Indonesia
العربية
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The 25th AICIS+ 2026 theme responds to a moment of layered global urgency. Climate disruption, technological acceleration, and social fragmentation are exposing the limits of development models built on material growth alone — pushing international discourse toward more integrated, sustainable conceptions of wellbeing.
Within the Muslim world, this global shift meets a specific historical reckoning: for centuries, Islamic civilization held ethical, spiritual, and practical knowledge together in a coherent order — one that has since been sidelined by imported secular-modernist frameworks. Revitalizing Islamic civilization is therefore not nostalgia, but a necessary retrieval: recovering local wisdom and Islamic epistemology as living resources for today's crises, and offering the Muslim world's own contribution to a global search for a substantive theory of the good life.
It is in this context that human flourishing becomes central. As global scholarship moves from material measures of progress toward wellbeing that holds spiritual, ethical, and ecological dimensions together, Islamic civilization brings resources long built for this purpose. AICIS+ 2026 gathers scholars to ask what is at stake — globally and within the Muslim world — in insisting that no civilization is sustainable while material progress advances without spiritual and moral integrity.
Conference Sub-Themes
1 Islamic Thought, Qur'anic Exegesis, and Prophetic Traditions
This sub-theme covers the following topics: contemporary Qur'anic and Hadith studies; methodology and hermeneutics of tafsir; hadith sciences and criticism; usul al-fiqh and comparative fiqh madhhab studies; kalam; falsafah; tasawwuf; historiography of Islamic scholarship; manuscript and textual studies; and methodological debates in Islamic epistemology — examined as theoretical-disciplinary inquiry rather than as applications to other fields.
2 Artificial Intelligence, Digital Ethics, and Techno-Religion
This sub-theme covers the following topics: AI and Islamic epistemology (reason/revelation versus machine reasoning); algorithmic ethics in digital fatwa and online religious authority; surveillance capitalism and privacy in Islamic jurisprudence; robot preachers and AI ulama chatbots; generative AI, disinformation, and epistemic authority; algorithmic bioethics; digital piety among Gen Z Muslims; global AI governance and the Muslim world's position; the metaverse and worship/community; labor automation through the lens of maqāṣid al-sharī'ah.
3 Ecotheology, Climate Resilience, and Planetary Sustainability
This sub-theme covers the following topics: Qur'anic and hadith-based environmental ethics; fiqh al-bī'ah; Sufi cosmology and khalīfah fī al-arḍ; comparative eco-theology across religious traditions; biodiversity and conservation ethics; climate adaptation in Muslim-majority regions; disaster resilience rooted in local wisdom; religious institutions' environmental policy and activism; eco-pesantren initiatives; corporate and state accountability for environmental degradation — including deforestation, marine pollution, river contamination, and land degradation; tensions between resource extraction and religious environmental commitments.
4 Inclusive Governance, Peacebuilding, and Global Human Security
This sub-theme covers the following topics: shūrā, 'adl, raḥmah, and maqāṣid al-sharī'ah as foundations for governance; inclusive and accountable democratic institutions; conflict transformation and reconciliation; multi-level and multi-stakeholder governance; global human security and sustainable development policy; violence and injustice against religious minorities worldwide; asymmetric warfare and violations of international humanitarian law, including and especially the genocide in Palestine; interfaith dialogue in peacebuilding; Islamic perspectives on public policy and international human rights; citizenship and social justice.
5 Human Dignity, Gender Equality, and Social Inclusion
This sub-theme covers the following topics: women and leadership (religious and public); gender equality in family law and practice; disability rights and social-legal inclusion; assistive and inclusive technologies for persons with disabilities; online gender-based violence and digital safety; digital access and literacy as tools for social inclusion; community resilience and equitable participation; access to education, property, and economic opportunity; ethical foundations of dignity, raḥmah, ukhuwwah, and maṣlaḥah for vulnerable groups — within domestic life, public social spaces, and social media.
6 Circularity, Sustainable Economy, Halal Innovation, and Islamic Social Finance
This sub-theme covers the following topics: circular economy models and sustainable production governance; halal supply chains and value-chain innovation; Islamic social finance instruments (takaful, zakat, waqf, sadaqah); sharia-compliant and green financial products; maṣlaḥah-based approaches to resource efficiency; community-based food security and resilience; traditional markets and local food systems; smallholder farmers, fisherfolk, and local producers' livelihoods; community empowerment grounded in justice and economic solidarity.
7 Public Health, Bioethics, Aging, Disability, and Well-being
This sub-theme covers the following topics: health ethics and bioethical decision-making; aging populations, elder care, and community-based initiatives for older persons' well-being; disability healthcare and assistive technologies; child rights and protection in their various complexities, including child health, education, labor, and safety; mental health and spiritual well-being; pandemic preparedness and environmental health; digital health communication; AI for healthy aging and clinical care — approached through value-based and community-centered frameworks.
8 Education, Youth Leadership, and Human Resources
This sub-theme covers the following topics: madrasa, Islamic school, and pesantren responses to digital literacy and critical-thinking demands; educational leadership and institutional innovation; youth civic engagement and entrepreneurship; youth-led democratic movements and social criticism for justice and welfare worldwide, including in Indonesia, both online and offline; digital activism and youth political participation; labor-market precarity and human resource development; youth aspiration, agency, resilience, and human flourishing amid globalization and technological change.
9 Science, Innovation, and Technological Transformation
This sub-theme covers the following topics: scientific findings and technological innovations across diverse fields of life directed toward sustainability and human well-being; biotechnology, renewable energy, and advanced manufacturing; science and technology policy; application-based innovations and program/software development for social and community benefit; governance and ethics of responsible innovation (beyond AI-specific concerns addressed in Sub-theme 2); interdisciplinary collaboration between science and Islamic ethics; social, economic, and environmental implications of scientific transformation for long-term well-being.
10 Nusantara Heritage and Community Initiatives
This sub-theme covers the following topics: pesantren tradition, gotong royong, art, and mosque architecture as Nusantara cultural heritage; studies of major local cultures across Indonesia — including, among others, Javanese, Sundanese, Malay, Bugis-Makassar, Minangkabau, Batak, Balinese, and Dayak traditions — as living repositories of ethical and ecological knowledge; local wisdom embedded in cultural artifacts (manuscripts, textiles, architecture, oral traditions, rituals, and customary practices) as resources for a sustainable life vision; preservation and revitalization of local wisdom as national identity; campus-community collaboration on local educational, economic, and social challenges through culturally rooted, self-reliant, and sustainable solutions.