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Conference: Impact of Digital Technology & Social Media on Muslim Communities

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    • August 22, 2018 at 9:55 am #3319
      Matthew K. Gold
      Keymaster

      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)

      —
      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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