Do we need religion? What is religion? Who gets to claim acting pursuant to religion? When people look to their faith systems for understanding, what are they then saying about society at large? Is there a role for the particularisms of religion in plural societies? Are some understandings of being religious or faithful better than others? How can we come to an understanding of religion that is more becoming of our humanity? How can our faith and faithfulness meet the moment?

What is islam? What is its role in governance and policy? What are the objectives of Sharia? What are the pillars of assessing Islam’s relevance to public policy making? Are the ideas of deen (faith) and dunya (worldly affairs) still valent? Can we approach them differently than we have before? Is there a philosophy of religion?

 Dr. basma abdelgaffar argues that this isn’t necessarily so. How can we come to understand the role of faith and religion in governance? What is religion? What is the role of ethics? How does religion play a role in secular governance? First, we must come to see the plurality of possible interpretations of; religion, ethics, and public good. when can we challenge the religious claims of religiosity?

What are islam’s possible contributions to governance? What are the aims and objectives of the of Sharia? How can we go about assessing mindsets and heart-sets? What are our purposes and objectives in policy-making from an Islamic perspective? There are only two ways to make policy decisions, tyranny or a democratized process. The purpose of public policy making must be the betterment of society and bring about sustainable positive change to the status quo. Islam and environmental policies. Islam and; covid vaccine, food security, and much more.