6th Islamic Cultures Festival, September 7 – 17, 2011

The Islamic Cultures Institute, cultural centre in Paris, tackles the question of the artistic impact, 10 years after, of the biggest attempt on the US territory. From all the questions and analysis born from this event, the point of view of contemporary art is not very tackled nor explained. This 6th Islamic Cultures Festival will…

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Call for proposals for papers and discussants: Making European Muslims (Oct. 28 to 29, 2011)

*Call for proposals for papers and discussants* *Making European Muslims:* *Islam and the Struggle over Beliefs, Perceptions and Identities among Children and Young People in Western Europe* * * *Two-day conference in Copenhagen, Denmark* *Friday 28 to Saturday 29 October, 2011* * * *Organized by the Arab and Islamic Studies Unit and the Child and…

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Muslims of Europe: Perspectives on Gender and Relgion 27-28 January 2011

International Conference 27-28 January 2011 Facoltà di Scienze Politiche Sala Poeti, Strada Maggiore 45, Bologna Gender, Migration and Intercultural Interactions in the Mediterranean and South East Europe (European Commission FP7 project) Dipartimento di Politica, Istituzioni, Storia Swedish Research Council Stefano Allievi, Schirin Amir-Moazami, Raffaella Baritono, Gaia Giuliani, Nilüfer Göle, Jeanette Jouili, Helen Kambouri, Pia Karlsson…

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Second Islam Graduate Research School, Damascus April 4-15 2011

Applications are invited from graduate students working on their Masters or PhDs for up to 12 places on a research ‘master class’ to take place at the Danish Institute in Damascus 4-15 April 2011. The research school will be staffed by four senior academics, one from each of the organizing institutions. Each participant will submit…

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Call for Papers: “Multiculturalism in a Globalised Society: European Muslims, Identity and Citizenship”

Venue: Park Campus, University of Northampton, Northampton NN2 7AL, UK This conference gathers academics, journalists, researchers, policy makers, youth workers, civil society organisations and other members of the public to discuss issues around Muslims in Europe, identity, citizenship and belonging. It aims to address issues relating to Muslims’ engagement or disengagement with the mainstream European…

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