Islamopedia: Mapping Islamic Thinking Online

November 30, 2009
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. EST
Location: Berkley Center Third Floor Conference Room Map

Jocelyne Cesari presented Islamopedia, a collection of rulings and religious opinions addressing important topics in contemporary Islam: gender, non-Muslims, violence, secularism. Islamopedia maps the landscape of global Islam, given the highly charged context of the global Muslim community today. Toward this end, the site explores topics of vigorous discussion and diverse opinion: democracy, human rights, pluralism, women's roles, and the impact of Westernization. This resource will serve the needs of non-specialists who want to know more, non-Muslim groups interested in interfaith and intercultural dialogue, media representatives, and policymakers from around the world, thus contributing simultaneously to academic, pedagogic, and civic goals. The goal of this event was to present Islamopedia and elicit feedback from potential users, in order to improve upon the existing content and refine the site into an efficient and intuitive tool for easy access to premiere data and information on contemporary Islamic thinking.

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About Jocelyne Cesari

Jocelyne Cesari holds the Chair of Religion and Politics and is director of research at the Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom; at Georgetown University she is a senior fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and an associate professor of the practice of religion, peace, and conflict resolution in the Department of Government. She is the T. J. Dermot Dunphy Visiting Professor of Religion, Violence, and Peacebuilding at Harvard Divinity School. Former president of the European Academy of Religion, her work on religion, political violence, and conflict resolution has garnered recognition and awards from numerous international organizations such as the Carnegie Council for Ethics and International Affairs and the Royal Society for Arts in the United Kingdom. She is a Professorial Fellow at Australian Catholic University's Institute for Religion, Politics and Society. She teaches on contemporary Islam and politics at Harvard Divinity School and directs the Islam in the West program. Cesari is a member of the Working Group on Displaced Persons and Hospitality to the Stranger, part of the Culture of Encounter Project.

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