Middle East and Islamic Consortium of BC
MEICON-BC 2014
Sixth Annual Student Conference
Middle Eastern and Islamic Communities across Disciplines
Saturday, March 15, 2014
KPU
Conference Centre, Cedar 1205
12666-72nd Avenue
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
The annual MEICON-BC Student Conference provides a space for graduate and senior undergraduate students to examine and explore diverse issues and factors affecting Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and communities from multi- and inter-disciplinary perspectives. This year undergraduate and graduate students from Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia, University of Victoria, University of Manitoba, University of Toronto, Western Washington University, and University of Exeter, U.K are presenting their research from across disciplines, including history, education, psychology, international studies, and political science in seven sessions.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Mojtaba Mahdavi
Middle Eastern & African Studies Program & Department of Political Science, University of Alberta
Whither the New Middle East? The Quest for Universalism from Below
Organizers
Dr. Derryl MacLean, SFU
Dr. Amir Mirfakhraie, KPU
Sponsors
Centre for Global & Multicentric Education, KPU
Deparment of Sociology, KPU
Faculty of Arts, KPU
Coca-Cola Project Funding at KPU
The Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures, SFU
Middle East Islamic Consortium of BC, MECION-BC
Simon Fraser University
University of Victoria
For more information, please visit the following webpages:
If you need more information, please contact: amir.mirfakhraie@kpu.ca.