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April 11-14, 2007, Atlanta, GA

Invitation for Panel Papers

Dear all,

Today, Islam is a belief system that represents one-fifth of the
World's population located from Morocco to Indonesia, and one of the
world's fastest growing religions. The contribution of Islam to world
civilization is undeniable, however in the last one hundreds years,
Muslims have been faced with economic underdevelopment, dictatorship
and antidemocratic regimes, and most importantly, modernity. What does
modernity mean for Muslims? Will there be an Islamic renaissance? How
about an Islamic reformation?

On the other hand, Islam is not just a religion, it is also likely to
manifest itself as a social, economic and political structure;
therefore, one must understand the socio-historical background and
origin of the Islamic belief system, as well as its underpinning
theoretical thinkers and Islamist Social Movements.

We would like to organize a panel entitled, "Islam, the Sociology of
Islam, and Islamist Movements" and we welcome submissions related to
the subject, but not limited to the following:

Islam and Modernity,
De-secularization Process in the Muslim Populated Countries,
Islamist Movements and Collective identity,
Islam/Alternative Globalization versus Western Based Weberian
Capitalist Globalization
Islam and Imperialism/ Colonialism/ Orientalism

Deadline: DECEMBER 12, 2006

Please send abstract to:

Tugrul Keskin -- keskintx@jmu. edu -- James Madison University
Dr. Dale Wimberley -- dale.wimberley@ vt.edu -- Virginia tech. University