A two day event jointly organised by

International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS Malaysia)

IKIP International College

Faculty of Education, University Malaya

Theme:”Contemporary Higher Education Needs In Muslim Countries”

Date & time: 8 and 9 November 2010 (Monday & Tuesday)

Time : 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Venue : International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia

Time : 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Venue : International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia

Introduction

The two-day international conference on the family institution is inspired by and follows up on the three-day international conference entitled “Family as a Value: In Religion, Tradition and Modernity” held in Istanbul on 23-25 November 2010. The aim of the Istanbul conference was to go back to the roots of the family institution and the family values common to all religious traditions and cultures. The Kuala Lumpur conference on the theme The Family Institution in the 21st Century: Ideals and Realities will be more focused in the sense that it will deal only with some of the themes discussed in Istanbul. Further, it concentrates on the family traditions in Southeast Asia and their common challenges and problems.