Islam, Asia, and Modernity

A three day conference to explore the changing politics, practices, and representations of Islam in Asia; how these changes are studied, documented, taught, and represented in the academy and the media; and how these practices affect politics, society, and culture in Muslim Asia.
Disc 1 of 6:
Anand Yang, University of Washington: Introduction
Azade-Ayse Rorlich, University of Southern California: Whither the Umma? Community, Identity, and Empire: The Muslims of Late Imperial Russia
David Lelyveld, William Paterson University: Sir Sayyid's Enigma of Arrival: Empire and the Realm of the Secular
Norani Othman, Institute of Malaysian and International Studies: Ulama, Women's Rights, Muslim Laws and the Islamic State in Malaysia