The Center for Southeast Asia Studies at UC Berkeley is hosting a panel discussion titled Politics and Media in the Muslim World.
From the website:
This forum will examine the new forces that have emerged, and transformations that have occurred, following the rapid expansion in the use of technology and new media, particularly by younger people, in talking about political issues and political change in different parts of the Muslim world.
Lawyer and playwright Wajahat Ali will be moderating the panel consisting of a mix of activists, scholars, and journalists: Mohamed Abdel Dayem, Program Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, Committee to Protect Journalists; Haroon Moghul, Director of Public Relations, Islamic Center of New York University; Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, legislator, Selangor State Assembly, Malaysia; Muhamad Ali, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, UC Riverside; Huma Yusuf, journalist, Pakistan.
The forum takes place on Thursday, October 15 at 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 from 5pm-7:30pm. The event is only $5, to be paid at the door. See the site for registration information.
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