In Environmental Wisdom for  Planet Earth: The Islamic Heritage (Revised Second Edition). (Kuala Lumpur:  Centre for Civilisational Dialogue, University of Malaya, and Islamic Book Trust). pp. vii-viii.


ARTICLES IN NEWSPAPERS

Bakar, Osman (10 March 2023). "Misinterpretations of Syariah May Lead to Violence". In New Straits Time. Retrieved from: https://www.nst.com.my/opinion...

2023-03-10 New Straits Times _ Misinterpretations of syariah may lead to violence_Page_1

2023-03-10 New Straits Times _ Misinterpretations of syariah may lead to violence_Page_2

2023-03-10 New Straits Times _ Misinterpretations of syariah may lead to violence_Page_3

Bakar, Osman (13 February 2023). "Tiba Masa Perkukuh Teras Tamadun M'sia Agar Lebih Universal". In Malaysia Kini, Section: Ulasan. Retrieved from https://www.malaysiakini.com/n...

2023-02-13 MalaysiaKini _ Tiba masa perkukuh teras tamadun M'sia agar lebih universal

Bakar, Osman (21 January 2023). "Beza Hadhari Abdullah Badawi dengan Madani Anwar Ibrahim". In Sumber Kini, Section: Ulasan, Retrieved from https://sumberkini.my/ulasan-b...

2023-01-21 SumberKini _ Beza Hadhari Abdullah Badawi Dengan Madani Anwar Ibrahim


LIST OF SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

21 March 2023Invited Speaker/ Advisor/ Subject Matter Expert/ Panelist of Academic Forum. Wacana Tokoh Pemikir: Syarahan Pengajian Islam (II). Venue: Balai Ilmu Mahmood Zuhdi, Universiti Malaya
28 February 2023Invited Speaker. Islamic Perspective on the Environment. Maybank Islamic Brown Bag Talk Series: Sustainability@MIB. Recording: Not Available. 
28 February 2023
Invited Speaker. Konsep dan Falsafah Madani: Aplikasinya Kepada Pembangunan Negara Malaysia.Siri Syarahan Felow Akademi Professor Malaysia.  Anjuran: Akademi Profesor Malaysia (APM). Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
27 February 2023Invited Panelist. The Madani Framework For Civilisational Development: Wisdom, Innovation and Compassion1st ISTAC Forum. Organiser: ISTAC-IIUM. Livestream:https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
25 February 2023Invited Panelist. Madani: Religious and Secular Perspective.IIIT Intellectual Discourse Series No.48. Organiser: International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT). Via Zoom. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
30 January 2023Invited TV Speaker. Kajian Semula Kurikulum Peradaban Islam. Ruang Bicara. Hosted by Sherkawi Jirim. Venue: Studio BERNAMA TV, Kuala Lumpur. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
27 January 2023Invited Speaker. Environmental Wisdom For Planet Earth. Wujud Initiative. Sponsored by ABIM.
Live FB:https://www.facebook.com/mywap...
Livestream YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...