5th Annual Conference
Religion, Media, and the Middle East
How religion, in the media, contributes to the shaping of Middle East society
October 2–5, 2005
Lebanese American University
Beirut Campus
Sub Themes
- Are religious talk shows reshaping Islam?
- Are media contributing to the rise of fundamentalism?
- Are media helping to unlock the debate on religion?
- How influential are US tele-evangelists in shaping U.S. foreign policy on the Middle East?
- Is Christian–Moslem dialogue helped or hampered by the rise of religious programming?
- What role does religion play in Israeli media?
- What role for religious television in the Arab World?
- Is the rise of religious programming a threat to the secular state?
- Is Islamic popular music here to stay?
- Is Islamic art being reshaped by new media?
- Is entertainment TV threatening to traditional Islam?
- Christian and minority television in the Arab World
- Relion, media and gender Issues
Deadline for abstracts:
400-word abstracts: May 15, 2005
Notification of acceptance: May 30, 2005
For more information contact Dr. Ramez Maluf at rzmaaluf@lau.edu.lb
For information on LAU see www.lau.edu.lb
See a sample of papers read at previous BIMA conferences on LAU’website
Registration:
Registration fee is $80.00, payable at the conference.
Graduate students fee: $50.00.
Hotels:
There are a number of good hotels around LAU, and some of them offer special rates for the university. As the conference approaches we will post the rates. For the March 2004 conference, rates varied between $35.00 at the Marble Tower to $75.00 (single room) at the Safir Heliopolitan.
Hotels within walking distance from LAU include:
Visas:
Citizens of the European Union and North America can obtain a visa at the airport. However, all visitors would do well by checking with the Lebanese Embassy at their countries of residence.