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Associate Professor
Department : FACULTY OF USULUDDIN

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Associate Professor Dr Ahmad Fadhel Yousif

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Academic Qualifications

Ph.D. Religious Studies University of Ottawa, Canada 1992
M.A. Religious Studies University of Ottawa, Canada 1985
B.A. Islamic Studies University of Baghdad 1976

Area of Expertise

  • World Religions
  • Religious Minorities
  • Islam in Southeast Asia

Administrative Duties

  • Member, Research Committee, Faculty of Usuluddin, UNISSA

Teaching Responsibilities

  • Hadir al-Alam al-Islami (Contemporary Muslim World), Faculty of Usuluddin, UNISSA
  • Al-Isteshraq wa Al-Tabsheer (Orientalism and Proselytisation), Faculty of Usuluddin, UNISSA

Publications

2018 Translation to Arabic, Ahmad Yousif. Religious Freedom, Minorities and Islam: An Inquiry into the Malaysian Experience. (2nd ed.). (Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, 2011). Malaysian Institute of Translation and Books (ITBM).
2017 Studies in World Religions: An Introduction to Monotheistic Traditions. (2nd ed.). Gadong, Brunei Darussalam: UNISSA Press.
2015 Applications of Wasatiyyah in Contemporary Muslim World. (ed.). Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia.
2014 Wasatiyyah (Moderation): A Multidisciplinary Study. (ed.). New York: LEGAS.
2012 Muslim Revivalism in Contemporary Society. (ed.). New York: LEGAS.
  2010 a) “Brunei” and “Islam in Brunei,” Religions of the World, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices. Gordon J. Melton and Marin Baumann. (eds.). (2nd ed.) 6 Vols. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio. 410-412 and 413-415, e-Book: http://www.abc-clio.com/product.aspx?id=52831. (U.S) b) “Contemporary Islamic Movements in Southeast Asia: Advocates of Peaceful Changes or Radical Transformation?” (Abstract). In IAHR World Congress Proceedings, Tokyo 2005, Religion and Society: An Agenda for the 21st Century. Brian Bocking (ed.). Cambridge, UK: Roots and Branches, 603.

Paper Presented

  2023
  • a) International Conference of Islamic Universities (ICIU). University Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA), Brunei Darussalam June 26-27, 2023
  • Paper: “Research Methodology for Muslim Scholarship in Southeast Asia: A Critical Appraisal and Re-Adaptation”
  • b) 2nd International Conference on Tradition and Religious Studies (IC-TIARS). Raden Fatah State Islamic University, South Sumatra, Indonesia,
June 14, 2023
  • Paper: “Development of Islamic Institutions in Brunei Darussalam During 1946-2022: An Exploration of Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University (UNISSA)
  2021 a) 6th International Muzakarah & Muktamar on Hadith (IMAM 2021). Institut Kajian Hadis dan Akidah (INHAD), Kolej Universiti Islam Anterbangsa Selangor, Malaysia October 20, 2021. Paper: “Impacts of New Religious Movements (Ajaran Sesat) on the Islamic Believe System in Brunei Darussalam” (in Arabic)   G20 Interfaith Forum, Webinar on “Workshop on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, ” Manhattan College, New York City, USA June 3, 2021. Speaker: Islamic Perspective: Brunei Darussalam as a Model.   G20 Interfaith Forum, Webinar on “Religion and ” USA and Canada April 13, 2021.   Participant: “Islam and Science”  
  1. International Webinar on “Islamic Overview on the Policy Governance in Dealing with Pandemic: Experiences and Comparative Studies between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam” University Yogyakarta Muhammadiyah, August 19, 2021.
Speaker: “Brunei Darussalam’s Experience on Covid-19”   2020 a) 2nd International Conference on “Religion and Education”, Center for Research and Development of Religious Education, research and Development and Training Agency, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Jakarta, Indonesia), October 11-12, 2020. Paper: “Islamic Education in Southeast Asia: A Study of the Integration of Knowledge in Brunei Darussalam.”  
  1. b) International Seminar on the “Global Environment Day: The Nature”, Arab Union for Sustainable Development and Environment, Cairo, Egypt, June 5,
Speech: “Islamic Perspective of Nature”   2019 a) International Conference on “Wasatiyyah’s Values from the Holy Qur’an and Prophetic Tradition,” Makkah, Saudi Arabia, May 26-30, 2019. Paper: “Common Values in Contemporary International Relations: A Critical Analysis of ‘Religious Freedom’”

Award & Recognition

  • 2023-2024
Principal Researcher, “Ethno-Religious Diversity in Brunei Darussalam: Assimilation of Hindu Socio- Religious Values into Malay-Islamic Culture.” Faculty of Usuluddin, Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University (UNISSA), Brunei Darussalam. (3 co-research’s lecturers from UNISSA and University of Brunei Darussalam). (Completed).  
  • 2022-2022
Principal Researcher: “Higher Islamic Education in Brunei Darussalam with Reference to UNISSA and KUPU-SB”. For a book’s chapter Diamond Jubilee of His Majesty 75th Birthday. Brunei History Association (PESEBAR). (One co- research’s lecturer from UNISSA). (Completed).  
  • 2021/2022
Principal Researcher, “Challenges of Covid-19 in Brunei Darussalam: A Socio- religious Observation of Islamic Commitment During the Pandemic.” Faculty of   Usuluddin, Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University (UNISSA), Brunei Darussalam. (3 co-research’s lecturers from UNISSA). (Completed).  
  • 2018-2020
Principal Researcher, “Islam and Christianity in Brunei Darussalam and Indonesia: Peaceful Co-existence or Radical Transformation.” Faculty of Usuluddin, Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University (UNISSA), Brunei Darussalam in collaboration with UNI Syarif Hidayatullah University, Jakarta, Indonesia. (co- researchers; two lecturers from UNISSA and one from Indonesia). (Completed).  
  • 2016-18
Principal Researcher, “Strategies for the Application of Wasatiyyah as a Socio- Religious Instrument in Brunei Darussalam.” Faculty of Usuluddin, Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University (UNISSA), Brunei Darussalam. (4 co-research’s lecturers from UNISSA). (Completed).  
  • 2013
Best Research Award (Gold Medal), Research Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE 2013), International Islamic University Malaysia. Project: Study in World Religions: An Introduction.