Islam in the West

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Upcoming Events
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Muslims in Europe and the US after 9/11: A Transatlantic Comparison
Jocelyne Cesari - Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University
Jane Smith - Senior Lecturer in Divinity and Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, Divinity School
Time: 5:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Location:
 
Lower Level Conference Room, Busch Hall

 

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
The Cartoons that Shook the World
Jytte Klausen - Professor of Comparative Politics, Brandeis University
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location:
 
Thompson Room, The Barker Center 110, Harvard University, 12 Quincy St.

 

Past Events
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
A Minority with Diversity: The Shi‘i Community in America
Liyakat Takim - Department of Religious Studies, University of Denver
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location:
 
Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 38 Kirkland Street, Room 102

 

Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Muslims in Australia and Britain
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location:
 
Center for Middle Eastern Studies Room, 38 Kirkland Street

 

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Hegemony: Justice; Peace
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location:
 
Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 38 Kirkland Street, Room 102

 

Monday, September 21, 2009
Homeland Insecurity
Louise Cainkar - Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Cultural Sciences, Marquette University
Time: 5:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Location:
 
Cabot Room, Busch Hall

 

Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Migrations Without Integration: What Challenge for Europe?
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
 
Cabot Room, Busch Hall

 

Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Will al-Qaida Self-Destruct?
Nelly Lahoud - Fellow, Harvard Belfer Center
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location:
 
Cabot Room, Busch Hall

 

Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Sufism after Rumi: Past and Present in Turkey and the U.S. A Panel with Musical performance by DUNYA
Mehmet Sanlikol
Robert Labaree
Jocelyne Cesari - Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University
Virginia Danielson
Time: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location:
 
Theater Room, The Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

 

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Polling Muslims in America: Major Findings and Key Challenges
Dr. Gregory Smith - Research Fellow, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
Dr. Zsolt Nyiri - Research Director for Europe, Gallup World Poll
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location:
 
Reception Lounge/Room 102
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
38 Kirkland Street

 

Chairs

Announcements

GSAS Islam in the West Program introductory dinner meeting

Tuesday September 22, at 6:00, CMES, 38 Kirkland Street, Rm. 208

Rarefied Islamophobia: When Americans Duplicate the European Cultural Talk

Prof. Jocelyn Césari's article "Rarefied Islamophobia: When Americans Duplicate the European Cultural Talk"

Professor Jocelyne Cesari on the "Securitisation of Islam in Europe"

Article published by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Challenge Papers (Brussels, Belgium) via the International Relations and Security Network [ETH Zurich]

Nelly Lahoud interviewed by the Boston Globe

Appeared in the Spiritual Life column on December 13, 2008 regarding her talk "Will Al Qaeda self-destruct?"