BARNARD
AND COLUMBIA SCHOLARS TO EXAMINE RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE
AT COMMUNITY FORUM, 7 -9 P.M. OCT. 8
NEW
YORK, N.Y. -- In the wake of September 11, seven
scholars from Barnard College and Columbia University
will examine the issue of religious violence
at a community forum from 7-9 p.m., Monday Oct.
8, in the James Room on the fourth floor of
Barnard Hall.
The
moderator for the evening will be John S. Hawley,
professor of religion at Barnard. The discussion
will include presentations by two panels, as
follows. Titles of the presentations are listed
beneath each name.
I.
Understanding Religious Violence
Peter
J. Awn
Dept. of Religion, and Dean of the School of General
Studies, Columbia
The Landscape of Religious Violence
Dept.
of Anthropology, Columbia
Charred Lullabies: Religion and Violence
in Sri Lanka
Director,
Center for Research on Women, Barnard
American Christian Militancy in a Global
Domain
II.
Understanding Jihad
Neguin
Yavari
Dept.
of Religion, Columbia
The Many Meanings of Jihad
Professor
of Pakistan Studies, Southern Asian Institute,
Columbia
Jihadi Movements and their Impact on Pakistan
Dept.
of History, Columbia
A Recruitment Video of Osama Bin Laden
The
sponsors of the evening include: Department
of Religion, Barnard; Center for the Study of
Human Rights, Columbia; Center for Research
on Women, Barnard; Program in Multicultural
Affairs, Barnard; Committee on Race, Religion,
Identity and Ethnicity, Barnard; International
Conflict Resolution Program, SIPA, Columbia;
Earl Hall Center, Columbia.
The
event is the third in a series of open discussions
at Barnard, with question and answer sessions
at the end, that are intended to build understanding
of the causes and impacts of the September 11
attacks.
Contact:
Office of Public Affairs, 212-854-2037; Office
of the Provost, 212-854-2708
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