USA Africa Dialogue Series - Call For Papers --- Mualim Abdul Azizs Said

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Call for Papers

International Conference and Festschrift on

Abdul Aziz Said: The Mualim, The Inspiration

 

 

Sponsors:  The African Institution and Center for Peacebuilding and Development

Conference Venue:  American University, Washington, DC

Conference Date:  April 10, 2014

 

Purpose:  This call for papers is to honor Mualim Abdul Aziz Said, a legendary thinker and humanitarian who needs no lengthy introduction. The one-day international conference will bring together scholars and activists to make presentations that will be published in a festschrift in honor of Mualim Said.

 

Papers are invited on Mualim Said's work in any of the following areas and other areas not listed here:

 

(a) African Studies

(b) American Foreign Policy

(c) Basic Human Needs and International Development

(d) Ethnic Studies

(e) Human Rights in International Relations and Ethics

(f) Humanitarianism

(g) International Peace and Conflict Resolution

(h) Islamic Studies and Peace

(i) Jewish Studies

(j) Middle Eastern Studies

(k)Spirituality, Religion and Peace

(l) Sufi Tradition

(m) Theories of International Relations

  

Deadline for Submission of Abstract (200-250 words):  August 31, 2013

 

Deadline for Submission of Paper (guidelines will be sent after acceptance of abstract):  February 28, 2014

 

Send Abstract and Paper as MS-Word Files/Documents via E-mail Attachment to:

Abdul Karim Bangura, Director, The African Institution; and Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Center for Peacebuilding and Development

E-mail Address:  theai@earthlink.net

Email Address: CPD@american.edu