As the Department of Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence at Ibn Haldun University, the symposium series that we traditionally organize each year in the historic atmosphere of our Süleymaniye Campus aims to bring philosophical depth to contemporary debates by placing the relationship between religion and science at its center.
This conference series brings together the rich philosophical traditions of the Abrahamic religions and contemporary scientific developments on the same intellectual platform, serving as a strong interdisciplinary forum that unites distinguished scholars and researchers from universities around the world. Covering a broad spectrum of topics—from the nature of the universe to the interaction between faith and scientific rationality—these academic gatherings seek both to explore new answers to enduring philosophical questions and to build lasting bridges among different faith and intellectual traditions.
and the "Cambridge Elements on Islam and the Sciences" Conference
22–24 May 2026
Ibn Haldun University Süleymaniye Campus
Speakers and Organizers
Kelly James Clark – Enis Doko – Stefano Bigliardi – Nidhal Guessoum – Steven Horst
Saniye Vatansever – Willem B. Drees – Denis Alexander – Parandis Tajbakhsh
Özgür Koca – Jamal Mimouni
Topics
Laplace's Demon – Kant's Threefold Reason – Islam and Pseudoscience
Islam and the Sciences – Directionality and Constraints in Evolution
Islam and Extraterrestrial Life – Islam and Cosmology
Advice to Muslim Philosophers
Program
Thursday, 21 May
Historical Peninsula Cultural Tour
(Hagia Sophia – Sultan Ahmed Mosque – Basilica Cistern – Topkapı Palace)
Friday, 22 May
Academic Sessions – Presentations – Friday Prayer
Book Celebration: Enis Doko, "Islam and Cosmology"
(Discussants: Jamal Mimouni and Stephen Horst)
23–24 May
Academic Sessions – Presentations – Coffee Breaks – Lunch
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