****CALL FOR PAPERS****
MUSLIM FAMILIES IN EUROPE CONFERENCE
23-24 APRIL 1999
If you are interested in submitting a paper for
presentation at this conference, we would be
pleased to hear from you.
The conference will bring together scholars
and social service professionals from Europe
to examine current political and ideological
debates on the Muslim presence in Europe;
family support for the diversity of Muslim
families in Europe; social police and the
theoretical framework of statutory care
provision in Europe.
A new report ‘Muslim Families in Europe:
Social Existence and Social Care' will be
launched at the conference. This EU DGV-funded
study describes the current situation of Muslim
families in the United Kingdom, Belgium and Denmark.
Participating partners are the Indo-Pakistan
Cultural Centre, London; Service Social des
Etrangers d'Accueil et de Formation, Brussels;
Dokumentations og Radgivnings Centeret om
Racediskrimination, Copenhagen; and the Race
Equality Unit of the London Borough of Islington.
Keynote speakers at the conference will be:
Yasmin Ali-Bhai Brown, Institute of Public Policy Research, London
Tariq Modood, University of Bristol
Mustafa Hussain, Copenhagen
Proposals are invited on the following key themes:
A. Muslims in Europe, including:
- Politics and ideology
- Multicultrualism and eurocentrism
- Religion, identity and ethnicities
- Family relationships, generation and gender dynamics
- Minority voices within Islam: inclusion/exclusion
B. Social Welfare and Muslim Families, including:
- European social policy
- Statutory care: Muslims and ‘anti-oppressive' models
- Voluntary sector care
- Muslim women and welfare systems
- Interpretation and training
Deadline for receipt of proposals is 1 February 1999.
Further information can be obtained from Jennifer Spiegel,
University of North London, telephone (0)171 753-5061,
fax (0)171 753 5176, email [log in to unmask]
Margaret O'Brien, Professor of Family Studies
Head of Research and Development
Dr Fatima Husain
Muslim Families Research Fellow
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Sui-Mee Michelle Chan
Information & External Liaison Officer
Research and Graduate School Office
University of North London
Tel: 0171 607-2789 ext. 2008
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