Islam in the West Conference – Harvard

FIRST ISLAM IN THE WEST CONFERENCE

THOMPSON ROOM, BARKER CENTER

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Friday, December 2, 2005

8:30-9:00

Breakfast

Welcome by Prof. Roger Owen, Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies

Introductory Remarks by Prof. Roy Mottahedeh, Center for Middle Eastern Studies

9:00-9:45

Prof. Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons (University of Florida) – Introductory remarks

“The New Hijab: Negotiating Tradition and Identity through Dress, Presentation of Fieldwork among Muslim Women in the Greater Boston Area”

Presented by Danna Weiss, Center for Middle East Studies, FAS

Session Commentary by Prof. Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons

9:45-10:30

Prof. Ali Asani (Harvard University) – Introductory Remarks

“Between Duty and Desire: Voluntarism among Nizari Ismailis”

Presented by Zahra Jamal, Anthropology Department, FAS

Session Commentary by Prof. Ali Asani

10:30-11:15

Prof. Karim Karim (Carlton University) – Introductory remarks

“Islam on the Internet”

Presented by Hussein Rashid, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, FAS

Session Commentary by Prof. Karim Karim

11:15-12:00 PM

Peter Skerry (Boston College) – Introductory Remarks

“Consequences of 9/11 on American Muslims”

Presented by Pete Dewan and Jesse Bradford, Sociology Department, FAS

Session Commentary by Prof. Peter Skerry

12:00-1:00 pm

BREAK FOR LUNCH

1:00-1:45 PM

Prof. Marcia Hermansen, (Loyola University, Chicago) – Introductory Remarks

“Muslim Voices in American Public Space”

Presented by Sarah Eltantawi, Committee on the Study of Religion, FAS

Session Commentary by Prof. Marcia Hermansen

1:45-2:30 PM

Prof. Jocelyne Cesari (Harvard University) – Introductory Remarks

“Muslims in Europe”

Ahmet Yukleyen, Boston University and Melanie Adrian, FAS

Session Commentary by Prof. Jocelyne Cesari

2:30 PM

Concluding remarks

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