This first annual Middle East symposium brings together scholars from Syracuse University, Colgate, Wayne State University, Brooklyn College and Loyola University Chicago to discuss three important themes: Islamophobia and 9/11, U.S. and Middle East relations, and Contemporary Uprisings in the Middle East.

The program of events is as follows:

Panel 1: 10 - 11:15 a.m.
“Islamophobia, Surveillance and 911”
Saher Selod (Loyola University Chicago), Neelika Jayawardane (SUNY Oswego), Carol Fadda-Conrey (Syracuse University)

Panel 2: 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
“Changes in International Policies since 9/11”
Lisa Bhungalia (Syracuse University) and Dana Olwan (Simon Fraser University)

Break for lunch: 1 to 2:15 p.m.

Panel 3: 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
“Social Movements and Uprisings in the Middle East”
Abdullah Al-arian (Wayne State University), Bruce Rutherford (Colgate University) and Robert Zens (Le Moyne College)