Dr Mumtaz Ahmad Memorial Symposium titled ‘Interplay of Pluralism and Exclusionism: Dynamics of Relations Between Islam and the West’, which was held at IPS on November 1, 2018 and was attended by a large number of scholars, young researchers and concerned citizens.
Session was addressed by by Prof Dr Anis Ahmad, vice chancellor, Riphah International University (RIU), whereas the panel of speakers included Prof Dr Sami Al-Arian, director of the Center of Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA) and a professor at the Istanbul Zaim University, Prof Dr Robert Jensen from School of Journalism, University of Texas, Prof Dr Ulrich Duchrow from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, Pepe Escobar, correspondent for Hong Kong/Thailand-based Asia Times and analyst for Toronto/Washington-based The Real News, and DG-IPS Khalid Rahman.