About Conference
We would like to warmly welcome you to the World Islamic Social Science Congress 2021 (WISSC 2021) which will be held 29-30 December 2021 using a virtual platform. The Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin will be hosting this congress together with Universitas Muhammadiyah and Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University as co-organisers. The inaugural WISSC was held in December 2015 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) Malaysia with more than 30 global Universities participating. Considered a premier event in strengthening international links among academics, policymakers, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders, WISSC 2021 intends to provide a platform to discuss and address current issues and novel developments regarding the social sciences in Islam which includes sociology and culture, economics, politics and other related topics.
Keynote Speakers
- Prof. Datuk Dr. Yahaya bin Ibrahim
(Professor of Social Science in UniSZA and Cluster Deputy of History, Heritage and Socioculture, Majlis Profesor Negara) - Prof. Dr. Norizan binti Abdul Ghani
(Dean of Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, UniSZA) - Prof. Emeritus Dato' Paduka Dr. Mohmood Zuhdi bin Haji Abd. Majid
(Associate Research Fellow, University of Malaya and Chairman of Majlis Dakwah Negara Malaysia) - Prof. Dr Razali bin Mat Zin
(Professor Faculty of Islamic Economics and Finance Office Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University) - Prof. Dr. K.H. Haedar Nashir, M.Si
(General Head PP Muhammadiyah / Professor of Religion Sociology Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta)
Objectives
WISSC 2021 is designed to achieve the following objectives :
- To provide a platform for participants to discuss and deliberate on contemporary social issues affecting Muslims worldwide.
- To discuss and address current issues regarding social sciences in Islam that are not remarked upon in conventional social science discussions.
- To increase and strengthen international links among Muslim scholars, especially in the field of Social Sciences.
Theme
Islam for Universal Well-Being: A Way Forward
Publication Opportunities
Selected articles will be compiled as a book and published in indexed journals. The congress welcomes empirical research and theoretical/conceptual research papers from multiple fields in the realm of Islamic social science. The topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to :
Sub-Themes :
- Anthropology & Sociology
- Social Work
- Tourism
- Culture
- Economics, Finance & Accounting
- Politics & Government
- Civilization
- Education
- Business & Management
- Innovation & Information Technology
- Psychology
- Islamic Studies
- Languages & Communication
- Law
- Environment
- Geography
- History
- Art