Conference on Women, Religion, & Globalization
REGISTRATION
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
November 12-14, 2009
Henry R. Luce Hall Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Avenue
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12th
4:00 – 5:00pm - OPENING REMARKS BY KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Fatiha Layadi - Member of the Moroccan Parliament
Democracy, Islam, Women's Rights: Ten Years of Political Reforms in Morocco
5:00pm - RECEPTION
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13th
8:30am - REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:30 – 11:30am - WOMEN, RELIGION, & PEACEBUILDING
Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana - School of International Service at American University
Women Peace Builders in the Muslim World
Esther Hertzog - Beit Berl Academic College
Cooperation Between Jewish and Muslim Women in Israel – Can it Overcome Structured Political and Religious Barriers to Peacebuilding
Jackie Ogega - Women’s Mobilization Program at the World Conference of Religions for Peace
Women of Faith as Agents in Peacebuilding
Andrea Blanch, Respondent - The Center for Religious Tolerance
Marcia Inhorn, Chair - Yale University
11:30am – 1:00pm - LUNCH
1:00 - 3:00pm - WOMEN, RELIGION, & CONFLICT
Radhika Coomaraswamy - United Nations
The Changing Nature of Conflict: Implications for Women and Children
Elisabeth Wood - Yale University
Women and Conflict: A Comparative Perspective
Neloufer de Mel - University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Citizenship and Post-War Order: Locating Women, Religion, Cross-Currents
Azza Karam, Respondent - United Nations Population Fund
Ian Shapiro, Chair - Yale University
3:30 – 5:30pm - WOMEN, RELIGION, & ECONOMICS
Quentin Wodon - World Bank
Religion, Religiosity and the Economic Role of Women: Findings from the World Values Survey
Leslye Obiora - University of Arizona
Ophelia: A Preliminary Inquiry into a Grassroots Empowerment Strategy
Roksana Bahramitash - University of Montréal
Women, Islamism, Globalization and the Informal Sector in Iran
Serene Jones, Respondent - Union Theological Seminary
Cheryl Doss, Chair - Yale University
6:30pm - DINNER, must register by November 8th
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14th
8:30am - CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 – 11:00am - WOMEN, RELIGION, & IMMIGRATION
Kica Matos - Atlantic Philanthropies
New Lives, New Haven: Latina Immigrants in Faith and Conflict
Paola Bacchetta - University of California-Berkeley
(Hyper)Visibilities/(In)Visibilities: The Veil, The Burqa and Lesbian 'of Color' Activisms in France
Zareena Grewal - Yale University
Debating Muslim Women's Authority
Patricia Pessar, Respondent - Yale University
Melissa Matthes, Chair - Yale University
11:30am – 1:30pm - WOMEN, RELIGION, & REPRESENTATION
Minoo Moallem -University of California-Berkeley
The Image as Interruption: Nationalism, Religion and The Politics of Representation
Laura Wexler - Yale University
The Kettle and the Burqa: A Story of Representation
Sally Promey - Yale University
Religion in Plain View
Inderpal Grewal, Respondent - Yale University
Fatima Azzahrae Chaabani, Chair - Researcher in Cultural Policies
1:30 – 2:00pm - CLOSING REMARKS
Cheryl Doss - Yale University
2:00pm - LUNCH