NAAIMS 47th Annual Conference
Friday, September 14, 2018
“Impact of Emerging Digital Technology and Social Media on Muslim Communities”
Cosponsored By:
Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center
The Graduate Center -City University of New York (CUNY)
New York, NY
Schedule
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Welcoming and Introductory Remarks
[The Graduate Center, CUNY: Elabash Recital Hall
365 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10016]
Anna Akasoy, Hunter College – CUNY, NY
(Program Chair)
Jon Mandaville, Portland State University, Portland, OR
(NAAIMS President)
9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Panel 1 [The Graduate Center: Elabash Recital Hall]
Islam and the Digital Revolution
Chair/Discussant: Saadia Toor, College of Staten Island – CUNY, NY
Besheer Mohamed (Pew Research Center, Washington, DC): “Youth Culture in the Digital Age: Findings from Pew’s 2017 Survey of US Muslims”
Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu (George Mason University, Fairfax, VA), and Paul F. Fischer (George Mason University, Fairfax, VA): “Digital Islamic Studies: Pedagogical Perspectives from The Maydan Experience”
Viviana Premazzi (United Campus of Malta, St. Julian’s, Malta), and Roberta Ricucci (Università di Torino, Torino, Italy): “InstaIslam: Use of Social Networks by Second Generation Muslims in Europe”
11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Panel 2 [The Graduate Center: Elabash Recital Hall]
Religious Authority and Social Media
Chair/Discussant: Emilio Ibrahim Spadola, Tufts University, Medford, MA
Taner Dogan (University of London, London, UK): “Social Media as a Source of Self-Identity Formation”
Husniye Esma Celebioglu (George Mason University, Fairfax, VA): “Techno-religious Objects and Transformation of Conservatism in Turkey”
Emad Hamdeh (Embry Riddle University, Daytona Beach, Florida): “Traditional Ulamā’ and the Reservation of Self-Learning”
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Luncheon Keynote Address
[The Graduate Center, CUNY: 9th Floor (Rooms 9205/6/7)
365 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10016]
Keynote Speaker: Jon W. Anderson
[Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC]
“Impact of Emerging Digital Technology and Social Media in the Middle East”
2:30– 2:45 p.m. Dhur Prayers [The Graduate Center: Room 9201]
2:45 – 4:15 p.m. Panel 3 [The Graduate Center: Elabash Recital Hall]
Varieties of Religious Expression
Chair/Discussant: Emilio Ibrahim Spadola, Tufts University, Medford, MA
Alan Godlas (University of Georgia, Athens, GA): “Social Media and Dissemination of Calligraphic Islam”
Heba Arafa Abdelfattah (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA): “TheIbtihalat in the Digital Age: Public and Private Domains”
Norah Elmagraby (Emory University, Atlanta, GA): “Islamic Eschatology and Climate Change: A Study of the Virtual Discourse on Climate Change”
4:15 – 4:30 p.m. Break
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Panel 4 [The Graduate Center: Elabash Recital Hall]
Social and Political Mobilization
Chair/Discussant: Syliva Chan-Malik, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Aliaa Dawoud (American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt): “How Tunisia’s Decision to Equate Women with Men in Inheritance Ignited Fire and Fury on Social Media”
Hasan Azad (Columbia University, New York, NY): “Digital Muslims, Colonial(ized) Islam?”
Zainab Alam (Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ): “Celebrity Politics in Pakistan: The Case of Qandeel Baloch”
6:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
Anna Akasoy, Hunter College – CUNY, NY
(Program Chair)
Jon Mandaville, Portland State University, Portland, OR
(NAAIMS President)
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Matthew K. Gold, Ph.D.
Acting Director, M.A. Program in Digital Humanities & M.S. Program in Data Analysis and Visualization /
Associate Professor of English & Digital Humanities /
Advisor to the Provost for Digital Initiatives, CUNY Graduate Center
President, Association for Computers and the Humanities
http://cuny.is/mkgold | @mkgold
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