Chair: Sister Marianne Farina, Associate Professor, Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley and a faculty member Center for Islamic Studies, Graduate Theological Union

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1: Omar S alha, PhD Nohoudh Scholar, Near and Middle East / Global Diplomacy Associate Tutor – Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS, University of London, UK “Diplomacy, Sport and Islam: Tackling Islamophobia through faith and football”

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2: Randa Kayyali, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia “The Arab-Muslim Cognitive Link and Middle Eastern Christians in the U.S.: Three Strategies of Identification”

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3: Dr. Nar gis Virani’s research explores intersections between The Qur’an and Literatures originating in Muslim milieu. “Islamicate or Islamophobic?: Portrayal of Muslims in Bollywood.”

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