How have recent laws, policies, and social pressures affected the civic and political engagement of Muslim Americans since 9/11? This conference will examine political and electoral participation of Muslim Americans; the effects of counter-terrorism and de-radicalization policies and new policing and urban zoning laws on Muslim American communities; and how increases in profiling, racialization and mobilization have reshaped Muslim American engagement in the public sphere.
Co-sponsored with the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA); Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration, and Religion (CDTR); Middle East Institute (MEI); and the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU).
Opening Remarks
Alfred Stepan (Columbia University)
Hishaam Aidi (Columbia University)
10:00-11:30: Elections and Participation
Farid Senzai (Santa Clara University)
Suhail Khan (Institute for Global Engagement)
Amaney Jamal (Princeton University)
Irfan Nooruddin (Ohio State University)
Moderator: Ousmane Kane (Columbia University)
11:45-1:15: Countering Violent Extremism: Myths and Realities
Charles Kurzman (University of North Carolina)
Arun Kundnani (Open Society Institute)
Mohamed Younis (Gallup Abu Dhabi)
Moderator: Faiza Patel (Brennan Center for Justice)
2:30-4:00: Policing and Urban Zoning Laws
Sally Howell (University of Michigan, Dearborn)
Kathleen Foley (Cornell University)
Zareena Grewal(Yale University)
4:10-5:45: Profiling, Racialization, and Mobilization
Arshad Ali (Teachers College )
Hishaam Aidi (Columbia University)
Sahar Aziz (Georgetown Law)
Moderator: Ramzi Kassem (CUNY Law)
6:00-7:00: Keynote Address
Asifa Quraishi (University of Wisconsin Law School)