Muslims in a Global Context: Indonesia, Malaysia, Phillipines, Myanmar

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entative Schedule (Updated on 11/3/2013)

Friday, November 15, 2013 5:00 pm- 8:45 pm
5:15 pm – 5:30 pm Introductions
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Azlan Tajuddin - "Historical Overview of the Region"
7:00 pm - 7:15 pm Break
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm Siddharth Chandra - "Views from the East and West"

Saturday, November 16, 2013 9:00 am – 5:15 pm
9:00 am - 10:15 am Julie Chernov Hwang - "Muslim Majority and Minority Politics: Indonesia and Burma"
10:15 am - 10:30 am Break
10:30 am - 11:45 am Elviyanti Martini -
11:45 am - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm James Hoesterey - "Islam in Indonesia: A Global Religion in a Modern Nation-­State"
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Break
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm Wahi Anwar - "Malay Customs, Ceremonies, and Islam"
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Break
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Siddharth Chandra - "Economics of the Region"

Sunday, November 17, 2013 9:00 am - 12:15 pm
9:00 am - 10:30 am James Hoesterey - "Playboy Magazine and the Politics of Popular Islam in Indonesia"
10:30 am - 10:45 am Break
10:45 am - 12:00 pm Alphonse F. La Porta Ambassador, ret. - "Ethnicity and the Decentralization of Terrorism in Southeast Asia"

12:00 pm – 12:15 pm Conclusion and wrap-up

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