Ibn Khaldun: his contribution to communication science

ABSTRACT

Abdul Rahman Ibn Khaldun is one of the most significant figures in the history of social sciences. He is also an outstanding thinker in the history. This article deals with the contribution of Ibn Khaldun to communication science and his pioneering works in the field of international and intercultural communication studies of the Islamic world. He is considered by many as the founder of sociology. His typology on cyclical pattern of history and his theories on political economy, demography, and environmental sciences have earned him a prominent place among the major intellectuals in the history of social thought.

KEYWORDS:

• Abdul Rahman Ibn Khaldun
• communication discipline
• international and intercultural communication
• communication and integration in society
• The theory of Asabiah

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