INTERRELIGIOUS RELATIONS BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND PEOPLE OF OTHER FAITHS

Grant number: DP200100543 | Funding period: 2020 - 2023

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Abstract

Traditional Islamic law and theology developed a wide range of negative positions about people of other faiths. Based on extensive fieldwork, this project aims to understand how and to what extent prominent Muslim religious leaders are transforming these negative positions to positive ones today in Australia, Indonesia, Pakistan and Singapore. The project will lead to an evidence-based understanding of the potential for future interreligious harmony in these countries. Since positive interreligious relations are of domestic, regional and global concern for social cohesion and peace and security, the outcomes of this project will be of significant interest to both scholars and policymakers in..

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