Istanbul Network for Liberty presents its 2018 Series of Webinars which is a lively discussion on topical issues around Islam, Society and Economy led by leading experts. The general orientation is towards intellectual dimensions of relationship between Islam and liberty with focus on religious, civil, political and economic liberties as understood in the Islamic discourse. These webinars are organized on the last Saturday of every month.
The moderator begins the talk by introducing the guest speaker and the topic, and then the guest experts speaks for about 20 minutes. In his/her remarks, the expert provides a succinct background of the issue and topic, presents his/her position, and then explains the implications of that position for the bigger debate. After this talk, an interactive session takes place which continues for 45 to 60 minutes. The moderator then closes the webinar with some comments. The duration for each webinar will be approximately two hours.
The tentative schedule for the 2018 Webinars is as below:
| Month | Speaker | Topic |
| 27th January | Mustafa Akyol | Reforms in Islamic World: ala Luther or ala Locke |
| 24th February | Dr. Nader Hashemi | Is Liberty an Islamic Value? |
| 31st March | Zainah Anwar | Seeking Equality for Women in Islam |
| 28th April | Dr. Mustafa Acar | Reason versus tradition: Ahl al-Ra’y & Ahl al-Hadith |
| 26th May | Ali Salman | Libertarian Characters of Islamic Market Economy |
| 30th June | M. Abul Ahrar Ramizpoor | Is Sharia compatible with a free society? |
| 28th July | Dr. Hicham El Moussaoui | Why we deviated from pro-market tradition of Islam? |
| 25th August | Dr. Maszlee Malik | Welfare beyond State: Ihsani societal based welfare |
| 29th September | Ozlem Caglar Yilmaz | Principles of Liberty and Islamic Political Movements |
| 27th October | Dr. Nouh Elharmouzi | Economic Freedom & Political Freedom: the relationship |
| 24th November | TBC | TBC |
| 29th December | Dr. Bican Sahin | Freedom, Religion and Islam |
To register for this series (12 webinars), please click here.
To register for an individual webinar, please click here.