International House Conference:
9/11: Its Causes and Consequences

Thursday, October 4, 7:00 p.m.

Opening Remarks - Geoffrey Stone, Provost of the University on the occasion of the anniversary of the dedication of International House (October 5, 1932)
 

Thursday, October 4, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Panel Session I - Why 9/11 - Its Regional and Global Contexts
Salim Yaqub, Department of History
Lloyd Rudolph, Department of Political Science and the College
Cornell Fleischer, Departments of History, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and the College
 

Friday, October 5, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Panel Session II - Beyond the Clash of Civilizations
John Woods, Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies & Departments of History, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and the College
Adnan Husain, New York University & Visiting Sawyer Fellow

Followed by an open discussion for students and community members with a number of conference participants from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the Main Lounge of International House. The discussion will be led by Alison Boden, Dean of Rockefeller Chapel.
 

Saturday, October 6, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.

Panel Session III - Backlash in America
Daisy Rockwell, Loyola University
Adam Schwartz, ACLU
Anthony Chase, Human Rights Program, Center for International Studies
 

Saturday, October 6, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Panel Session IV - Uses of Violence
Jack Goldsmith, Law School
Robert Pape, Department of Political Science and the College
Michael Loriaux, Northwestern University
 

Saturday, October 6, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Panel Session V - Political Uses of Religion
Alison Boden, Dean of Rockefeller Chapel
Saba Mahmood, Divinity School
Malika Zeghal, Center for Middle Eastern Studies & Visiting Scholar