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| CA : Islam&Muslims in America Conference : 4/18-20 |
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| 03/26/03 at 04:47:49 |
| "Islam and Muslims in America: History, Development and Future Prospects" April 18-20th, 2003 University of California, Berkeley 155 Dwinelle Conference Agenda Space is Limited Registration $20 Program: Friday, April 18th, 2003 4:00 PM Registration 4:30 PM 6:00 PM Opening Session 145 Dwinelle "Islam and Muslims in America: History, Development and Future Prospects." Dr. Hatem Bazian, Conference Chair Welcoming Remarks Prof. Hamid Algar "Islam and Muslims in America: A Search for Identity." Moderator: Prof. Adnan Husian 6:15 PM 8:00 PM Session 155 Dwinelle "9/11 and the Public Discourse: A Community in Crisis." Prof. Asšad Abu-Khalil "Arab and Muslim Responses to Sep. 11: A Critique of a Community under Suspicion." Journalist Lamis Andoni "Islam and the Media Coverage of the War on Terrorism." Prof. Abdullahi A. Gallab "An Elementary Form of a Global Debate: Widening the Zones of Understanding." Moderator: Dr. Hatem Bazian 8:15 PM- 9:30 PM Session 155 Dwinelle Prof. Sulayman Nyang, Howard University "Islam and Muslims in America: Future Challenges." Saturday April 19, 2003 10:00 AM 11:45 Noon Panel 145 Dwinelle "Applying the Islamic Intellectual Heritage to Law and Economics: American Scholars Search for an Ideal Case" Dr. Waleed El-Ansary "An Islamic Economic Critique of the Coase Theorem and its Implications for the Environment" Arshad Ahmed, Esq. "Divine Law as the Indispensable Gateway to an Objective Norm in American Law." Rushdi Siddiqui, Esq. "Constructing Shariša Guidelines for Securities Investment; A Case Study." Saeed Khan, Esq. "Socio-economic and Spiritual Considerations for the Human Genome Project." Moderator: Umar Moghul, Esq. Panel 155 Dwinelle : War on Immigrants Today: War on Citizens Tomorrow: September 11 and the Sweeping Powers of the State Attorney Hiba Nimar "September 11: The Sweeping Powers of the State and Communities of Color." "Enemy Aliens and American Freedoms: Civil Liberties in the Wake of September 11th." Attorney Nancy Hormachea "Special Registration: What's Next?" Prof. Louise Cainkar "Win Hoo Lee Case: Guilty Until Proven Innocent." Prof. Ling-chi Wang 12:00 Noon 1:30 PM Lunch (on your own) 1:30 PM 3:15 PM Panel 155 Dwinelle : Media and Images: Muslim Representations Omar Saeed Bajwa: Media Portrayals of Muslims: A Content Analysis of The Detroit Free Press, The New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times: 1993-2000." Evelyn Alsultany, Ph.D Candidate "Going Muslim": Media Narratives of Violence and Conversion in the Cases of Muhammad, Lindh and Padilla." Dr. Helle Rytkonen Love and International Relations Writing European Identity on the Bodies of Muslim Immigrant Women -A case Study from Denmark Dr. Khalid Obeid "Islamic Schools in America: The Challenges of Developing an Alternative. Moderator: Nadine Naber Panel 145 Dwinelle Sufism and Transmission of Islamic Knowledge in America Prof. Ibrahim Abdurrahman Fararjaje "African American Sufis in the San Francisco Bay Area." Dr. Boumediene Hamzi, ?Notes on the History of Orthodox Sufism in the United States." "The Preacher and the Pauper as the ?Alim and ?Abd? Sušad Abdul Khabeer and Intisar Rabb 3:30 PM 4:15 PM Panel 155 Dwinelle "The Challenges of Teaching Islam and About Muslims in the American Classroom in a Post 9/11 Context." Prof. Asma Afsaruddin, University of Notre Dame "Building Bridges through Islamic Studies" Prof. Hakan Yavuz, The University of Utah "Disaggregating the Muslim World while Deconstructing the Media" Prof. Qamar-ul Huda, Boston College "Light Upon Light in Studying Islam" Prof. Ibrahim Kalin, The College of Holy Cross, "Reaching for the Stars in Philosophical Studies " Moderator: Prof. Adnan Husian Panel 145 Dwinelle "Global Ripples of 9/11 and Muslims in India: Terrorists or Terrorized?" Ananya Jahanara Kabir, Centre for History and Economics, King's College, Cambridge "Memorialising Kashmiriat for India: Some Lyric Responses to the Kashmir Conflict." Aisha Mohammad (UCB) "Forms of Women?s Participation in the Armed Conflict in the Kashmir Valley." Huma Dar (Graduate Student in South Asian Studies, UCB) "Can a Muslim be an Indian but Not a Terrorist/Traitor?" 4:30 PM 6:15 PM Panel 155 Dwinelle "Islam and Muslims in American History: Challenges and opportunities." Prof. Allan Austin "African Muslims in Antebellum America: Transatlantic Stories and Spiritual Struggles" Prof. D. A. Spellberg "Islam in Early American Thought: A Forgotten History." Prof. Adnan Husian History and its Discontents: Teaching Islam and Middle Eastern History after 9/11 in the Academy and Public Sphere Moderator: Dr. Sonia Shiri Panel 145 Dwinelle "Muslims in American Society: Cultural and Psychological Barriers" Prof. Jess Ghannem "The Psychological Effects of Racialization, Profiling, and Special Registration on Muslim Identity in the US" Abd-al-Hayy Michael Weinman, Ph.D. Candidate "Cultural Variables in the Muslim American Community." Dr. Khaleel Isa "After School Programs in the Muslim Community." Nabila Mango, "Psychological Needs of Muslim and Arab Immigrants in SF Post 9/11: Case Study." Moderator: Prof. Ayad Al-Qazzaz 6:15 PM 7:30 PM Dinner 7:30 PM 9:30 PM Panel 155 Dwinelle : The Construction of American Muslim Identities Dr. Nadine Naber "Points of Unity: Racial Formation and Coalition Politics Post 9-11." Prof. Karen Leonard "American Muslims: Constructions of Race, Religion, and the Nation." Prof. Louise Cainkar "When the Arabs Become Muslims" How Ascribed Affiliations Guide Group Portrayals in Ethnic/Racial Studies." Sunday, April 20th, 2003 10:00 11:30 AM Panel 145 Dwinelle Muslims Defining their Political and Social Spheres. Dr. Hamid Mavani, "Defining Islamic identity in the American context." Eman Tai, JD Candidate "Ameliorating the Treatment of Muslim Women through Islamic Feminism." Iqbal Akhtar "American Muslims and US Foreign Policy." Moderator: Sonia Shiri Panel 155 Dwinelle "The Patriot Act, the First Amendment and the American Muslim Community" Attorney Linda Shareef, "Criminalizing Arab and Muslim Students on Campus." Dr. Hatem Bazian "American Muslim Advocacy in Light of the War on Terrorism and the Patriot Act." Prof. Jess Ghannam Cultural Competency for Civil Servants: Opportunities and Challenges in Post 9/11." Moderator: 12:00 1:00 PM Lunch 1:00 PM 2:45 Panel 155 Dwinelle "War, Images and Ideologies: De-Constructing the Debates" Prof. Abdullahi A. Gallab "The Clash of Civilizationists Impulse: The American Ben Ladins Prof. Ayad Al-Qazzaz "The Image of Arab and Islam in Introduction to Sociology College Textbooks in the United States." Dr. Waleed El-Ansary "The Economics of Terrorism: How Bin Laden is Changing the Rules of the Game." Panel 145 Dwinelle "Minarets on Wall Street: Finance as a Meeting Place between American Modernity and Islamic Values" Abdelkader Thomas "The State of the Art: How and Why Islamic Finance Fits in America." Umar F. Moghul, Esq. "The Practice of Islamic Finance in Light of Islamic Theoretical Jurisprudence and Classical Fiqh." Moderator: Arshad Ahmad, Esq. 3:00 4:45 PM Panel 155 Dwinelle "American Muslims and the Palestine Question" Prof. Jess Ghannam "Putting Palestine on the Map: Forging a New Discourse of Activism in America." Osama Qasem, Ph.D Candidate Palestine: The Dialogue Approach for Representation." Dr. Hatem Bazian "Palestine Fault Lines in Academia." 6:00 PM 155 Dwinelle Poetry and Cultural Performance Members of Muslim Collective Calligraphy of Thought |
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