Transitions in Modern Muslim Societies

April 3-5th, 2008

Keynote Speakers:

Bimal Paul, Department of Geography, Kansas State University, "Transitions in Bangladesh: Who Is Behind the Rise in Bombings?"

Leila Harris, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin, Madison, "EU Accession, Democratization, and Changing Modalities of Environmental Politics in Turkey"

Paul Khaldjian, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin, "Eau Claire on Turkey"

Schedule:

Thursday, April 3

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Welcome and Keynote Address
William M. Reisinger, Associate Provost and Dean for IP, UI
Rex Honey, Director, Crossing Borders Program, Geography, UI
Bimal Paul, Department of Geography, Kansas State University, "Transitions in Bangladesh: Who Is Behind the Rise in Bombings?"

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Ines Hoffman Kanna’s film, "Unveiled", followed by a panel discussion

Friday, April 4

9:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. - Faculty-Student Panel I
Chair: Michel Laronde, Department of French & Italian, University of Iowa

 Leila Harris, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin, Madison, "EU Accession, Democratization, and Changing Modalities of Environmental Politics in Turkey"

Paul Khaldjian, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire on Turkey

11:10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Faculty-Student Panel II
Chair: Ahmed Souaiaia, Department of Religious Studies, University of Iowa

11:10 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
Joseph Boshara, Department of Geography, California State University, San Bernardino, "Kick-Starting Development with Water: Common Pool Resources in Southeast Turkey"

11:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
William Davies, Department of Linguistics, University of Iowa, “Casual Comments on Islam in Indonesia”

1:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. Faculty-Student Panel III
Chair: Consuelo Guayara, Department of Geography, University of Iowa *Crossing Borders Fellow*

1:30 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.
Mohammad Chaichian, Department of Sociology, Mt. Mercy College,"Good Muslims and Bad Muslims since 9/11"

2:10 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. 
Hsain Ilahiane, Department of Anthropology, Iowa State University, "Islamic Charitable Institutions & the Promotion of Information and Communication Technologies in the Islamic World"

3:10-4:30 Faculty-Student Panel IV
Chair: John Reitz, College of Law, University of Iowa

3:10 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. 
Ahmed Kanna, International Programs, University of Iowa, " The Superlative City: Dubai & the Urban Condition in the Early 20th Century"

3:50 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Kate Karacay, International Studies M.A. student, University of Iowa, "Transitions in the Roles of Women in Turkey: The Problem of Trafficking"

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. -  Panel Discussion on Transitions in Modern Muslim Societies
John Reitz, University of Iowa College of Law
Maureen McCue, University of Iowa College of Public Health
Ahmed Souaiaia, University of Iowa Department of Religious Studies
Downing Thomas, University of Iowa Department of French and Italian and Associate Dean for International Programs

Saturday, April 5th

9:30 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. Faculty-Student Panel V
Chair: Paul Greenough, Department of History, University of Iowa

Luke Juran, UI, "The microfinance revolution: From rural Bangladesh to development du jour" *Crossing Borders Fellow*

Alina Haliliuc, UI, "Purging the Nation and “Europe” from Balkanism: The Manele Music Debate in Romania" *Crossing Borders Fellow*

Ozge Girit, UI, "Negotiating National and Religious Identities: Two Case Studies, Turkish Student Association at the University of Iowa and the Anatolia Student Association in Amsterdam" *Crossing Borders Fellow*

Vivek Neelakantan, UI, "Public Health Issues in Indonesia" *Crossing Borders Fellow*

12:00 noon - 1:20 p.m. Faculty-Student Panel VI
Chair: Rex Honey, Department of Geography, University of Iowa

Denise Filios, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Iowa, "Migrations between the Maghreb and Iberia"

Dildora Juraeva, JFDP Fellow from Uzbekistan,"The Uzbek language: two graphic forms simultaneously"

Shehla Nazarova, JFDP Fellow from Azerbaijan, “The reforms and situation in the higher education system of the Azerbaijan Republic after the collapse of the Soviet Union”

Samara Yuldasheva, Fellow from Kyrgyzstan, "Kyrgyz culture today: the integration of foreign holidays and keeping national traditions"