Date: February 15, 2018

Venue: Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Hill, Egham TW20 0EX, UK

Organizer: The Centre for Islamic and West Asian Studies at Royal Holloway University of London

Recent years have seen new waves of political Islamic revival in West Asian and Islamic societies, the re-emergence of sectarian struggles, and a further development of radical ideologies in the region. The growing number of organized Islamic groups which, in West Asia, represent diverse political goals, are generating tensions beyond the borders of the region. These groups and religio-political dynamics are still not fully understood by academic and policy-making communities.

This year’s conference theme engages the question of the role ‘the west’ has played in the on-going violence, and what influence these developments are having on western communities.

More information at: The Centre for Islamic and West Asian Studies (CIWAS)