The 4th meeting : ILCAA Joint Research Project "Studies on Religious and Politico-Social Minority Groups in Middle Eastern Societies"
| Date / Time | 16 March 2018 (Fri.) 15:00–19:00 17 March 2018 (Sat.) 9:30–13:00 |
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| Venue | Saint Joseph University, Human Sciences Campus Damascus Road Beirut, Salle Zaarour, 6th floor |
| Day1: FRIDAY 16th March 2018 [Program: 20 mn presentation, 10 mn questions] | |
| 15:00-16:30 | Coordinator Dr. Ray J. Mouawad (ILCAA Joint Researcher, USJ) |
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| - Keynote speaker Dr.Tom Sicking s.j. (USJ) "Two Fears and Two Desires of Minorities" | |
| - Prof. Hidemitsu Kuroki (ILCAA) "Middle Eastern Studies in Japan: Its Short History and Potential." | |
| - Dr. Souad Slim (ILCAA Joint Researcher, University of Balamand) "An Example of Christian Muslim Relations in the Ottoman Period" |
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| PAUSE | |
| 17:00-19:00 | Coordinator Dr.Tom Sicking s.j. |
| - Dr. Hiroki Wakamatsu (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Toros University) "Social Organization Process of Alevis in Turkey: An Anthropological Approach for Survival Strategy" | |
| - Dr. Guita Hourani (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Notre Dame University) "Survival Strategies in an Ethnic Minority Group: The Kurds of Lebanon" | |
| - Dr. Aiko Nishikida (ILCAA) "The Palestinians in Lebanon" |
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| Day2: SATURDAY 17th March 2018 [Program: 20 mn presentation, 10 mn questions] | |
| 9:30-11:00 | Coordinator Dr. Souad Slim |
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| - Keynote speaker Dr. Roula Talhouk (USJ) "Chiites/Maronites in Beirutʼs Suburbs" |
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| - Dr. Hidemi Takahashi (ILCAA Joint Researcher, The University of Tokyo) "Survival of Syriac Christianity in China: Remarks on Some Recent Discoveries" |
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| PAUSE | |
| 11:30-13:00 | Coordinator Dr. Roula Talhouk |
| - Dr. Antranik Dakessian (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Haigazian University) "100 years of Reconstructing Identity: The Tiny Armenian Community of Jounieh" |
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| - Dr. Ray J. Mouawad (ILCAA Joint Researcher, USJ) "Jews in Tripoli – Lebanon" |
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| - Dr. Asuka Tsuji(ILCAA Joint Researcher, Kawamura Gakuen Women’s University) "The relationships of the Coptic Church in the 15th century" |
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* Translation from English to Arabic will be available.
* Open to USJ students (2 credits) and to external visitors.
