Conference Schedule
DeVault Alumni Center – 1000 E. 17th St., Bloomington, Indiana 47403
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Day 1 – March 23, 2011 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Registration |
| 9:15 a.m. |
Welcome
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Panel 1: Muslims in the media
- Dr. Elizabeth Poole – Staffordshire University Media Studies
- Ammina Kothari – PhD candidate Indiana University School of Journalism
- Sheila Lalwani – Research fellow at the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University
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Moderator: Çiğdem Balım Harding, Director of Graduate Studies and Director of Language Instruction, Indiana University Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
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| 11:15 a.m. |
Panel 2: Covering Islam
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Moderator: Bob Zaltsberg, Bloomington Herald-Times Editor
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| 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Panel 3: Muslim experience with the media
- Safaa Zarzour – Secretary General, Islamic Society of North America
- Monem Salam – featured in the film "On A Wing And A Prayer" and ISNA board member
- Zaineb Istrabadi – Indiana University Department Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
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Moderator: President Faiz Rahman, Bloomington Islamic Center
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| 4:00 p.m. |
End day |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Keynote talk: Islam in a Post-9/11 America*
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Day 2 – March 24, 2011
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Panel 4: Student research on Islam and the news
- Patrick Rollings – Islam in Hip Hop: West Side Meets the Middle East Side
- Kevin Memolo – Professional Environment Leads to Scrutiny of Muslim Athletes
- Lauren Kastner – A Balancing Act: An Analysis of the Media’s Portrayal of Jordan in Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaking
- Alisa Wiersema – The Struggle of Female Saudi Arabian Journalists
Moderator: Ammina Kothari, PhD Candidate Indiana University School of Journalism
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| 11:15 a.m. |
Panel 5: Muslim women in the media
Moderator: Professor Christine Ogan, Indiana University School of Journalism |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Panel 6: Crafting counter-narratives
- Arsalan Iftikhar – Creator of TheMuslimGuy.com, media commentator and international human rights lawyer
- Nabil Echchaibi – Assistant professor at University of Colorado at Boulder
- Rita King – New media scholar and Founder of Dancing Ink Productions
Moderator: Manaf Bashir, PhD candidate Indiana University School of Journalism
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| 3:30 p.m. |
Closing remarks |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Conference ends |
