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October 11, 2005
"Western Muslims' involvement in Jihadi Groups"
Marc Sageman, Adjunct Professor of Forensic Psychology
November 29, 2005
Benefit Concert for Pakistani Earthquake Relief
Junoon, Pakistani Sufi rock band
November 29, 2005
"Political Attitudes of European Muslims"
Jytte Klausen, Associate Professor of Comparative Politics, Brandeis University
November 29, 2005
Film screening of It's My Country Too followed by Q & A
Salman Ahmad, Junoon musician, director and social activist Event co-sponsored by Islam in the West and the Pluralism Project, Harvard University
December 15, 2005
"What is it to be Woman, American and Muslim?"
Samina Ali, author of "Madras on Rainy Days"
February 16, 2006
"Literary expressions of Muslim Identities in the United States"
Murad Kalam, author of "Night Journey"
March 02, 2006
“Emerging Women's Leadership in the Muslim Community”
Speakers: Sarah Eltantawi, Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur, and Raheel Raza, authors of "Living Islam Outloud" and "This Was Not My Jihad"
March 7, 2006
"Muslims and the State in Britain, France and Germany"
Chris Soper, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science and Joel Fetzer, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Pepperdine University
April 25, 2006
"French Muslim Women after the Hijab Controversy"
Yamina Benguigui , Filmmaker and Essayist
May 4, 2006
A round table discussion on: "Muslims in Europe: Between Islamophobia and Radicalism"
Speakers: Erik Bleich (Middlebury College), Jonathan Laurence (Boston College), Jytte Klausen (Brandeis University), Ajmal Masroor (To be confirmed), Jocelyne Cesari
October 13, 2004
“Who is the other? Readings from the Qur'an and the Islamic Tradition”
Farid Esack, Besl Family Chair for Ethics, Religion and Society, Xavier University
November 16, 2004
“Imagined Diasporas among Muslims in the West”
Pnina Werbner, Professor of Social Anthropology, School of Social Relations, Keele University
December 9, 2004
“Scholars and their Communal Audiences: Intellectual Debates Among Muslims in the West”
Karim Karim, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University
March 10, 2005
”The consequences of 9/11 on religious practices of Muslims”
Amaney A. Jamal, Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, Princeton University
March 22, 2005
”Feminist Readings of the Quran”
Dr. Asma Barlas, Professor, Politics Department, Ithaca College
April 11, 2005
”Islam and Human Rights after 9/11”
Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law, and Fellow of the Law and Religion Program of Emory University human rights, comparative, and Islamic law
May 5, 2005
”Preliminary Results from the Detroit Arab American Study”
Wayne Baker, Professor of Management & Organization, Professor of Sociology, Professor of Organizational Studies, LSA, University of Michigan, Faculty Associate, Institute for Social Research
Thursday, March 4, 2004, 5:15-7:00 PM
Transnational Forms of Islam in the West
A lecture by Karen Leonard, Professor of Anthropology, School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine Cabot Room, Center for European Studies Co-sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Center for European Studies, and the Islamic Legal Studies Program
Wednesday, March 24, 2004, 5:15 - 7:00 PM
Security Issues and Religious Freedom: A Transatlantic Comparison
Participants:Jocelyne Cesari, Research Associate, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard UniversityJuliette Kayyem, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Mohammed Nimer, Research Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)Stephen Pattison, Member of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK, Fellow at the Weatherhead Center Jeremy Shapiro, Associate Director and Research Associate, Center on the United States and France, The Brookings Institute Philip B. Heymann (Moderator), James Barr Ames Professor of Law, Harvard Law School Harvard Law School in Langdell North, Vorenberg Room
Thursday, April 22, 2004, 5:15-7:00 PM
The Formation of Secular Muslims among Muslims in the West
Talal Asad, Distinguished Professor of AnthropologyCity University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center Cabot Room, Center for European StudiesTuesday,
May 4, 2004, 5:15-7:00 PM
The Concept of Tolerance for Muslims in the West
Sherman Jackson, Professor of Islamic Studies, University of MichiganQamar-ul Huda, Professor of Theology, Boston College Ali Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim Languages and Cultures, Harvard University, will serve as moderator. Center for European Studies, Lower Conference Room Co-sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, The Center for European Studies and the Islamic Legal Studies Program
Tuesday, October 14, 2003, 5:00-7:00 PM
Muslims as a Minority in the West: the Legal Approach
Tamara Sonn, Wm. R. Kenan Distinguished Professor of Humanities, Department of Religion, College of William and Mary Discussant: : Aron Zysow, Research Associate, The Islamic Legal Studies Program, Harvard Law School Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 1430 Mass Avenue (Harvard Square), 4th floor Room 408
Tuesday, November 18, 2003, 5:00-7:00 PM
Religious Pluralism, Islam and the Secular State: the European Debate
Silvio Ferrari, Professor of Law at the University of Milan Discussant: : Jocelyne Cesari, Research Associate at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies Please note the location Harvard Law School Pound Hall 200
Tuesday, December 9, 2003, 4:15-6:00 PM
Western Muslims and the Gender Issue
Kecia Ali, Research Associate, Women's Studies Program, Harvard Divinity School Center for European Studies Discussant: Afsaneh Najmabadi, Professor of History and Women's Studies 27 Kirkland Street Cambridge, MA Cabot room
Friday, February 28, 2003, 4:15-6:00 PM
Is Islam a Challenge for Multicultural Democracies?
Bikhu Parekh, Member of the House of Lords and Center for the Study of Democracy, University of WestminsterDiscussant: Nathan Glazer, Professor of Education, Emeritus Location: Center for European Studies, Lower Level Conference Room A reception will follow Co-sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, theCenter for European Studies and the Political Theory Colloquium
Tuesday, October 29, 4:00-6:00 PM
How the Islamic presence in the West is affecting the "Democratization of Islam"
Abdelwahab El-Affendi, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of Democracy, Westminster University (confirmed)Discussant: Roy Mottahedeh, Gurney Professor of History, Harvard University; Center for Middle Eastern Studies CMES, College House, 1430 Massachusetts Avenue, 4th floor
Tuesday, November 12, 5:00-7:00 PM
Islamic Law and its Reception in the West: A Critical Approach
Sherman Jackson, Professor, of Arabic and Islamic Studies, The University of Michigan (confirmed) Discussant: Frank Vogel, Professor, Law School, Harvard University (confirmed) Co-sponsored by the Islamic Legal Studies Program, Harvard Law School Pound Hall 107, Harvard Law School
Tuesday, December 17
The Innovative Theological Role of Muslim Women in the West
Amina Wadud, Professor, Religious Studies, Richmond University (confirmed) Discussant: Leila Ahmed, Professor, Harvard Divinity School (to be confirmed)
ISLAM IN EUROPE AND AMERICA AFTER SEPTEMBER 11
February 21, 2002
To be a European Muslim: Questions of Pluralism and Tolerance Revisited in a Democratic and Secular Context
Tariq Ramadan, Professor, Fribourg University Discussant: Professor Roy Mottahedeh, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
March 7, 2002
Muslims in America: Religious Identities and Political Awareness before and after September 11th
Zahid Bukhari, Director of The Muslims in the American Public Sphere Project, Georgetown University Discussant: Ali Asani, Professor, Near Eastern Languages Department
March 21, 2002
The Transnational Identities of British Muslims
Peter Mandaville, Professor, George Mason University Discussant: Steve Caton, Professor, Anthropology Department, Harvard University
April 11, 2002.
Muslims in Spain: Nostalgia of Al Andalus or Postmodern Muslim Identity?
Gema Martin-Munoz. Professor, Islamic Studies, Universidad Autonoma of Madrid Discussant: William Granara, Professor, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
April 18, 2002
Muslim Women in the West and their Innovative Role toward the Islamic Tradition
Azizah Al Hibri, Professor, Law School, Richmond University Discussant: Professor Leila Ahmed, Divinity School
April 25, 2002
Final round table
Islam in International Relations: A Comparison of Perceptions and Policies in the US and Europe Stanley Hoffmann, Professor, Center for European Studies David Little, Professor, Divinity School Eva Bellin Professor, Government Department, Harvard University Jessica Stern, Professor, JFK School, Harvard University Houchang Chehabi, Professor, Boston University Discussant: Anthony Lewis, Times; JFK School
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