Saturday,
April 9, 2005
8:30am - 4:30pm
(8-8:30
registration)
The
Stories Behind the Headlines, Part I
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
206 Ingraham Hall--free parking in lot 26
The
series of briefings will include interactive discussions on:
Myths and Misconceptions about Islam
a panel presented by Global Studies Program, UW-Madison
Islamist
Politics and the Islamic Revival in the Middle East
Michael
Chamberlain (History
Professor, UW-Madison)
presented by Middle East Studies Program
Islam
in former Soviet Central Asia
Uli Schamiloglu
(Professor Languages and Cultures of Asia,
UW-Madison)
presented
by CREECA (Center for Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia)
Islam
in France and Holland
Jonathan
Laurence (Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution)
presented by Center for European Studies
Ample time will be reserved for Q&A and curriculum brainstorming.
Saturday,
April 16, 2005
8am - 5pm
Teaching
About the Arab World and Islam
with Audrey Shabbas
Center
for International Education
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
UWM-Union 2300 E. Kenwood Blvd
For more information, please call 414-229-4252 or see
http://www.awaironline.org/workshop.htm
Saturday,
April 23, 2005
8:30am - 4:30pm
(8-8:30 registration)
The
Stories Behind the Headlines, Part II
University of Wisconsin-Madison
206 Ingraham Hall--free parking in lot 26
The
series of briefings will include interactive discussions on:
The Role of Islam in Political Dissent: The Arabian
Peninsula and Beyond
W. Flagg
Miller (Assistant
Professor of Anthropology, UW-Madison)
presented by Middle East Studies Program
Islam
in Contemporary China: A Brief Introduction
Gardner
Bovingdon
(Assistant Professor, Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University)
presented by Center for East Asian Studies
The
End of Jihad
Andre
Wink (Professor of History, UW-Madison)
presented by Center for South Asia, and Center for Southeast
Asia
A
panel on Facets of Islamic Practices in Africa
with Ladan
Affi (Somalia) Political Science, Amadou
Fofana (Senegal)
African Languages & Literature, and Ousman Kobo (Ghana)
History, UW-Madison
presented by African Studies Program
Ample time will be reserved for Q&A and curriculum brainstorming.
