Program Schedule


Sponsors:
MSA at Yale,
Hartford Seminary,
Yale Council on Middle
East Studies
,
Yale NELC Dept.,
Yale Graduate School of
Arts & Sciences
,
Yale Religious Ministry,
Yale Muslims in Medicine,
Yale Muslim Law
Students Association
,
Asian American Cultural
Center at Yale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Saturday, April 16, 2005

Linsly-Chittenden Hall, Yale University

8:30 - 9:15am Registration; Breakfast and Coffee

9:15 - 9:30am Welcome Note: Mahan Mirza

9:30 - 11:00am First Panel: Muslims in America: from Past to Present

09:30 - 09:45 "Islam in the Promised Land" (by Gulsum Gurbuz)
09:50 - 10:05 "A Muslim 'Diaspora' in the US" (by Christophe Schumann)
10:10 - 10:25 "Americanism against Islamism" (by Sayres Rudy)
10:25 - 11:00 Discussion

11:30 - 1:30pm Second Panel: Images and Imagined Selves: The Media and Popular Discourses

11:30 - 11:45 "War on Terror Narratives" (by Habiba Noor)
11:50 - 12:05 "American Visions of the Houri" (by Nerina Rustomji)
12:10 - 12:25 "Trouble with Irshad Manji" (by Tarek el-Ariss)
12:25 - 01:00 Discussion

1:00 - 2:30pm Dhuhr Prayers and Lunch Break

2:30 - 4:30pm Third Panel: Through the Looking Glass: Discourses within the Muslim Community

2:30 - 2:45 "Muslim Girls in Islamic School" (by Mezna Qato)
2:50 - 3:05 "American Muslim Hip Hop" (by Su’ad Abdul Khabeer)
3:10 - 3:25 "Impact of the 2003 Iraqi Campaign" (by Saeed Khan)
3:30 - 3:45 "Conversion out of Islam" (by Bilici and Khalil)
3:45 - 4:30 Discussion

4:30 - 5:00pm 'Asr Prayers and Coffee Break

5:00 - 6:00pm Full Discussion with all Speakers: Moderated by Dr. Jane Smith

6:00 - 6:30pm Keynote Address and Concluding Remarks: Ibrahim Abu-Rabi’

6:30pm Conclusion

 

 

 


Last updated: Feb. 21, 2005. Questions? Contact: yaleCIR@gmail.com