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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Panel – Islam, Sociology of Islam and Islamist Movements</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">The 2007 Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">April 11-14, 2007, Atlanta, GA</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Invitation for Panel Papers</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Dear all,</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Today, Islam is a belief system that represents one-fifth of the World’s population located from Morocco to Indonesia, and one of the world’s fastest growing religions. The contribution of Islam to world civilization is undeniable, however in the last one hundreds years, Muslims have been faced with economic underdevelopment, dictatorship and antidemocratic regimes, and most importantly, modernity. What does modernity mean for Muslims? Will there be an Islamic renaissance? How about an Islamic reformation?</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">On the other hand, Islam is not just a religion, it is also likely to manifest itself as a social, economic and political structure; therefore, one must understand the socio-historical background and origin of the Islamic belief system, as well as its underpinning theoretical thinkers and Islamist Social Movements.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">We would like to organize a panel entitled, "Islam, the Sociology of Islam, and Islamist Movements" and we welcome submissions related to the subject, but not limited to the following:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Islam and Modernity,</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">De-secularization Process in the Muslim Populated Countries, Islamist Movements and Collective identity, Islam/Alternative Globalization versus Western Based Weberian Capitalist Globalization Islam and Imperialism/Colonialism/Orientalism</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Deadline: DECEMBER 12, 2006</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Please send abstract to:</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Tugrul Keskin keskintx@jmu.edu</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Dr. Dale Wimberley dale.wimberley@vt.edu</FONT></SPAN>
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