Open AccessPerils of Empire
Author(s) -
Jay Willoughby
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of islam and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-3741
pISSN - 2690-3733
DOI - 10.35632/ajis.v25i1.1506
Subject(s) - empire , theme (computing) , government (linguistics) , sociology , law , political science , management , economics , philosophy , computer science , linguistics , operating system
TheAssociation ofMuslim Social Scientists of NorthAmerica (AMSS) heldits 36th annual conference at the University ofMaryland from26-28 October2007. Co-sponsored by the university’s Department of Government and Politicsand featuring Dr. Charles E. Butterworth as its program chair, the presentersdiscussed the “Perils of Empire: Islamophobia, Religious Extremism,and the New Imperialism.” In his opening remarks, Butterworth mentionedthat he had been “somewhat taken aback” buy the theme, but that after fivemonths he found that the “topic is most just.” ...