THE ROLES OF ARTS & CULTURE IN
ADDRESSING ISLAMOPHOBIA

Monday, March 13, 2017
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

 NYU Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life
238 Thompson Street, between Washington Square & W 3rd Street


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8:00AM – 9:00AM
 Registration/Networking Breakfast
9:00AM – Welcome LS
 Ed Henry, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation & Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
9:05AM – Overview
 Zeyba Rahman, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
9:10AM – Context  How We Got Here – Islam, American Muslims, Islamophobia

Prof. Hussein Rashid, Barnard College

9:35AM – Remarks
 Addressing Civic Engagement: The Arts Approach
 Cristal Chanelle Truscott, Progress Theatre
9:55AM – Conversation  Triumphs and challenges: The Power of Popular Culture Icons to Empower Communities

Moderated by:  Darren Walker, Ford Foundation
Maysoon Zayid  & Dean Obeidallah, Muslim Funny Fest 

10:50AM – Screening
 Secret Life of Muslims
11:00AM – Panel  The Power of Popular Culture
 Moderated by: Sharaf Mowjood, Huffington Post
Jaclyn Biskup, Seftel Productions
Wajahat Ali, PEN’s M Word series
Mahyad Tousi, Boom Gen Studios
12:00PM – Screening
 Believer with Reza Aslan, Boom Gen Studios
12:05PM – Performance  Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity

Presented by: Ping Chong Company
 12:20PM – Lunch
 Plated Served Lunch

University Welcome: Dr. Lynne P. Brown, Sr. Vice President for University Relations and Public Affairs, NYU

Facilitated Group Discussions
 1:35PM – Panel   The Power of Stories to Shape Perceptions

Moderated by: Malika Bilal, international journalist
Fadumo Ibrahim, The Cedar Cultural Center
Malik Gillani, Silk Road Rising Theatre
Ken Chen, Asian American Writers Workshop
2:35PM – Panel
 Towards Inclusion – Opportunities for Increased Impact

Moderated by: Michael Rohd, The Center for Performance & Civic Practice
Firdaus Arastu, ReThink Media
Sue Bedry, Newspapers-in-Education
Bridgit Antoinette Evans, Pop Culture + Social Justice Fund
Christopher Merrill, Iowa University’s International Writing Program
3:40PM – Performance
 Spoken Word Performance

Afaq Mahmoud, Poet, Human Rights and Social Justice Activist

3:50PM – Panel
 Best Practices – Strategies to Stay Responsive to the Field

Moderated by: Jamie Bennett, ArtPlace America
Shawn Morehead, NY Community Trust
Ferdinand Richard, Roberto Cimetta Fund
Kashif Shaikh, Pillars Fund
4:55PM – Reporting Report Building – Participant Networking and Break (15 mins)
5:10PM – Discussion Report Back Session and Group Discussions
5:45PM – Wrap Up
 A Summary of Highlights

Alberta Arthurs, NYU Brademas Center
Noorain Khan, Ford Foundation
5:55PM – Closing
  Lorie Slutsky, The New York Community Trust
6:00PM – Reception Closing Reception