Dialogue International

ICI ‘06 was held on the campus of University of Wisconsin-Madison during March 24 - 26, 2006. The objective of the conference is to create an environment for the discussion of various aspects of Islam in an academic setting and in a non-speculative way. The conference serves the purpose of bringing together academics, scholars and researchers interested in different aspects of Islam, and provide an opportunity to share new findings, approaches and research on Islam. The theme of this year’s conference is Dialogue vs. Conflict: Islam in the Age of Globalization.

Keynote Speakers:

Global Islam between Fundamentalism and Cosmopolitanism
Jocelyne Cesari, Visiting Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, Harvard University

The Contribution of the Gulen Movement at a Time of Global Muslim-Christian Tensions
Thomas Michel, S.J Secretary for Interreligious Dialogue for the Society of Jesus, Secretary of the Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs for the Fedaration of Asian Bishops Conferences

Confrontation and Dialogue: A History of Catholic-Muslim Relations
Scott Alexander, Associate Professor of Islam and The Director of Catholic-Muslim Studies, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago

Turkey and EU: The End of a Millennium of Confrontation?
Kemal Karpat, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Panel 1: Global Islam and the West

Isn’t Islam Part of the West? The Perspective of Taha Hussein and Harry Wolfson
Benjamin Braude, Boston College

The Anti-Globalization and Islamic Reformism of Chandra Muzaffar: Malaysian Contribution to a Religious Global Ethic
David Johnston, Yale University

Islamic Education in the United States: Building Character in a Global Context
Barnaby B. Riedel, University of Chicago

“Ramadanization of the World”: Religious and National Identifications in the Multiculturalism and Globalization Discourses
Hayal Akarsu, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey

Panel 2: Muslims Integration and The European Union

Redefining Islam and Europe in Turkey’s EU Membership Process
Ahmet Yukleyen, Boston University

The Impact of Migration, Education, and Youth Culture on Islamic Identities in the EU and Maghreb
Jeremy Todd, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Bridging Civilizations? Turkey’s EU Bid: New Risks and Opportunities
Egemen Ozalp, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

Panel 3: Islam and Dialogue

Muslims’ Participation in Interfaith Dialogue: Problems and Prospects
Muhammad Zia Ul-Haq, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Conscience in Islam: Building an Ethical Vocabulary Based in the Qur’an
Patrick D’Silva, Harvard Divinity School

Cultivating Dialogue and Understanding of Islam and Sufism in the Classroom and on the Internet
Alan Godlas , University of Georgia

Panel 4: Negotiating Religious and National Identities

Fictionalizing Muslims: Novel Understanding of Islam in Turkey
Kenan Cayir, Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey

African Muslim Slave Writings and Muslims in America: Identities in Transition
Reem M. Hilal, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Theories of State Accommodation of Muslim Religious Practices in Western Europe
Eren Celik-Tatari, Indiana University-Bloomington

Introducing Modern Education among Muslims of Russia: Jadidism and the Gulen Movement
Mustafa Gokcek , University of Wisconsin-Madison

Panel 5: Islamic Movements in Globalized World

Islamic Movements and Globalization: Integration vs. Conflict in Turkey
Ahmet Kuru, University of Washington

Da’wa in West Africa: Muslim Missions in The Gambia, Ghana and Sierra Leone, 1960-1990
David Skinner, Santa Clara University

Civic Islam in the Public Sphere: The Gulen Movement, Civil Society and Social Capital in Turkey
Etga Ugur, University of Utah

Global Sufism: Theirs and Ours
Marcia Hermansen, Loyola University

Panel 6: Case Study on Islam and Globalization: Fethullah Gulen’s Movement

Fethullah Gulen Movement’s Engagement with Liberalism
Ramazan Kilinc, Arizona State University

Mysticism and Social Transformation: A perspective on Fethullah Gulen
Syafa’atun Almirzanah, Center for Human Rights and Religious Values, Chicago

Tolerance and the Limits of Tolerance in Fethullah Gulen
Whitney S. Bodman, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

The Islamic World and the West: Searching for Common Ground
Zeki Saritoprak, John Carroll University

Panel 7: Muslim Women in the Public Sphere

Lessons Learned, Women Leadership: Context Pakistani Women Parliamentarians
Hina Anwar Ali, Independent Researcher, Lahore, Pakistan

The Dialogue on Ifsha-i Qanun: Iranian Women Revealing the Shariah
Minoo Derayeh, World Religions & Gender Studies, York University, Toronto

Invisible Women’s Visibility versus Visible Women’s Invisibility
Derya Senol, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Panel 8: Islam, Society and State in the Turkic World

Politico-Economic Implications of “Islamic Revival” in the post-Soviet Azerbaijan
Fuad Aliyev, University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill

Islamic Movements in Kazakhstan
Ulan Bigozhin, Kazakh American University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

The Role of Sufi Sheikhs in Dissemination of Islamic Religion in Kyrgyzstan
Anvar Mokeev, International Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Kyrgyzstan

Islam in a Secular State: Turkey
Gazi Erdem, Attache for Religious Affairs to the Consulate General of Turkey

Panel 9: Religious Influence in Jurisprudence and Governance

Crime and Punishment under the Islamic Law of Sharia in Nigeria
Fabian Ohaegbu, State University, Qwerri, Nigeria

The Current Sharia Debate(s) in Northern Nigeria – Divine vs. Man Made Law?
Franz Kogelmann, University of Bayreuth, Germany

Political Legitimacy in the Medina Constitution in Comparison with Habermas’ Discourse Theory
Katrin A. Jomaa, Indiana University, Bloomington

The Sovereignty of God and Legitimation through Shared Values: Constitutional Processes in Islam and Christianity
Mark Gould, Haverford College