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November 06, 2005
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Opening Lunch: Introductions and Discussion of Goals
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Josh DeWind, director, Social Science Research Council's International Migration Program
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Vikki Porter, director, Western Knight Center
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Diane Winston, Knight Chair, media and religion, University of Southern California
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1:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Introductory Panel: Media Coverage of Islam in America
Moderated by Diane Winston
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Muslim Religious Diversity: Sunni, Shi’a, Nation of Islam, Sufi, etc.
Moderated by Josh DeWind
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Juan E. Campo, associate professor, Religious Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara
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Josh DeWind, director, Social Science Research Council's International Migration Program
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Meagan Reid, assistant professor, School of Religion, University of Southern California
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7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner and Keynote Address: Overview of Muslims in America/American Islam
November 07, 2005
8:30 am - 10:30 am
Muslim Ethnic & National Diversity
Moderated by Jane Iwamura
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Edward E. Curtis, Millennium Scholar of the Liberal Arts, associate professor, Religious Studies, Indiana University
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Sarah Gualtieri, Department of History and Program in American Studies and Ethnicity, USC
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Jane Iwamura, associate professor, Program in American Studies & Ethnicity, School of Religion, USC
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Karen Leonard, historian and anthropologist, University of California, Irvine
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10:45 am - 12:30 pm
The Next Generation: Culture and Identity
Moderated by Mary MacVean
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Karima Alavi, program director, Dar al Islam Madressah
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Amir Hussain, associate professor, Department of Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University
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Mary MacVean, editor, California section, Los Angeles Times
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1:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Community, Family, and Gender
Moderated by Eliz Sanasarian
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Laila Al-Marayati, spokesperson, past president, Muslim Women's League
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Fadwa El-Guindi, director, research anthropologist, El Nil Research
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Carolyn Rouse, assitant professor, anthropology, Princeton University
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Eliz Sanasarian, professor, political science, University of Southern California
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4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Arts, Entertainment, and Music
Moderated by Marty Kaplan
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Marty Kaplan, associate dean, director, The Norman Lear Center, associate dean, USC Annenberg School for Communication
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Sabiha Khan, communications director, Council on American-Islamic Relations
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Ethan Reiff, writer, executive producer
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Cyrus Voris, writer, executive producer
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6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner: Rising Entertainers
Moderated by Diane Winston
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Mark Gonzales, Hip Hop Theatre playwright, HBO Def Poet, performance lecturer
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Kamal Marayati, actor and comedian
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Diane Winston, Knight Chair, media and religion, University of Southern California
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Zuriani "Ani" Zonneveld, writer, producer, singer, speaker, activist
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November 08, 2005
10:00 am - 11:45 am
Field Trip – Little Arabia, Orange County
Islamic Society of Orange County, Garden Grove - Meet with Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, religious director, and Shakeel
- Tour Masjid AlRahman
- Tour Orange Islamic School
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Field Trip – Little Arabia, Orange County
Council on American-Islamic Relations offices, Anaheim - Meet with Hussam Ayloush, executive director, and leadership team
- Visit ACCESS Social Services
- Visit Southern CaliforniaInFocus
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Hussam Ayloush, executive director, Council on American-Islamic Relations
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2:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Field Trip – Little Arabia, Orange County
Little Arabia tour, Brookhurst and Ball roads, Anaheim - Bookstore, jewelry store and other small business in Little Arabia mall (Brookhurst Plaza?)
November 09, 2005
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Muslim Participation in American Politics and Civic Life
Moderated by Janelle Wong
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Janelle Wong, assistant professor, Political Science and American Studies, USC
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Ahmed Younis, national director, Muslim Public Affairs Council
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10:15 am - 12:15 pm
September 11th, the War on Terrorism, and Civil Rights
Moderated by Frank Buckley
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Watch video tour of ReligionSource.org
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Hussam Ayloush, executive director, Council on American-Islamic Relations
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Frank Buckley, co-anchor, KTLA Prime News
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Dalia Hashad, Arab, Muslim, South Asian Advocate, American Civil Liberties Union
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1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Omar Mosque (USC): “American Islam”
Moderated by Dafer Dakhil
Session was held off site NO VIDEO AVAILABLE
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Dafer Dakhil, mosque director
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Edina Lekovic, communication director, Muslim Public Affairs Council
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Nadia Roumani, research associate, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California
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Naim Shah Jr., co-founder, ILM Foundation
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3:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Transnational Ties
Moderated by Mark LeVine
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Laila Al-Marayati, spokesperson, past president, Muslim Women's League
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Betsy Hiel, foreign correspondent, Pittsburgh (PA) Tribune-Review
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Mark LeVine, associate professor, modern Middle Eastern history, culture and Islamic Studies, University of California, Irvine
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Agha Saeed, lecturer, Communications and Political Science, University of California Berkeley
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November 10, 2005
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Lodi: How I Got the Story
Conversation with reporters and experts on a breaking story, e.g., Lodi arrests and prosecutions, reconciling community and government perspectives
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
“Taking It Back to the Newsroom”
Groups report story ideas and discussion of what to do next week
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Vikki Porter, director, Western Knight Center
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Diane Winston, Knight Chair, media and religion, University of Southern California
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Closing Lunch and Graduation
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What fellows have to say about past seminars:
"I learned a lot and feel I come away with a lot of resources. I'm extremely grateful for this time to think about issues that directly relate to my beat and my future aspirations in it."
- Tanya Weinberg, Florida Sun-Sentinel |
