Abstract:

On May 5-7, 2005, the Jackson School of International Studies' Asia Centers held an open conference and symposium on Islam, Asia, Modernity at the University of Washington, Seattle campus. This exciting event brought together preeminent scholars and public intellectuals from Asia, Europe, and the United States to share their expertise about the changing practices and politics of Asian Islam. || Panelists: Ali F. Igmen: "How Does the March 2005 Revolution in Kyrgyzstan Transform the Discussion of Islam for the Historians of Central Asia?"; Partha Chatterjee: "Islam and the Politics of Secularism in India"; Sumit Mandal "'Moderate' and 'Extreme' Islam in Southeast Asia: Origins and Contemporary Relevance"