Initiative on Contemporary Islamic Societies

2014 Oct 24

Workshop on Military Regimes, Diversity and Sectarianism in Muslim Societies

4:00pm

Location: 

Robinson Lower Library, Robinson Hall

Military regimes have ruled Muslim societies for much of the twentieth century. Their management or mismanagement of diversity has had a profound effect upon development of state institutions of accommodation and also of relations among communities. As these have arisen or faltered, how well or how poorly have they served as tools of governance?

More recently, the Arab Spring was a clear manifestation of citizens struggling for democratic and accountable governance. Yet, at this transitional moment, the dislocation of the established order has meant that religious and ethnic...

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2011 Oct 28

Workshop on Pluralism, Coexistence and Conflict: Majority and Minority Communities in Muslim Societies

Fri - Sat, Oct 28 to Oct 29, 9:30am - 3:00pm

Location: 

Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

CMES and the Initiative on Contemporary Islamic Societies are pleased to present a workshop organized by Cemal Kafadar, Vehbi Koç Professor of Turkish Studies, and ICIS program managers, Derya Honça and Emran Qureshi.... Read more about Workshop on Pluralism, Coexistence and Conflict: Majority and Minority Communities in Muslim Societies