Under the title “Religion, Culture, Higher Education, and Digital Transformation: Opportunities and Challenges in Southwest Asia and North Africa,” the Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies, in collaboration with Dar Al-Kalima University for Arts and Culture, held the third workshop as part of the 24th International Conference of the University. The workshop was attended by a group of young individuals, including students in arts programs and interested participants.
The workshop included dialog sessions. The first session, was titled “Digital Transformation and Scientific Research.” Dr. Wafaa Al-Khadra presented a paper titled “Exploring New Paths in Reforming Arab Education,” discussing the opportunities and challenges presented by digital transformation in higher education. Dr. Reem Al-Zoubi presented a paper on “Tools for the Scholar in the Digital Transformation Era”
The second session, titled “Digital Transformation and Societal Religious Discourse,” featured contributions from Dr. Mohammad Al-Rawashdeh and Dr. Ahmed Al-Qur’ala. They discussed “Religious Discourse and Digital Transformation: Approaches and Prospects” and “The Role of Fatwa in the Digital Transformation,”
The final session, moderated by Dr. Renee Hattar and titled “Digital Transformation and its Impact on Culture and Arts,” included contributions from Dr. Khaled Khreis on “Digital Transformation and its Impact on Culture and Arts,” Dr. Mazen Asfour discussed “The Dominance of Digital Culture on Aesthetics and the Arts,” examining the reflections of digital transformation on various classical and modern art schools.
The program featured two interactive workshops: one using drawing and colors and another involving movement.