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Teaching Social Sciences

and Humanities
at Balkan Madrasas
25-26 SEPTEMBER 2021

VENUE
Grand Hotel Palace,
Street Ismali Qemali, Korçë

PROGRAMME

Friday, 24. 09. 2021.

Afternoon Arrival
20:00 – 22.00 Diner at the hotel

DAY 1 Saturday, 25. 09.

08:30 - 09:00 Registration

09:00 - 09:30 OPENING SESSION
Chair: Dr. Ardian Muhaj
Director of the Albanian Institute of Islamic Thought and
Civilization (AIITC), Tirana
Prof. Ass. Dr. Ramiz Zekaj
Director of Institute of Education, Heritage and Tourism, (IETT),
Tirana

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Teaching Social Sciences and

Humanities at Balkan Madrasas
PROGRAMME

Omer Kajoshaj, M.A.

Director of the Center for Cross-Cultural Understanding,
“Horizonti”, Podgorica
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Alibašić
Director of Center for Advanced Studies, Sarajevo (CAS)
Prof. Dr. Omar H. Kasule
General Secretary, International Institute of Islamic
Thought

09:30 - 10:30 SESSION 1

Chair: Dr. Ardian Muhaj

Dr. Dina Sijamhodžić-Nadarević 25 min

Associate Professor at the Faculty of Islamic Studies of
the University of Sarajevo
Teaching social sciences and humanities in Bosnian
madrasas with a focus on the pedagogical – didactic field

Prof. Dr. Musa Musai 15 min

Lecturer of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University
of Tetova
Educational and professional training of teachers on
humanities in madrassas of Northern Macedonia

Discussions 20 min

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break 30 min

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Humanities at Balkan Madrasas
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11:00 - 12:30 SESSION 2 90 MIN

Chair: Mr. Omer Kajoshaj

Prof. Ass. Dr. Ramiz Zekaj 15 min

Director of Institute of Education, Heritage and Tourism,
IETT
The integration of Islamic history into national history
and madrasa curricula

Prof. Dr. Aleksandër Koçani 15 min

Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences,
University of Tirana
Ada Koçani
Teacher at the student center ‘New Vision’
Issues of teaching philosophy in madrasas of
Republic of Albania

Prof. Dr. Naser Ramadani 15 min

Professor at the Faculty of Islamic Sciences, Skopje
The subject of pedagogy at the Isa Bey Madrasa in
Skopje, in the past and present

Dr. Mensur Husić 15 min

Head of Religious affairs and Education Dep’t,
Muftiate of Tuzla
A review of studying sociology at madrasas in Bosnia
and Herzegovina

Prof. Besa Ismaili 15 min
Lecturer at Faculty of Islamic Studies, Prishtina
Challenges and opportunities in teaching social sciences
at madrasas

Discussions 15 min

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12:30 - 14:30 Lunch and break

14:30 - 16:00 SESSION 3 90 MIN

Chair: Prof. Ass. Dr. Ramiz Zekaj

Dr. Ardian Muhaj 15 min

Director of the Albanian Institute of Islamic Thought and
Civilization (AIITC)
Beyond the madrasa: the public debate about religious
education in public schools in Albania

Prof. Dr. Redžep Škrijelj 15 min

State University Novi Pazar
The education of the muslim population of Sandžak in
the interwar period (1918-1941)

Nuredin Nazarko 15 min

History teacher in public education, Korca
Humanities in Albanian madrasas and the obligation we
have to the younger generations

Dr. Ylber Dyli 15 min

Madrasa of Shkodra “Haxhi Sheh Shamia”
Teaching geography in Albanian madrasas: challenges
and opportunities

Mersiha Causevic 15 min

Senior Teaching Assistant at the Islamic
Pedagogical Faculty in Bihac
The ratio of sacral and profane text in Arabic language
textbooks for madrasas in Bosnia and Herzegovina and
the possibilities of learning Arabic in the digital age

Discussions 15 min

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16:30 - 16:30 Coffee break 30 min

16:30 - 17:30 SESSION 4 60 MIN

Chair: Prof. Besa Ismaili

Dr. Selim Selimi 15 min

Lecturer of Turkish Language, Faculty of Islamic Studies,
Prishtina
Perceptions of theTurkish language among madrasa
students in Kosova

Prof. Dr. Vebi Bexheti 15 min

Lecturer at the South East European University, Tetovo
Rexhep Voke’s contribution to education in the human
and religious sciences of the Renaissance era

Prof. Dr. Qufli Osmani 15 min

Lecturer of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy,
University of Tetova
Forms of communication of humanities teachers in
function of the classroom’s atmosphere in Isa Bey
madrasa

Discussions 15 min

19:00 - 21:00 Dinner at “Sky View Restorant”

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DAY 2 Sunday, 26. 09. 2021.

09:00 - 10:30 SESSION 5 90 MIN

Chair: Prof. Dr. Fahrush Rexhepi

Melihate Zeqiri 15 min

Lecturer at the University “Kadri Zeka”, Gjilan
Socialization of the Albanian language in textbooks and
the contribution of the Madrasa “Alaudin” in Kosova

Msc. Fikret Ramadani 15 min
Teacher at the Madrasa “Alauddin” in Prizren
Teaching literature and Albanian language at the
Madrasa “Alauddin” in Prizren

Bedri Telegrafi
15 min
Former Director of Berat Madrasa
The methodological approach on teaching religious
subjects with social subjects in Albanian madrasas

Doc. Dr. Avni Avdiu

15 min
Lecturer at “Mother Theresa University”, Skopje
The importance of social and natural subjects in the
curricula of madrasas

15 min
Ermal Bega
Executive Director of Albanian Center for Oriental Studies
(ACFOS-Albania)
Shortcomings and problems in teaching the social
sciences and humanities at Islamic Madrasas in Albania

Discussions 15 min

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10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break 30 min

11:00 - 12:15 SESSION 6 90 MIN

Chair: Prof. Dr. Naser Ramadani

Prof. Dr. Fahrush Rexhepi 15 min

Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Prishtina
Humanities curricula in Kosovo madrassas favor new FSI
programs

Dr. Gëzim Puka 15 min

Lecturer in the Department of Literature at the University
of Shkodra
The dramatization as a method for fostering students’
sensitivity to art in the Madrasas

Doc. Dr. Ziber Lata 15 min

Lecturer, Faculty of Islamic Sciences - Skopje
Humanities in madrasas between conservatism and
modernization

Msc. Entela Hidri 15 min
Teacher, journalist
The impact of digitalization on social science teaching

Discussions 15 min

12:15 - 12:25 Short break

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12:25- 13:00 SESSION 6 : 35 MIN

CONCLUSIONS AND CLOSING CEREMONY

∙ Prof. As. Dr. Ramiz ZEKAJ

∙ Dr. Ardian MUHAJ
∙ Prof. Dr. Ahmet ALIBAŠIĆ
∙ Prof. Dr. Fahrush REXHEPI
∙ Prof. Dr. Naser RAMADANI
∙ Mr. Omer KAJOSHAJ

Certificate distribution

13:30 Lunch and departure

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