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09/10/07
The Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College Presents the Series: “Muslim Asia: Cultures, Contexts, and Connections” |
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One in every five persons in the world is Muslim. Most live
in Asia, especially South, Southeast, and East Asia—not the
Middle East, as is commonly thought. Misperceptions and
misrepresentations about Muslims dominate Western discourse,
but current events demonstrate Islam’s global influence.
Since 9/11, the urgency for understanding contemporary
Muslim thinking, especially in Asia, has reached critical
mass. The Pacific Basin Institute’s fall 2007 speakers’
program, “Muslim Asia: Cultures, Contexts, and Connections,”
will provide information and insight at this significant
time in foreign policy. All lectures will be held at Pomona
College:
“Islam in China and Beyond: Connecting Asia with the U.S.
and the Middle East”
Wednesday, September 19th, 4:15–5:30 p.m., Hahn Building
(420 N. Harvard Ave., Claremont), Room 101
Dru Gladney, president of the Pacific Basin Institute at
Pomona College and professor of anthropology, will discuss
the important role China's Muslims play as mediators between
East and West, Eastern and Middle Eastern cultures, and
global and local Islam. Gladney will argue that greater
attention must be paid to this important population of China
given the rising importance of Islam in Asia and China's
growing influence in the region.
“The Islam Embedded Thesis: Religion and Plurality in
Southeast Asia and the Occident”
Wednesday, October 17th, 4:15–5:30 p.m., Hahn Building (420
N. Harvard Ave., Claremont), Room 101
Professor Shamsul A.B., director of the Institute of
Occidental Studies (IKON), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
will present a brief introductory survey of some fundamental
aspects of Islam in Southeast Asia, particularly, within the
maritime Malay-Muslim world. This presentation intends to
offer an analytical tool or a way of viewing and
understanding the heterogeneous nature of the cultural
practice of Islam by Muslims in Asia and elsewhere.
A follow-up lunch and conversation with Professor Shamsul
A.B.:
Thursday, October 18th, 12:00–1:00 p.m., Oldenborg Center
(350 N. College Way, Claremont)
All are welcome (students use meal cards; others sign in at
door).
The Pomona College Annual R. Stanton Avery Guest Lecture:
“Muslim Politics in South Asia: Challenges, Threats and
Changes”
Thursday, November 15th, 8:00–9:30 p.m., Rose Hills Theatre
(Smith Campus Center, 170 E. Sixth St., Claremont)
South Asia--stretching from Afghanistan to Bangladesh-- is
home to the world's largest concentration of Muslims in any
single region. The presence of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, the
possession of nuclear weapons by Pakistan and India, their
conflict over Kashmir and the rising tide of Islamist
sentiment in Bangladesh contribute to South Asia's
volatility.
Hussain Haqqani is the director of the Center for
International Relations and a professor at Boston
University. He is also a leading journalist, diplomat, and
former advisor to Pakistani Prime ministers.
A follow-up lunch and conversation with Professor Hussain
Haqqani:
Friday, November 16th, 12:00–1:00 p.m., Oldenborg Center
(350 N. College Way, Claremont)
All are welcome (students use meal cards; others sign in at
door).
For further information, call (909) 607-8065.
The Pacific Basin Institute is dedicated to expanding and
enhancing comity and shared knowledge among the nations and
cultures that face the Pacific. A valued study, media
production and research center, PBI also offers books, film
series and lecture programs to a general as well as academic
audience. Since the turn of the past century Pomona College
has been a leader in Asian Studies among American
universities. Visit Pomona College on the web at
www.pomona.edu. |
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