İlim Kültür01About the Event
The İLKE Foundation invites you to a discussion titled "The Future of Al-Aqsa Mosque: Confronting the Zionist Threat" with Khalid Al-Awaisi, a Palestinian academic on Islamic Jerusalem. This seminar will provide a brief historical overview but will primarily focus on the present and future of Al-Quds and Al-Aqsa Mosque, especially in the context of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and Donald Trump’s ethnic cleansing plan.
We will discuss the following issues and more:
- The current situation of Al-Aqsa in the context of the ongoing genocide in Gaza
- The evolution of Status of Al-Aqsa Mosque's status over the decades, particularly under Israeli occupation
- The role of Muslim-majority countries in defending Al-Aqsa and their effectivenes in countering Zionist threats
- The influence of global politics in shaping the current threats to Al-Aqsa and Al-Quds
Speaker:
Khalid Al- Awaisi
Dr. Khalid El-Awaisi is a graduate of the pioneering field of Islamicjerusalem Studies, having received his PhD from the University of Aberdeen (2006). His main specialisation is the historical geography of Bayt al-Maqdis/Islamicjerusalem and the geographical interpretations of the Qur’an. He has taught at a number of Turkish and British universities and was appointed as the director of the Centre of Islamicjerusalem Studies in the UK (2007-2011). Currently, he is working at the Department of Islamic History at the Social Sciences University of Ankara (ASBU).
02Program
- 14:00
Opening and protocol speeches
İLKE Board of Directors - 14:20
Event opening presentation
İLKE Research Team - 15:10
Panel: Current debates in the field
Moderator: İLKE - 16:10
Tea break
Foyer - 16:25
Q&A and assessment
All speakers - 16:55
Closing
Center Director
03Speakers
DR
Prof. Dr. Recep Kaymakcan
Policy advisor
SpeakerMŞ
Dr. Mehmet Şahin
Lead report author
PresentationZD
Zehra Demir
Policy briefs
ModeratorAÖ
Ayhan Öz
Center Director
OpeningDF
Doç. Dr. Fatma Yıldız
Field research
PanelistAT
Ali Tan
Funding studies
Panelist