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The Strategist 6 CENTER FOR ISLAM AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR İSLAM VE KÜRESEL İLİŞKİLER MERKEZİ In its first year of existence, CIGA has organized three foundations, emphasize particular values, uphold major conferences (October 2017, April and October certain principles, and promote specific priorities, they 2018) addressing many challenges facing Muslim engage and benefit from each other, and certainly they societies and communities, as well as the impact of would constantly influence each other in significant great power politics in the region. In those conferences, ways. The clash thesis is then an attempt to demonize CIGA invited more than 60 renowned international a particular culture so as to be dominated by another, speakers to address many of these challenges and which is essentially how Islamophobia has been utilized issues (for the conferences’ coverage see issues as a tool to demonize, colonize, contain, control, and 1,3, and 5 of The Strategist). This month CIGA is exclude. meeting another challenge by organizing two major international conferences with over 45 international It is not by coincidence then that most of the participants coming from four continents. proponents of Islamophobic discourse have also been advocates of the exclusivist Zionist state in Palestine, On April 12-14, CIGA will host the second annual and are fierce deniers of Palestinian rights. This is the conference on Islamophobia under the theme subject of the Palestine conference that will take place “Islamophobia: Analyzing its Discourse and on April 27-29, 2019 under the theme: “The Question Geopolitics.” Undoubtedly, the tragic events that took of Palestine: Examining History, Geopolitics, and Future place in Christchurch, New Zealand last month where Prospects.” over 50 innocent Muslims were massacred in a mosque as dozens more were injured, demonstrate the urgency Hence, Islamophobia, anti-Muslim racism, of discussing and analyzing the dangerous phenomena demonization, and exclusion produce real-life of anti-Muslim discourse and the hatred and violence consequences, including military occupation, which associated with White Supremacist and right-wing profoundly affect peoples’ lives and future, and groups targeting Muslims and immigrants. would ultimately impact the peace and security of the entire world. How we understand, analyze, and Over a quarter a century ago, the late Bernard Lewis confront Islamophobia, exclusivist behavior, and racist and the late Samuel Huntigton were pushing the policies that produce tragic consequences, not only infamous clash of civilizations thesis. It essentially in Palestine but also around the globe, would then argued that Islam was incompatible with modernity or become an immensely important enterprise. With two the political and socio-economic systems associated with it, and that ultimately this conflict would not be important conferences addressing these issues, CIGA resolved through dialogue or peaceful engagement, but is determined to contribute positively and concretely rather through bloody wars and bitter confrontations. to these issues, bringing together unique scholarship, Countless scholars from around the world, including knowledge, and commitment to truth and justice from we at CIGA, have rejected this thesis and argued that dozens of scholars, intellectuals, and peace advocates. civilizations are not monolith or one dimensional. Even though each human civilization may have its Prof. Dr. Sami A. Al-Arian own distinguishing features and epistemological Director CONTENTS 3.....................................................................................................................................................Conference 10..................................................................................................................................CIGA Seminar Series 14...............................................................................................................Director’s And Staff Activities 15.............................................................................................CIGA Visits And Academic Cooperation 17.........................................................................................................................................Book Discussions 19................................................................................................................................CIGA Student Society 2 CENTER FOR ISLAM AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS CONFERENCE İSLAM VE KÜRESEL İLİŞKİLER MERKEZİ Two International Conferences Organized by theme “The Question of Palestine: Examining CIGA in April on Islamophobia and Palestine History, Geo-politics, and Future Prospects.” he Center for Islam and Global Affairs The conference will examine many aspects of (CIGA) will hold two major international the Palestinian issue and attempt to present a conferences at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim comprehensive analysis of the conflict through TUniversity during the month of April. Between historical, political, legal, religious, and human April 12 - 14, 2019, CIGA will host the Second rights dimensions. It will also discuss some of the International Conference on Islamophobia. The most pertinent challenges related to the Palestinian conference, titled “Islamophobia: Analyzing its cause, including the issues of Jerusalem, the right Discourses and Geopolitics,” will bring together of return, the illegal construction and expansion world renowned experts to critically examine of settlements in the West Bank, the suffocating various assumptions and arguments about the siege on Gaza, the denial of the Palestinians’ meaning and strategic objectives of the political political and human rights, and the future of the utilization of Islamophobia, including how the clash Palestinian national project. of civilizations thesis that emerged more than a The presentations will also examine the geopolitics quarter of a century ago was the precursor to the of the conflict, and the essence of the struggle, current Islamophobic discourse for geopolitical namely the land and the people, spanning all power and control. Given the importance of geographical areas. In addition, the strategies human rights in the international political system and actions needed to confront repressive and today, the relation between Islamophobia and exclusionary policies, and empower the oppressed human rights will also be discussed, including the and occupied, shall be explored and discussed. role of liberalism and feminism in its justification, There will be over 25 international guests as well as how racism has been normalized in the addressing the conference, including some of the age of Islamophobia. most renowned academics, speakers, and voices A major objective of the conference is to of conscience from around the world including Ilan intellectually engage some of the major issues Pappe (University of Exeter, UK), Mandel Mandela, related to Islamophobia, and to ultimately explore the grandson of the legendary Nelson Mandela, the range of appropriate responses. The panels John Quigley (Ohio State University, U.S.), Rabab will not only analyze a number of relevant topics Abdulhadi (San Fransisco State University, and present prescient assessments, but will also U.S.), Marc Ellis (Baylor University, U.S.), Helga attempt to present practical solutions to difficult Baumgarten, (Birzeit University, Palestine), and challenges. Among the global scholars attending Mouin Rabbani (Institute of Palestine Studies, U.S.) this year’s conference are over twenty renowned international speakers including Anne Norton For the full list of the invited speakers for both ( University of Pennsylvania) and author of the conferences check the flyers in this issue or see: renowned book ‘On the Muslim Question’, Salman ciga.izu.edu.tr. Sayyid (University of Leeds, UK), Selim Argun, The Conference on Islamophobia is being Vice President of Diyanet, Farid Hafez (University cosponsored by YTB (Presidency for Turks Abroad of Salzburg), Ihsan Bagby (University of Kentucky, and Related Communities) and IRCICA (The OIC U.S.), Dalia Fahmy (Long Island University, U.S.), Research Center for Islamic History, Culture, and Luwei Rose Luqiu, (Hong Kong Baptist University, Arts). The major cosponsors for the Palestine China) and Varsha Basheer (India). Conference include İrfandan Medeniyete Kudüs Between April 27 - 29, CIGA will also host the Platformu, Ümmet Vakfı, Turkish Airlines, and International Conference on Palestine under the Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi. 3 CONFERENCE CENTER FOR ISLAM AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS İSLAM VE KÜRESEL İLİŞKİLER MERKEZİ ORGANISATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION CIGA Research Centre for CENTER FOR ISLAM Islam c H story, Art AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS and Culture Second International Conference on Islamophobia Islamophobia: Analyzing its Discourse and Geopolitics April 12-14, 2019 ISEFAM Auditorium, IZU Halkalı Campus Dr. Sami A. Al-Arian Dr. Selim Argun Dr. Varsha Basheer IZU, Turkey Istanbul University, Turkey University of Kerala, India Dr. Fatimah Bint Abdullah Dr. Usaama Al-Azami Dr. Ihsan Bagby IZU, Turkey The Markfield Institute, UK University of Kentucky, USA Mr. Ahmed Bedier Dr. Ömer Çaha Mr. Elsadig Elsheikh United Voices of America, USA IZU, Turkey Univ. of California-Berkeley, USA Dr. Hatem Bazian Dr. Mehmet Bulut Dr. Khadijah Elshayyal Univ. of California-Berkeley, USA IZU, Turkey University of Edinburgh, UK Dr. Farid Hafez Ms. Linda Hyökki Dr. Ravza Kavakcı Kan University of Salzburg, Austria IZU, Turkey MP, Istanbul Dr.
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