Program

“Space and Place: Religion, Politics, and Power in the Middle East”

Please note: all times listed in Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5).

Welcome and panel one intro: (9am-9:05)

1. Creating Spaces (9:05-10:15)

a. Fertig (Musallas) (9:05-9:25)

b. Coffman (Visual depictions of Palestine) (9:20-9:40)

c. Karadas (Kurdish Identity) (9:40-10:00)

d. Q&A (10:00-10:15)

2. The State and Space: Intro (10:15-10:20)

a. Yzraely (Utopian Politics and visual depictions) (10:20-10:40)

b. Bakan (Kurdish Spaces) (10:40-11:00)

c. Yildiz (Hagia Sophia and Religio-Political dynamics) (11:00-11:20)

d. Q&A: (11:20-11:30)

Break: (11:30-11:45)

3. Networks, Identities, and Politics Intro (11:45-11:50)

a. Karahanli (Time and space in constructions of power) (11:50- 12:10)

b. Chenganakkatil (Hajj for South Asians) (12:10-12:30)

c. Agisheva (Crimea) (12:30-12:50)

d. Q&A: (12:50-1)

4. Waleed Ziad Keynote: (1:05-1:50-2:00)

This conference will be held during Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

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