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From: "Bokhari, Kamran Asghar" <KABokhari@mail.utexas.edu>

CALL FOR PAPERS
The 32nd ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
THE ASSOCIATION OF MUSLIM SOCIAL SCIENTISTS (AMSS)

East Meets West: Understanding the Muslim
Presence in Europe and North America


September 26 - 28, 2003
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN


Deadlines:
Abstracts – May 15, 2003
Papers – August 22, 2003

http://amss.net/Conferences/ConferenceCall32.htm


The Muslim presence in “the West” is thought to be a new, and to some, a

troubling phenomenon. But what does the rapidly growing western Muslim
community really imply?  Are there tensions between being a “Muslim” and

a “Westerner?” What impact can Muslims have on western societies and
policies? Can we go beyond the “clash of civilisations” thesis that has
supporters in both the non-Muslim and Muslim worlds?


The 32nd AMSS Annual Conference, to be held at Indiana University in
Bloomington, from September 26 - 28, 2003, is an opportunity to explore
these, and related, questions about the Muslim presence in the West,
past, present, and future. The idea that Muslims and the West represent
incompatible values, propagated by both Muslims and non-Muslims, is a
well-worn topic of examination. We are looking for papers that will
bring fresh insights to the situation of Muslims in the West. Ideally,
participants will produce innovative ideas that will be a benefit not
only to academia, but also to those activists and policy-makers seeking
to better the lives of Muslims in the West, and indeed, around the
globe.


To that end, papers are solicited that speak to the following
sub-themes:

•       Theoretical Reflections: Are “Islam” and the “West” Meaningful
Categories?
•       New Paradigms for the Study of Islam and the West
•       Ethnographic Studies of Muslim Communities in Western Countries:

Past and Present
•       Comparative Studies of Muslim Communities in Europe and North
America
•       Muslim Presence in the West: Implications for Public and Foreign

Policy
•       Implications of Muslim Presence in the West on Muslim Countries
•       Coming of Age of Muslims as Political Players
•       The Impact of Islam and Muslims on Future World History Events
•       Historical Events and their Impact on the Contemporary Muslim
Experience
•       Institutionalization of Islam in the West
•       Anti-Muslim Polemics: Past, Present and Future
•       New Fiqh for Muslims as Minorities in the West
•       Muslim Women and the Family in the West
•       Hybridity, Identity and Assimilation
•       Muslim Stereotypes in the Western Media: Coverage and Response


Paper abstracts are due by May 15th. Accepted proposals will be
announced within 30 days. Accepted papers must be submitted by August
22nd to be included in the conference program. If completed papers are
not in by the due date, they will not be included in the conference.

Send abstracts to Conference Coordinator Layla Sein via email:
coordinator@amss.net.
Conference Chair: Dr. Katherine Bullock
University of Toronto, Canada

For more details about AMSS, contact AMSS coordinator Ms. Layla Sein at
coordinator@amss.net. For detailed Call for Papers visit
http://www.amss.net