School of Media and Performing Arts and School of Law event.
Rediscovering the Ottoman Empire and Minority Rights in the Middle East Book Launch, Friday 18th October 2013.
Middlesex University School of Law and Department of Media are delighted to invite you to a special lecture with the Commissioning Editor of the BBC Broadcast Series, the Ottomans, Professor Aaqil Ahmed, followed by a Book Launch:
Minority Rights in the Middle East
by Joshua Castellino and Kathleen A. Cavanaugh
Friday 18th October 2013
Middlesex University, Grove Building,
Hendon Campus, London, NW4 4BT.
3:30pm: Rediscovering the Ottoman Empire - GG44 Ground Floor Grove Building
4:00pm – 5:30pm: Panel Discussion TV Studio GG44
5:30pm – 7:30pm: Book Launch, Buffet and Drinks Reception- Grove Atrium
For further details and to book a place at the lecture and/or book launch please contact Christiana Rose at: [log in to unmask]
Rediscovering the Ottoman Empire:
A short screening of clips from the final documentary episode broadcast by BBC2 on the Ottoman Empire will provide a context for a wider panel discussion. The panel will be consist of Professor Aaqil Ahmed, Commissioning Editor for Religion and Head of Religion and Ethics at the BBC, Mike Smith-Salford, Executive Producer of BBC2 documentary series, Professor Joshua Castellino- Dean of the School of Law and Dr. Kathleen Cavanaugh- National University of Ireland, Galway. The discussion will be chaired by Professor Janet Jones- Head of the Media Department.
Professor Aaqil Ahmed: The Ottomans, Europe's Muslim Emperor, the story behind the documentary: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/posts/The-Ottomans-Europes-Muslim-Emperor
Book Launch:
Challenging some of the existing narratives on minorities in the Middle East, this book provides an overview of the historical social formation of minority groups within the region and examines how the status of these groups, as well as their relationship with a range of legal frameworks, have shifted and changed over time. The rights of minorities in the Middle East are subject to a range of legal frameworks, having developed in part from Islamic law, and in recent years subject to international human rights law and institutional frameworks. The book examines the context in which minority rights operate within this conflicted region, investigating how minorities engage with (or are excluded from) various sites of power and how states practice in dealing with minorities (often ostensibly based on Islamic authority) intersects with and informs modern constitutionalism and international law.
The book identifies who exactly can be classed as a minority group, analysing in detail the different religious and ethnic minorities across the region. The book also pays special attention to the plight of minorities who are spread between various states, often as the result of conflict. It assesses the applicable domestic legislative instruments within the three countries investigated as case studies: Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, and highlights key domestic remedies that could serve as models for ensuring greater social cohesion and greater inclusion of minorities in the political life of these countries.
Dr. Paul Cobley
Professor in Language and Media
School of Media and Performing Arts
Middlesex University
The Burroughs
London
NW4 4BT
United Kingdom
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