Arabic language practice and culture presentations.

Panelists (all MSU):

Dr. Nassiri

Dr. Abbasi

Dr. Zaki

Dr. Mohammad Hussein

Arabic language practice and culture presentations.

Presenter: Sahar Khamis, Ph.D.

Muslims have been globally using the internet not just as a window to see the world and to be seen by the world, but also as a tool to push back against theirmisrepresentation and marginalization. Dr. Khamis tackles the efforts of modern Muslims to deploy digital media to resist their negative stereotypes, rectify their images, and spread correct awareness about their faith tradition and their multifaceted identities, amid a rising global wave of Islamophobia, through adopting new strategies and tactics, including online campaigns. Her talk unpacks the double-edged sword effect of social media, and digitally based discourse, in the contexts of spreading Islamophobia, on one-hand, and countering it, on the other-hand.

Co-sponsored with the School of Journalism and the Muslim Studies Program

Arabic language practice and culture presentations.

Indian and South Asian language & cultures brings you Chai & Chat. Join them for evenings of festivities, fun, food, and all things Indian and South Asian.
• Chai & Chat | October 19, 2021
• Diwali Celebration | November 4, 2021
• Chai & Chat | November 16, 2021
• Film Screening | November 30, 2021
Sponsored by the Hindi-Urdu Language Program and Asian Studies Center

Speaker: Siddharth Chandra is professor and director of the Asian Studies Center at Michigan State University. His research interests include pandemics, the intersection of economics, health, and history in Asia, behavior and policy relating to addictive substances, and applications of portfolio theory to fields outside finance, for which the theory was originally developed.

The 1918 influenza pandemic had a profound impact on Indonesia. This presentation highlights research on pandemic impacts on various aspects of key demographic aggregates in Indonesia. These include estimates of the toll of the pandemic in the absence of reliable birth and death registration data, the timing, size, and geographic spread of waves of infection and mortality, and the impacts of the pandemic on health policy in Indonesia. Where relevant, comparisons are made with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Sponsored by the University of Michigan Center for Southeast Asian Studies.

The global Muslim market encompassing 1.8 million consumers and with an estimated worth of 3.2 trillion dollars by 2024, is of many interest to many companies and scholars of business. This panel will discuss a diverse array of topics such as the halal industry, Islamic branding, and Islamic business strategy.

Panelists:
Dr. Jonathan Wilson, Professor of Brand Strategy and Culture, Director, Regents University, London
Dr. Elif Isberk-Bilgan, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dr. Cidomer Nestorovich, Professor of International Marketing and Geopolitics, ESSEC Singapore
The event will be moderated by professor Ahmed H. Kirca (Director MSU-CIBER) and Muhammad H. Khalil (MSU-MSP).

Sponsored by the Muslim Studies Program and CIBER 

Arabic language practice and culture presentations.

This series is made possible through funding from the Henry Luce Foundation and is co-organized by Michigan State University-James Madison College and Asian Studies Center, the East-West Center, University of Hawai'i-Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa-Center for Chinese Studies, and Chiang Mai University-Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development.