Islam, Muslims and the Media Conference at MSU
Location: MSU Union and International Center, Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan)
Date: February 25 and 26, 2010
Description: Comedy routine by Azhar Usman (from Allah Made Me Funny), Keynote Adddress by Rami Khouri (Issam Fares Institute at the American University in Beirut), lunch address by Dawud Walid (CAIR-Michigan) and presentations by Saeed Khan (Wayne State), Ahmet Kuru (San Diego State), Evelyn Alsultany (U of Michigan) and Brigid Maher (American University).
Thursday February 25, 2010
MSU Union Ballroom
6:30 pm “Arabs, Jews and the News” (film screening and discussion)
8:00 pm Azhar Usman (comedian from the “Allah Made Me Funny Tour”)
Friday February 26, 2010
MSU International Center Room 303
9:00 Welcome
9:30-10:45 Panel 1: Islam, Muslims and Journalism Education
11:00-12:15 Panel 2: Euro-Muslims
12:15-1:30 Lunch and Discussion: Dawud Walid (Executive Director of CAIR-Michigan)
1:45-3:00 Panel 3: Mainstreaming Muslims
3:15-5:00 Keynote: Rami Khouri (Director of the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut and editor-at-large of the Beirut-based Daily Star)
