The Third International Conference on Islam 2012

Deadline: 18 December 2011
Open to: Academics, scholars and researchers interested in different aspects of Islam
Costs: US $20 registration fee

Description

The Third International Conference on Islam will be held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, on April 13-14, 2012. The objective of the conference is to create an environment for the discussion of different aspects of Islam in an academic setting and in a non-speculative way. The conference will serve the purpose of bringing together academics, scholars and researchers interested in different aspects of Islam, and will provide an opportunity to share new findings, approaches and research on Islam. Selected papers from the conference will be published as a book.

Keynote Speakers:

Seyyed Hossein Nasr, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

John O Voll, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Theme: The theme of this year’s conference will be “Islam and Democracy”.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

  • Islamic Theological Perspectives on Democracy
  • Islam, Liberalism, and Pluralism
  • Islam, Secularism, and the State
  • Islam and Nationalism
  • Muslim Women and Democracy
  • Islam and Democracy in the Middle East
  • Islam and Democracy in Central Asia
  • Islam and Democracy in Europe
  • Islam and Democracy: Turkey Model
  • Arab Spring

Eligibility

The conference is open to academics, scholars and researchers interested in different aspects of Islam.

Costs

The registration fee is US $20 for regular participants; there is no fee for UW-Madison students with valid identification. The registration fee covers the expenses for reception and relevant materials (e.g., program, proceedings).

Application

If you are interested in giving a talk at the International Conference on Islam, please submit the following to islamconference@global.wisc.edu:

  • Your full name, institutional affiliation and contact information
  • 1 page CV/Bio
  • The title of your presentation and a 300-word abstract

The submissions will be peer reviewed and accepted abstracts will be published in the proceedings of the conference. The file format should be *.pdf, *.doc, or *.txt.

Timeline:

  • Call for Papers: October 3, 2011
  • Abstract submission extended deadline: December 18, 2011
  • Conference registration starts: January 1, 2012
  • Publication of program: March 1, 2012
  • Paper submission deadline: March 23, 2012
  • Registration deadline: April 1, 2012
  • Conference: April 13-14, 2012

Here you can read the official Call for papers.

For more information on the conference please send an email to: islamconference@global.wisc.edu.

The Official Website

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