CIS is delighted to be a partner in the upcoming 7th annual international Islamophobia conference, as part of the Islamophobia Documentation and Research Project, directed by Dr. Hatem Bazian at the Center for Race and Gender, UC Berkeley. This year’s theme is, Islamophobia: Has a Tipping Point Been Reached? held April 22-23 at Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley. For further details, please see: www.irdproject.com
CIS visiting scholar and Islamic Art historian, Carol Bier, is convening a group of colleagues at universities and museums on "Negotiating Cultural Boundaries Today in the Study and Teaching of Islamic Art," on April 28 at the GTU. This will be in preparation of developing public programs, pedagogical strategies, and academic curricula concerning the study and teaching Islamic art and aesthetics.
Congratulations to Carol Bier who has submitted an article, "The Suzani Collection of Doris Duke at Shangri La in Honolulu, Hawai'i," for a multi-volume work on Uzbek art in foreign collections. The series will be published in Uzbekistan, in English, Russian, and Uzbek.