IIUI mission is to transform the society by promoting education, training, research, technology, and collaboration for reconstruction of human thought in all its forms on the foundations of Islam.
IIUI mission is to transform the society by promoting education, training, research, technology, and collaboration for reconstruction of human thought in all its forms on the foundations of Islam.
IIUI vision to be an excellent University in diversity, knowledge, research, and innovation for the benefits of society and the Muslim Ummah. 
IRD invited two distinguished American and Canadian scholars-Dr. Robert Jenson, Professor of Media and Global Studies at the University of Texas, Austin and Dr. Justin Podur, Professor of Environmental Sciences at York University, Toronto – to spend 3-4 weeks at the IRD, IIUI as Iqbal Fellows during June-July, 2008 to deliver public lectures and teach short intensive courses in their respective areas of specialization. Dr. Jenson and Dr. Podur made their services to the IRD, IIUI available entirely on pro bono basis. Their presence at the IRD, IIUI proved immensely useful for students and faculty of the IIUI and for the intellectual community of Islamabad. In addition to teaching courses, giving public lectures, and participating in a number of panel discussions, they generously made themselves available to the students and the faculty of the IIUI both on group and one-to-one basis for discussion and research guidance. Their public lectures and presentations in panel discussions were telecast by the PTV. Both Dr. Jenson and Dr. Podur appeared in the popular GEO TV programmes “Nadia Khan Show” on “Media Ethics” and “Global Environment Issues.”
The IRD organized a lecture of Dr. Jamal Malik, a prominent German scholar of Pakistani descent who has done seminal work on Madrasa education and Islam and politics in Pakistan. Dr. Malik is a Professor of Islamic Studies/Religious Studies at the University of Erfurt in Germany. The title of his lecture was “Madrasas in Pakistan: Are they teaching extremism?” A large number of people from the IIUI and other institutions attended his lecture in the new Auditorium Complex.
A well-publicized and well-attended international conference on “Revisiting the Islam-Modernity Debate” was organized on June 4-5, 2008 in the new Auditorium Complex at the IIUI. The conference included participants from the UK, USA, India, as well as a number of scholars from Pakistan and was attended by IIUI faculty and students, invited guests from several think tanks, universities, learned bodies, and NGOs in Islamabad, members of the media, and general public. The conference was divided into four panels in order to focus on some specific aspects of the issue. Each panel was addressed by four panelists, followed by lively question-answer sessions.
A lecture of U.K Secretary of Justice Mr. Jack Straw on “Pakistan and the United Kingdom: A Living Bridge” was organized by IRD on 16 September, 2008. The lecture was attended by more than 400 students, faculty members and invited guests. Mr. Straw said that Islam is the second largest religion in Britannia and it is fast growing religion in Western Europe. He added that in his own constituency, 60 thousand Pakistanis are residing. British Secretary of Justice Mr. Jack Straw added that Pakistan and the United Kingdom enjoy deep rooted relations. About Great Britain, he said that his country respects Islam and Muslims and believes that Pakistanis in Britain can play an important role in strengthening Pakistan-UK relations. Mr. Straw, after his talk, joined his hosts in Iftar and exchanged views with the students and faculty members.
A reference was organized in memory of Harvard political scientist, Prof. Samuel P. Huntington, whose scholarly work, in particular Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order has been the most discussed and debated publication during the last quarter of a century. Prof. Huntington died on 24 December 2008 after teaching at Harvard University for 58 years at the age of 81. The reference session was attended by scholars, teachers and students of Social sciences and International Relations disciplines. Speaking on the occasion, Rector of the International Islamic University remembered his academic association with the great social scientist and described him as an unusual scholar who introduced controversies and thrived on them during his long scholarly career. There is little doubt that Huntington was keen to retain the White Protestant image of United States and contributed his thought towards that end. President of International Islamic University, Dr. Anwar Hussain Siddiqui urged the audience to carry forward the legacy of the great scholar by challenging his ideas on academic level and providing a more plausible philosophy for the future of the world. Dr. Charles Haines, professor of Anthropology of American University at Cairo stated that the approach of the great scholar was purely subjective. Huntington would welcome military dictatorship in Algeria and elsewhere in the world if democracy did not support American interest. Similarly in his earlier work, he seems to support military dictatorships in the third world countries. Dr. Haines compared the casualties in Congo with Iraq and rejected the clash of civilizations theory of Prof. Huntington, saying that more people die in civil wars than in the clash of civilizations. Dr. Jazz Shari Gianni, who was a student of Prof. Huntington at MIT in 1972, highlighted the gist of Huntingtons major publications and observed that Huntington was different from other scholars when he talked of pluralism in societies and cultures in comparison with his predecessors who only identified the rise and fall of one civilization against the other. He found Huntingtons approach subjective and linked with American interests.
A Seminar on the Israeli War on Gaza: Causes and Consequences was organized by Iqbal International Institute for Research & Dialogue at International Islamic University Auditorium Islamabad. Dr. Anwar Hussain Siddiqui, President International Islamic University was in the chair while the panelists included Professor Pervez Hoodbhoy, Ambassador Tayyab Siddiqui, Professor Amna Mahmood Sandhu and Junaid Ahmad. A large number of intellectuals, diplomats, men of letters and students of International Relations and Politics participated in the session.
IRD in collaboration with Academy of Letters organized Iqbal day on 12 November, 2008. A large number of faculty members, students, distinguished guests and employees attended.
A lecture on America and the Muslim World under Obama: Continuity and Change was organized in both the campuses (Old Campus and New Campus) with David Barsamian, a renowned international broadcaster, writer, intellectual and author of What We Say Goes and Targeting Iran on 24th November, 2208. A large number of faculty members and students from International Islamic University were present and actively interacted with the distinguished guest.
The British Foreign Secretary David Miliband was the chief guest at a panel discussion on British Muslims organized by the IRD. Other panelists included the members of a delegation from Britain Mr. Aftab Malik, an editor and author, Mr. Navid Akhter, editor of a Muslim journal and a TV anchor and Mr. Muhammad Imran from a youth charity organization. The panel discussion was moderated by Ms. Jugnu Mohsin. A large number of students from International Islamic University were also present and actively interacted with the panel. Welcoming the panel, Dr Mumtaz Ahmad of the Iqbal International Institute of Research and Dialogue underscored the need of such panel discussions where Muslims from different background interact with local youth and learn from each others experience. The panel mostly focused on the questions of Muslim youth and their Islamic experience in Britain. The British Foreign Secretary also shared his experience of speaking in a Friday congregation at the main Damascus mosque in the previous week, where his interaction with local Muslims was welcomed for bringing interfaith harmony.
A panel discussion was organized by IRD on The United States And The Muslim World: Deconstructing President Obamas Cairo Speech. Speakers included Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Dr. Rukhsana Qamber, Director, Centre for American Studies, Quaid-e-Azam University, Mr. Tayyab Siddiqui, Former Pakistani Ambassador to Egypt, Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad, Executive Director, IRD, IIUI, Mr. Junaid Ahmad J.D., Visiting Fellow University of Cape Town, South Africa, and Professor Fateh Muhammad Malik, Rector, IIUI.
Dr. Chapra, Prof. Khursheed Ahmad and Anwar Siddiqui also Spoke The International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) in connection with its Silver Jubilee Celebrations, organized a distinguished lecture of Dr. Umer Chapra, Research Advisor, Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Jeddah On “State of Islamic Economics 2010”. Senator Prof. Khursheed Ahmad, Chairman, Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad was the chief guest on the occasion while Dr. Anwar Hussain Siddiqui President IIUI introduced the guest speaker to the audience who were faculty members, leading economists of twin cities and students of the Islamic University and others educational institutions of the federal capital. Dr. Zafar Ishaq Ansari Vice-President of the university was also present on the occasion.
i) Mughal Court Cultures Perceptions of the West” held on 3 May, 2010 at IRI Auditorium.
