Dr. Nayed at University of Guelph: Exploring Operational Hermeneutics and AI Ethics

by Hayes Blanchard | 27 Feb, 2026 | Featured, Latest News, News & Events, Super Featured

Dr. Aref Ali Nayed, Chairman of Kalam Research & Media, delivered a lecture at the University of Guelph exploring the intersection of hermeneutics, artificial intelligence, and ethical governance of emerging technologies. About the Lecture The presentation...

Al-Mathnawi Al-Arabi (MESNEVI-I NURIYE-I ARABI) (Epitomes of Light) Part 1

by Kalam Research & Media | 29 Nov, 2023 | Events & Reports, Featured, Human Flourishing, Kalam, Latest News, News & Events, Religion

A lecture on Risale-i Nur by Prof. Dr. Aref Ali Nayed – The editor of Nursi’s Al-Mathnawi al-Arabi al-Nuri, Ihsan Qasim al-Salihi, both in the Preface to his authoritative edition and in his recent autobiographical Journey with the Rasail al-Nur, points out the...

Nursi’s Luminescent Incubator: Al-Mathawi Al-Arabi Al-Nuri – Dr. Aref Ali Nayed

by Kalam Research & Media | 28 Nov, 2023 | Events & Reports, Featured, Human Flourishing, Kalam, Latest News, News & Events, Religion

A seminar by Prof. Dr. Aref Ali Nayed on Nursi’s Luminescent Incubator: Al-Mathawi Al-Arabi Al-Nuri     Share this...

Not Again! Sweden’s Qur’an-Burning Slippery Slope

by Sohail Nakhooda | 29 Jun, 2023 | Diplomacy, Featured, Human Flourishing, Interfaith, Kalam

EDITORIAL There is a direct correlation and a terrifying slippery slope from burning the books of a community, to the burning of that very community. During the Spanish Inquisition, the burning of Jewish and Muslim books led directly to the annihilation of Jews and...

Strengthening Partnership: Nayed and Gopin Discuss Compassionate Reasoning

by Kalam Research & Media | 11 Jun, 2023 | Events & Reports, Featured, Human Flourishing, Interfaith, Kalam, Latest News, News & Events, Research

Dr Aref Nayed, Chairman of Kalam Research and Media (KRM), visited the George Mason University campus in Virginia today to meet with Professor Marc Gopin, the Director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution (CRDC). Dr Nayed and Professor...

Nayed Attends Higher Academic Council Meeting of MBZUH

by Sohail Nakhooda | 30 May, 2023 | Events & Reports, Featured, Interfaith, Kalam, Latest News, Learning, News & Events, Philosophy

Dr Aref Ali Nayed, Chairman of Kalam Research and Media (KRM), attended the Higher Academic Council meeting of the Mohamed bin Zayed University for Humanities (MBZUH) in Abu Dhabi, which met to approve the university’s future plans for academic programmes. The...