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Unlearn – Envision – Reframe – Rebuild: Advanced Level Research Workshop — 1 – 2 November 2025
A two-day advanced research workshop for sixty master’s students, doctoral scholars, and young researchers on rethinking academic methodologies and non-Eurocentric knowledge frameworks.
About the event
Overview
The Centre for Study and Research (CSR India), New Delhi, organised an Advanced Level Research Workshop titled “Unlearn – Envision – Reframe – Rebuild” at the UGC Human Resource Development Centre, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh, on 1–2 November 2025. The programme engaged researchers in rethinking academic methodologies and embracing new perspectives on knowledge creation.
Participants included master’s students, early-stage doctoral scholars, and young researchers from AMU, Delhi University, Jamia Millia Islamia, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, and Darul Huda Islamic University — sixty participants in total. Over two days, sessions went beyond conventional frameworks to introduce non-Eurocentric viewpoints shaping contemporary scholarly practice.
The workshop concluded with a closing address by Jb. S. Ameenul Hasan, Chairman, CSR.
Programme
Sessions & speakers
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Day 1
Opening: inclusive and alternative research
CSR's commitment to inclusive and alternative research.
Dr. Mohammed Rizwan — Director, CSR
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Day 1
Dynamics of complexity and change in academic knowledge
How knowledge shifts under conditions of complexity.
Dr. Irfanullah Farooqui — IIM Kozhikode
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Day 1
Methodological perspectives in social sciences
The value of unlearning established patterns of inquiry.
Mr. Parvez Alam — AMU
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Day 1
Reimagining knowledge structures
A civilisational and Tawhidic perspective on knowledge.
Prof. Berghout Abdelaziz — IIUM, Malaysia
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Day 1
Key issues in contemporary Western scholarship on Islam
A survey of current debates and their methodological stakes.
Dr. Tauseef Ahmad Parray — Higher Education Dept., J&K
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Day 1
Integrating AI for scholarly work
Writing, research, and idea management with AI tools.
Dr. Irfan Waheed — Tasneefi Academy
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Day 2
Combining Islamic studies and social sciences
Delivered virtually.
Dr. Zulqernain Haider — IIUM, Malaysia
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Day 2
Foundations of economics within social sciences
Situating economic reasoning in the wider social sciences.
Dr. Waseem Naser — Post-Doctoral Fellow, CSR
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Day 2
Reimagining research paradigms
Paradigm and framework in research design.
Prof. Muhammad Mumtaz Ali — IIUM, Malaysia
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Day 2
Re-sacralising knowledge and methodological challenges
A joint session on the re-sacralisation of knowledge.
Dr. Yusuf Amin (Vice-President, CSR) & Dr. Mohammed Rizwan
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Day 2
Publication and research dissemination
Reflections on scholarly thinking, publishing, and dissemination.
Dr. Irfanullah Farooqui and Dr. Mohammed Rizwan
Key themes
What the programme engages
- Decolonising Research Methodology
- Non-Eurocentric Knowledge Frameworks
- Islamisation of Knowledge
- Artificial Intelligence in Scholarship
- Re-sacralising Knowledge
- Academic Publishing and Dissemination
- Social Sciences and Islamic Studies
Participants
Guests & speakers
- Dr. Mohammed Rizwan — Director, CSR New Delhi
- Dr. Irfanullah Farooqui — Assistant Professor, IIM Kozhikode
- Mr. Parvez Alam — Assistant Professor, AMU
- Prof. Berghout Abdelaziz — International Islamic University Malaysia
- Dr. Tauseef Ahmad Parray — Islamic Studies, Higher Education Dept., J&K
- Dr. Irfan Waheed — Assistant Secretary, Tasneefi Academy
- Dr. Zulqernain Haider — International Islamic University Malaysia
- Dr. Waseem Naser — Post-Doctoral Fellow, CSR
- Prof. Muhammad Mumtaz Ali — International Islamic University Malaysia
- Dr. Yusuf Amin — Vice-President, CSR
- Jb. S. Ameenul Hasan — Chairman, CSR
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