Present A Workshop on:
"Not Covered in the News: Questioning the Religious Roots of Contemporary African Conflicts"
Houston Hall(3417 Spruce), Room #311 (Griski Room)
December 13, 2002
8:50 AM - 1:00 PM
Free & Open to the Public
Program
8:50 - 9:00 Registration and Welcome
9:00-11:00AM, Panel #1"Covering Conflicts in North
and East Africa"
Chair: Ann Mayer (University of Pennsylvania)
Speakers
- Ann Lesch (Villanova University), "The Civil War in the Sudan"
- Heather Sharkey (University of Pennsylvania), "Ethnic/Religious Conflicts
in Egypt"
- Paul Kaiser (University of Pennsylvania), "Muslim-Christian Relations
in Tanzania"
11:00 - 11:10 Coffee Break
11:10AM - 1:00PM Panel #2, "Covering
Conflicts in North & West Africa"
Chair: Cheikh Anta Babou (University of Pennsylvania)
Speakers
- Hocine Fetni (University of Pennsylvania), "The Civil War in Algeria"
- Douglas Anthony (Franklin & Marshal University), "Ethnic/Religious
Conflicts in Nigeria"
- Yves Sorokobi (Committee to Protect Journalists) "The Current Conflict
in Cote d'Ivoire"
- Modib Diagne (Radio Tam Tam), "African Conflicts in the News".
Directions & Parking
Houston Hall lies on 3417 Spruce Street, between 3400 – 3600, the second building to your left after 3400. The closest parking locations are: 34th and Chestnut, and 32nd and Spruce.
Maps of Houston Hall:
http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=102
http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=18
General info about Houston Hall:
http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_bldg.php3?id=50
Enterance to Houston Hall:
http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=284
Map of Parking Facilities:
http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=419