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Conference organized by:

Abdulkader Sinno,
Assistant Professor of Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University
Email: asinno@indiana.edu

Conference Program

Muslims & Arabs in Western Politics

Indiana University

Thursday, September 22 - Saturday, September 24, 2005
Thursday, September 22

4-6 pm: Public lecture by Dr. James Zogby titled "The Emergent Arab American Political Constituency", Whittenberger Auditorium

6:30-8:30 pm: Opening reception at the University Club

Friday, September 23

8:30: Gathering for greetings and a continental breakfast

9:00-9:15: opening remarks by Abdulkader Sinno.

Panel One (9:15 - 11:00): Comparative overview of political development of Muslim minorities in the West

Chair:
 Nazif Shahrani, Indiana University
On US:

 Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Georgetown University
Muslims in the American Political Maelstrom: 1776-2005
On EU:


 Jorgen Nielsen, University of Birmingham
Religion, Muslims and the state in Britain and France: from Westphalia to 9/11

11:00-12:30: Catered lunch for participants & free time.

12:30-2:00: Public Lecture by Professor David Cole: "Paradigms of Prevention: The Rule of Law and the War on Terror", Whittenberger Auditorium

Panel Two (2:15 - 4:00): Participation, cooption or marginalization? Muslims and the different institutions of the EU and US

Chair: Jeff Isaac, Indiana University
On US:
 Abdulkader Sinno, Indiana University
Is there a glass ceiling for Muslims in American Politics?
On EU:

 Christopher Soper, Pepperdine University
Explaining the Accommodation of Muslim Religious Practices in France, Britain, and Germany

Panel Three (4:15 - 6:15): Are there tradeoffs between security and civil rights and could both be enhanced simultaneously?

Chair:
 Abdulkader Sinno, Indiana University
On US:

 David Cole, Georgetown University
Balancing Liberty and Security for All
On
Canada:

 Kent Roach, University of Toronto
Canadian National Security Policy and Canadian Muslim Communities
On EU:

 Anja Dalgaard-Nielsen, Danish Institute for International Studies
Security and Civil Liberties in the European Union

Saturday, September 24

9:30: Gathering for greetings and a continental breakfast

Panel Four (10:00 - 12:00): Comparative attitudes towards political mobilization and participation among Western Muslim minorities

Chair:
 Robert Rohrschneider, Indiana University
On US:

 Zahid Bukhari, MAPS, Georgetown University
Ethnicity and Muslim Political Experience in the United States
On EU:

 Jocelyne Cesari, Harvard University
Public Discourse on Islam: A Transatlantic Comparison
On US:

 Amaney Jamal, Princeton University
The Racialization of Arab and Muslim Americans: 9-11 and Civil Liberties

12:00-1:30: Lunch for participants

Panel Five (1:30 - 3:15): Public perceptions of Muslim minorities in the West

Chair:
 Ted Carmines, Indiana University
On US:

 Erik Nisbet (co-authored with James Shanahan and Ronald Ostman), Cornell University
Shaping the Islamic Threat: The influence of ideology, religiosity, and media use on U.S. public opinion toward Islam and Muslim Americans
On EU:
 Paul Sniderman, Stanford University
Multiculturalism, Muslims, and Identity Politics

3:15-3:30: Closing remarks by Abdulkader Sinno.

All panels are held in the Oak Room. All events begin and end exactly on time.

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