Dear Colleagues,

Please forward the programme of this symposium to researchers who
may be interested in attending.

What the symposium is all about?
A gathering which brings together doctoral students from various European
Universities. Students working on various strands of research around Arab
and Muslim media issues will be presenting their work in front of other
colleagues and senior academics. An excellent opportunity for networking
and keeping uptodate with emerging research issues in Arab and Middle
Eastern media.

DATE: Saturday 28th April 2007
VENUE: King’s College, University of London
The Strand Campus, London WC2R 2LS

For a registration form and further info please go to: www.cammro.com


Many thanks

Noureddine Miladi (PhD)
Lecturer in Media Studies and Sociology
School of Social Sciences
University of Northampton, UK
Park Campus, Boughton Green Road,
Northampton NN2 7AL, UK

Director, www.cammro.com

Editor
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    P R O G R A M M E

09:30 – 10:00        Registration + Teas and Coffees

10:00 – 10:10        Dr Noureddine Miladi, CAMMRO, University of Northampton,UK
Introduction and welcome

10:10 – 10:55   Arab/Muslim Media from the West
Chair: Khaled Hroub, Cambridge Arab Media Project
- Mohamed Ali, Chief Executive, Islam Channel: Muslim Media in Europe and
the ‘War on Terror’, the Experience of Islam Channel
- Adnan Faour, Al-Hiwar TV: Arab media & diasporic audiences

11:00 – 12:10        Media & the Construction of the Other
Chair: Dr Noha Mellor, University of East London
- Corinna Mullin, London School of Economics: Constructing the Savage Other
- Nathan Roger, University of Wales (Swansea): Revolution in Military and
Media Affairs: the Al-Jazeera  Connection
- Charmaine Stanley, University of Toronto:  The Mouse that Roared?  ICT,
Peace-building and Civil Society
- Miguel Otero, University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain): The Image of
the Arab and Muslim World in the Spanish Press
-David Arn, University of Zurich: The Iranian Public Discourse on drugs
and drug policy

12:10 – 12:25   Coffee Break

12:25 – 13:40        Media In European Muslim Diaspora
Chair: Dr Winston Mano, University of Westminster
- Amy Byer, University of Edinburgh: "Parallels of the Other:
Constructions of Identity within Turkish-German Cinema as Portrayed in
40m2 of Germany"
- Corina Lacatus, University of California: What is Blatte? Migration and
ethnic identity in contemporary Sweden
- Sarah Keeler and Kameel Ahmady, University of Kent:Kurdish Satellite TV
in Europe
- Mona Abdel-Fadil, Oslo University: Surviving Media Attacks on Muslim
Identity

13:40 – 14:40   Lunch Break

14:40 – 15:55        Media and New Perspectives on Conflicts and Confrontations
Chair: Dr Gareth Stanton, Goldsmiths
- Søren Lerche Mørck, University of East London and University of
Roskilde: Mapping the Islam Channel's construction of the conflict between
the East and the West
- Bader Al-Saud, University of Westminster: Impartiality? The Journalistic
ethos of Al-Jazeera's and BBC World's coverage Iraq invasion 01-03 to
01-04, 2003
- Rachel Sternfield, University of Texas at Austin: The Internet: a
unifying or divisive force in society?
- Rena Bivens, University of Glasgow: New Media and the Blogosphere
- Olivia Allison, King’s College London: Northern and Southern Nigerian
media coverage of religious riots

15:55 – 16:10         Coffee Break

16:10 – 17:25        Media & Arab/Muslim Identity Formation
Chair: Dr Noureddine Miladi, CAMMRO
- Imad Karam, City University London: Satellite Television, Identity and
Youth in the Arab World
- Amira Halperin, University of Westminster: Hamas Use of the Internet
- Iveta Kourilova, Charles University in Prague: Islam and the New Media
- Ehab Halal, Copenhagen University: Islam as an instrument for women
empowerment? Constructions at religious Arabic TV

- 17:25 – 18:10: Publishing opportunities
Dr Gareth Stanton, Head of Department of Media & Communications,
Goldsmiths, University of London
- What chances are there to publish your work?

18:10         Conclusion



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